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A web-based questionnaire was sent to students at Reykjavík University, University of Iceland and University of Akureyri. Participants were 2.737 and the mean age was 28 years (SD= 8.4). Depressive symptoms were measured with the PHQ-9 (Kroenke, Spitzer & Williams, 2001), anxiety symptoms were measured with GAD-7 (Spitzer, Kroenke, Williams, & Löwe, 2006) and to measure quality of life we used the Quality of Life Scale (Burckhardt & Anderson, 2003). The estimated prevalence of clinically relevant depressive symptoms was 34.4% and anxiety symptoms were 19.8% across the study sample. Results showed a difference between full-time and part-time students, indicating a higher mean score for depressive- and anxiety symptoms for full-time students. Students living with their parents proved to have a higher mean for depressive symptoms than students in other residence. No significant relationship was found between depressive or- anxiety symptoms and quality of life. 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Depressive symptoms were measured with the PHQ-9 (Kroenke, Spitzer & Williams, 2001), anxiety symptoms were measured with GAD-7 (Spitzer, Kroenke, Williams, & Löwe, 2006) and to measure quality of life we used the Quality of Life Scale (Burckhardt & Anderson, 2003). The estimated prevalence of clinically relevant depressive symptoms was 34.4% and anxiety symptoms were 19.8% across the study sample. Results showed a difference between full-time and part-time students, indicating a higher mean score for depressive- and anxiety symptoms for full-time students. Students living with their parents proved to have a higher mean for depressive symptoms than students in other residence. No significant relationship was found between depressive or- anxiety symptoms and quality of life. In conclusion, high scores of depressive- and anxiety symptoms highlight the need to investigate what possible factors might influence students’ mental health. 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