The research on mental health of university students has been developing rapidly in China in recent years, but it still significantly lags behind that of the developed countries. Through analysis of related domestic and overseas literatures, the status of mental health and research method of mental health of university students in China are summarized, and are compared with those of the other countries in this paper. It is suggested that the team building, methodology, horizon and range of research on mental health of university students should be strengthened in China.