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This study aimed at exploring the role of some psychological, educational and demographic variables (gender, housing type, faculty, educational level, satisfaction with family adjustment, academic achievement, Religiosity and smoking behavior) in predicting Mental Health Level (MHL) among Jordanian University Students (JUS). To achieve this aim, a Mental Health Scale was constructed. The sample of study consisted of (1421) JUS. The results showed that MHL was on the average for JUS, and the correlation coefficients between the variables and MHL were relatively low, but in general were statistically significant. All variables contributed significantly in explaining the Variance in MHL. It was found that the most predictive variable was satisfaction with family adjustment which explained 14.6% of the variance, whereas the lowest one was the educational level that explained 0.6%. In light of these findings, a standardized Linear equation was derived to predict MHL among JUS. (Published abstract)