Summary: Since ancient times, stress has been a concept that has become established among the population, as times have changed, so has the meaning of stress, and today it is known as an integral part of our lives. Students as a special population are especially sensitive to stress, so the concept of academic stress is the topic of this work and research. Purpose: The main goal of the research is to examine and compare the level of stress among students of the University Department of Health Studies Methods: In this research, 124 respondents filled out the surveys. The respondents are undergraduate students of nursing, midwifery, medical-laboratory diagnostics, radiological technology, physiotherapy, from the first to the third year, including both sexes, all ages. The measuring instruments used in this research were: sociodemographic questionnaire, Perceived stress scale (Cohen S, Kamarck T, Mermelstein R; 1983), stress index for nursing students (Student nurse stress index; Jones MC, Johmston DW; 1999) and the Covid-19 questionnaire designed for research purposes. Results: The average PSS-14 score was 25.88 points with an average deviation from the arithmetic mean of 8.33. The average ISSS-22 score was 64.98 (SD=13.90) of the theoretical range of 22-110. The total score contains four subscales, the average score for the academic subscale was 23.07 (SD=4.17), the clinical subscale was 18.86, the personal problems subscale was 10.18, and the internal concern subscale was 21.67. Regarding the use of the Covid-19 questionnaire, the average score was 22 points with an average deviation of 8.63 (theoretical range 10-50). Conclusion: It was determined that sociodemographic characteristics did not affect the level of stress among SOZS students and that the level of stress perception and the COVID-19 pandemic are correlated and that when the effect of the pandemic increases by one unit, the stress level also increases. It was determined that the COVID-19 pandemic affects the perception and sources of stress among nursing students, while other variables do not. The difference in the perception of stress between undergraduate students of SOZS was not determined, and sociodemographic characteristics did not contribute to the increased level of stress among SOZS students. It has been established that a higher level of perceived stress can be expected due to the greater effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.