Abstract: Objective To explore the prevalence and risk factors of suicidal tendency among college students,and to provide references for early prevention of suicide behavior.Methods We conducted a questionnaire survey among 2 402 college students recruited from Tianjin Normal University using randomized cluster sampling from October to December 2016.Results Among the participants the average score was 4.07±0.95 for suicide attempt,5.13±0.45 for mental disorder,2.48±0.57 for negative coping,2.05±0.35 for desperation,1.85±0.26 for stress event,and 14.73±2.12 for suicidal tendency,respectively,and 14.86% (357/2 402) of the students were identified with suicidal tendency.Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that during the third or fourth year of study,from a single parent family,and being estranged from parents were risk factors of suicide tendency;whereas,satisfied with the majoring and good academic achievement were the protective factors of the occurrence of suicide tendency in the participants.Conclusion The detection rate of suicidal tendency is relative high among college students and the occurrence of suicidal tendency is mainly influenced by years of study,satisfaction to the majoring,academic achievement,family suicide history,family type,and relationship with parents among college students.