This study examines the role of satisfaction on students' academic performance and investigates the relationship between satisfaction of students and academic performance and explores other factors that contribute academic performance. A correlation research was used. The study population was the third and the last year students of Benadir University in Mogadishu, Somalia and a sample of 133 were drawn. A questionnaire was used in the study to collect the data from the respondents and analyzed by using correlation statistics. The study found that there is strong relationship between satisfaction of students and academic performance as Pearson correlation displayed in table one. The study also found that satisfaction promotes both academic achievement and student retention.