Quality Sleep Linked to Improved Academic Performance in Students

A study of 1,149 college students published in the Journal of Political Economy found that increasing sleep duration by 19 minutes per night led to measurable improvements in GPA.

Students in the treatment group, who received bedtime reminders and a $4.75 nightly incentive, showed a 26% increase in nights meeting a 7-hour sleep goal.

The academic gains observed were comparable to those delivered by scholarship-style financial incentive programs but were achieved at a significantly lower cost.