Objective:To explore the coping styles and the correlative factors in college students during the epidemic period of SARS. Methods:Questionnaires of ways of coping, psychological & behavioral and EPQ were used to investigate. Data were analysed with a multiple correlation and regression analysis by SPSS.Results:The style that “Don't take a question so serious ”was used mostly. How to cope with SARS was mainly influenced by dread, psychoticism,extrovision-introvision factor and age.Conclusions:Generally college students can positively react to SARS, but there are still many problems. Psychological education should be given on coping with emergent and sudden events of public health to college students.