Abstract: College students are facing more and more competition in the present days. They will have negative psychology problems under the pressure for a long time, such as depression, anxiety, flinch, aloneness, low self-efficacy and low individual tolerance. Social support can help alleviate these problems. Based on the investigation and analysis of college students from 8 universities in Kunming, this study uses "social support revalued scale" to reveal the status quo of social support for the students, and analyzes the influence of demographic factors on the social support. The result shows that the overall social support of college students in Kunming is at a good level, but there are few students who can initiatively seek for support. In general, social support for female students is higher than for male, and that for students in rural areas is higher than urban areas. Also, sophomore, junior and senior students get significantly higher support than freshmen. In the process of student growth and personal development, it is very important and necessary to guide them to attach importance to social support, form a consciousness of help, and develop help-seeking behavior to improve their mental health.

Key words: college students in Kunming, social support, research on status quo, countermeasures and suggestions