The article describes the frequency of factors affecting the psyche of young people, the infinity of the information space, the intensity of world changes, on the basis of which the levels of psychological well-being of students are studied. As a characteristic feature of the manifestation of psychological well-being, the scales of how positively students build relationships with their environment, how autonomous thoughts and actions are, the level of striving for personal growth, the strength of life goals, harmony with the social environment and self-perception are studied.  The study involved 84 students aged 18 to 21 from several universities of Kazakhstan. A survey is conducted on the "Ryff’s Psychological Well-being Scale", during which the levels of psychological well-being of students are determined by the indicators of each scale. The article presents information about the level of psychological well-being of Kazakh, Vietnamese, and Russian students based on data from foreign studies. Recommendations related to improving the psychological well-being of students are also considered.