The author presents two studies dealing with death and bereavement in the lives of college students. The first study, conducted with 994 undergraduates in an introductory course on human development, involved a survey about death and bereavement in their lives. The second study consisted of interviews with 18 undergraduates bereaved over the death of a family member or a friend. Interview topics included reminiscence, avoidance, emotions, expectations about recovery, and means used to cope. A finding with serious implications is that a significant portion of the students surveyed reported recent experiences with death. Religion emerged as important in the lives of many students, and provided what they considered a useful means of coping with bereavement. The few bereaved students who sought professional help said they had been disappointed with what was offered. On average bereaved students said talking about the death proved helpful, but many persons seemed uncomfortable when the topic was mentioned.Two conceptual frameworks proved useful in understanding the results: a model of coping with life crises and attachment theory. A two-fold intervention focus seems needed: one on educating the campus community about bereavement; one on assisting bereaved students to resolve their grief.