OBJECTIVES The examination of the effects of stress in university students during the exam period, compared with demographic data. METHODS Prospective research was made in the exam period. Altogether 181 university students participated in the study, in the course of which online questionnaire were applied. In the first part of the questionnaire demographic questions were listed, while Student Nursing Stress Index (SNSI) questionnaire was applied to measure stress level. Emotions perceived in a given moment could be evaluated by the Brunel Mood Scale. In the last part of the questionnaire Marlowe- Crowne Senior Short Form Social Desirability Scale (MCSDS) was applied to evaluate behaviour desired by the society. The analysis of results was performed with SPSS 20.00 and MO Excel 2007 programs. For data analysis descriptive statistics, χ-test, t-test, variance analysis and regression analysis besides the significance level p<0,05. RESULTS The division of genders was 28 (15,47%) male and 153 (84,53%) female participants in the research (n=181). The average age was 21,62±3,07 years. The measurement of stress showed that sleeping time of students can be significantly affected by stress (p<0,001). Those whose parents are divorced reached higher points in the value of stress (p=0,038). Stress load caused by the exams did not show significant difference between specialities (p>0,05). In the course of the research we found that senior students experienced significantly more stress in the exam period than freshmen (p=0,013). CONCLUSIONS As the result of the measurements it can be said that stress is continuously present in students. Besides the requirements of the university students have to cope with several other problems.