A STUDY carried out by "MyStudenHalls.com" shows that students no longer live up to the "slovenly" stereotype.

Crusty three-day undies, "beeramids" and empty pizza boxes have all been part of the rite of passage for generations of students – but now a new survey suggests undergraduates are swapping scruffy for spotless when it comes to their bedrooms.

The survey of students in the UK found the majority (55 per cent) take pride in keeping their halls of residence “calm, minimal, Zen and spotless”, with less than 15 per cent conforming to the messy student squalor stereotype.

What’s more, 70 per cent of these clean-cut students were prepared to spend extra cash on decorating their digs, with 16 per cent of those surveyed adding up to £200 worth of bling to their bedrooms including personal fridges, table top ovens, sofas, smart TVs, vertical steamers and even silk bed sheets!

And it seems students are no longer choosing rebels as their poster pin-ups. When asked who their dream flatmate would be, students rejected the reckless Justin Bieber – known for his wild house parties and drug problems – for straight-laced and smart Emma Watson or savvy Taylor Swift.

"MyStudentHalls.com" director Dan Roberts said: “Free from parental shackles, living in student halls might be their first serious encounter with antibacterial spray and a sponge. But although most have tended to view students as straight out of "The Young Ones," it is great to see this data saying something else for once!

“With research showing that being tidy improves concentration levels and reduces stress – perhaps their tidy rooms are an antidote to the chaos of the deadlines, digital distractions and communal sharing of modern student living.”