University Of Wisconsin La Crosse Student Life - 1298 Words

Introduction According to the U.S. News and World Report article, University of Wisconsin La Crosse Student Life, 10,558 students are enrolled at the University of Wisconsin La Crosse; of those students, only 36 percent, or 3,800 students live in college owned, operated, or affiliated housing (U.S. News and World Report). The demand for off campus college rentals is explained by the 6,738 students all seeking a place to live. Students are always looking for certain amenities to be included with the maximum price they are willing to pay for rent. The possible amenities are social atmosphere, utilities included, WIFI, parking, or proximity to campus. Students seek freedom when coming to college; first, from their parents, then the rules†¦show more content†¦The results of our survey will prove three sixty’s assumptions and show the trade offs students face when looking for a rental property. The result suggest the best average rental would be a house nine blocks away from campus wit h parking, laundry, air conditioning and wifi included at a maximum price of $359 a month. Through the responses of our target population, we learned the foremost expectations to a college student when searching for off campus housing. Whether it be the preferred cost of rentals, the location, the desired amenities, or the satisfaction of their realtor, this data provides a better understanding (Brock what do you think, needed a vote to keep or delete) of these trade offs of the college housing market. With our survey responses we conducted test to discover the trade offs for the good, better, best amenity and the importance of the three p’s; parking, proximity and price. Methods The target population was college students; both off campus renters and those living in the dorms. We surveyed 800 students through email. We utilized Qualtrics to create the survey and distribute it via email on a Sunday night, asking them to complete the survey. We emailed a reminder the following Wednesday to all of the students who had not yet completed the survey. This population lets us achieve our objectives because this population consists of students