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Tous les étudiants sont sur le campus aujourd'hui, et ils y restent.

Tous les étudiants sont sur le campus aujourd'hui, et ils y restent.
All the students are on campus today, and they are staying there.
From Lesson 107:The pronoun of place (y)·French

Questions & Answers about Tous les étudiants sont sur le campus aujourd'hui, et ils y restent.

What does y mean here, and why is it placed before the verb?
The pronoun y means there. It is used to avoid repeating a place that was just mentioned, which in this sentence is sur le campus. In French, this little pronoun goes right before the verb it relates to, giving us ils y restent (literally, they there stay).
Why is it Tous les étudiants and not Tout les étudiants?
The word for all must agree with the noun that follows it. Because les étudiants is masculine and plural, you need the masculine plural form, which is Tous. If it were a feminine plural noun, you would use Toutes.
Why do we use sur instead of dans for the campus?
Just like in English, French uses sur (on) when talking about a campus. Saying sur le campus implies being located anywhere on the university grounds, whereas dans (in or inside) would sound like you are inside a specific physical container or building.
Do I pronounce the -ent at the end of restent?
No, the -ent ending on French verbs for ils or elles (they) is completely silent. You just pronounce the base of the verb, so restent sounds exactly like reste.

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