Objective To have knowledge about the mental health status of college freshmen so as to provide a basis for conducting targeted mental health education.Method In this paper

mental health status of 891 freshmen at a certain college in Chongqing was surveyed with the measurement method.Results The total average score of the freshmen was（1.661±0.530）.Besides the two factors such as somatization and fear

other factor scores were significantly lower than national level compared with the national norm of college students and the differences were statistically significant（p<0.05 or p<0.01）.If symptom item scores≥3

it is considered that mental problems existed

the average detection rate of each factor in the whole freshmen was 1.6%;that of the male students was 2.4% and the female was 1.3%.The mental problems of male and female students were mainly manifested in three factors such as force

depression and anxiety and differences in other factors

besides fear

between male and female students had no statistical significance（p>0.05）.Conclusion The overall mental health level of freshmen at this college was higher than that in some areas of the country;specific measures should be taken to conduct mental health education according to the mental state and characteristics of college students

and especially the mental health education for female students shall be enhanced.