Objective To have knowledge about the awareness of knowledge on tuberculosis prevention and control among college students.Method 1 586 freshmen from colleges were chosen by cluster sampling and surveyed using questionnaires about their knowledge on tuberculosis.Results Total awareness rate of knowledge on tuberculosis prevention and control among college students was 64.8%;college students who knew that cough was a common early symptom of tuberculosis accounted for 85.9%

students who thought that tuberculosis could be cured accounted for 85% and who knew that tuberculosis was contagious accounted for 54.7%

and those who knew the transmission route of tuberculosis accounted for 52.3%.Awareness rate of knowledge on tuberculosis among students had relation to the education level of their parents

which among students whose parents had completed senior high school or above was higher than those whose parents had lower education level

and the differences were statistically significant（p<0.01）.Conclusion There is a low awareness rate of knowledge on tuberculosis prevention and control among college students.Colleges should strengthen prevention and control of tuberculosis and carry out various forms of health education on tuberculosis relevant knowledge.