Analysis of the Socio-Demographic Factors on University Students’ Life Satisfaction: Namik Kemal University Sample

The aim of this study is to analyse general life satisfaction levels of university students depending on their place of accomodation, economic status, faculty, employment concern, social environment and social activity. The sample is 775 students from different faculties and vocational schools of Nam？k Kemal University which is a state university located in Tekirdag. Life Satisfaction Scale and Socio-Demographic Information Form was used for collecting data. The results have shown that the life satisfaction of Nam？k Kemal University students have a significance relation with employment concern, expectations related to education, social environment, living in Tekirdag, frequency of taking part in social activities and place of accomodation. The variables predicting life satisfaction explains %14 of the total variance. It can be concluded that organizing more social activities, organizing seminars related to job hunting, and building psychological consulting offices would be of help in contributing to the life satisfaction of university students