Objective To explore the causes for and the trend of quitting school in university students

and to provide information for health care in universities.Method To statistically analyze the status of quitting school in all undergraduate students from 2006 to 2010 in Sichuan Agricultural University.Results 115 students quitted school in 5 years

and the rate of quitting school was 3.76‰;the highest rate of quitting school was in 2009

4.44‰.The mental diseases and infectious diseases were the top two among the causes for quitting school

and their corresponding rates were 35.65% and 22.61%.Conclusion There are many causes for quitting school in university students.We should especially pay attention to the prevention and control of mental diseases and infectious diseases among students so as to help more of them complete their studies smoothly.