Do social media indeed have an effect on the academic performance of students? And is the social media being fully utilized for the right purpose? These questions are some of the issues that this research tried to answer. This research is on the academic performance of university and polytechnic students and the impact that social media has on the students’ academic performance. Six institutions were used for the study; three polytechnics and three universities were selected. Students were randomly selected from the various institutions and the total population was 200 students. The study found out that students used more of facebook and whatsapp as social media for their various interactions and activities on social media. Facebook accounted for 60% of the population of the study that used it while the remaining 40% was for whatsapp. Even though some students used other media they predominantly used these two more frequently. The study found out that there is an impact that social can make on the academic performance of students if their habits can be changed in the positive direction.
Keywords: : Academic Performance, Social media, Students
