【】 Objective: To provide reference and improve the participation of college students in volunteering services for the aged through understanding the participation willingness and actual participation of college students in Nanjing and discussing the existing problems and influencing factors of pension volunteering service and put forward the corresponding measures. Methods: Questionnaire survey was used to investigate the willingness and status of 1,450 College students in Nanjing to participate in the volunteering service for the aged. A total of 1450 questionnaires were sent out, 1362 valid questionnaires were collected, and the effective recovery rate was 93.9%. Results:: College students have a better understanding of the volunteering service mainly from the volunteer service team. College students" willingness to participate in voluntary activities for the aged is relatively high, and the main reason for their unwillingness to participate is that they have no spare time. The actually participate rate in the volunteering service is less than a half mainly due to the form of service is greater than the content. Conclusions: Strengthening the propaganda and expanding service publicity channels; combining multiple measures to mobilize the enthusiasm of the service; strengthening ideological and moral construction; improving the volunteering system; establishing a long - term service mechanism and balancing the gender ratio of activities.