Objective To examine the differences among the subjective well-being of the college students from four types of university. Methods The Chinese version of Subjective Well-being Questionnaire was completed by 1206 college students from ten different universities in Hunan . Results There were significantly differences in SWB between genders. Female students' SWB was significantly higher than that of male students. There were significant differences in life satisfaction among four types of university. The students from the first and second type o...