School dropout is a problem that affects today's living standards in both students that stops attending school and the highest concerns of educational institutions, government and society (Araiza & Marín, 2009). The objective was to identify the causes of dropouts with university psychology students in the South of Mexico State. Base on a descriptive and transactional study not experimental. A questionnaire was applied “Causes of Dropout in University” López (2007) to 147 undergraduate students in psychology. In the result was found that the main causes of students’ dropout are: family economic problems, in second place to not being in their preferential career and finally because of their low background education previous to enter into the University.

Dropping out of school, College, Causes, Vocational guidance.