ABSTRACT
Objective: To explore the state of mental health level of students in private college.Methods Private college students in Xi'an were tested with SCL-90,and the results were compared to those in domestic general college norm.Results: The mental health level of private college students is worse than that of general college students.Further more,there is also remarkable difference of the mental health level between new students with the junior and senior college students.Conclusion: The mental health state of private college students is not optimistic and should be taken seriously by the department responsible.For improve the mental health level of the private college students,the works and mental guides should be strengthened in private college.