In the modern era, social psychiatry and the process of deinstitutionalization are developing, which implies the transition from institutional forms of care for people with mental disorders to support and life in the community. Community attitudes towards people with mental disorders have a significant impact on the quality of life of people with mental disabilities and their life in the community. The aim of this research is to determine the attitudes of students of the J. J. Strossmayer University in Osijek towards life in a community of people with mental disorders regarding the following socio-demographic characteristics: place of residence of students, experience of living with or acquaintances of people with mental impairments, gender of students and scientific field of study. For the purposes of the research, a sociodemographic questionnaire was compiled, and Community Attitudes Toward the Mentally Ill (CAMI) (Taylor and Dear, 1981) scale was used. 204 students of J. J. Strossmayer University in Osijek participated in the research. The results of the research show no statistically significant differences in attitudes regarding the place of residence of the students. Significant differences in attitudes towards people with mental disabilities were found on the Authoritarianism, Benevolence and Social Restrictiveness subscales between students who have the experience of knowing a person with mental disabilities. On the Social Restrictiveness subscale, female participants have more positive attitudes than male participants. Statistically significant differences between the attitudes of students of different scientific fields of study were also determined, with students of Biomedicine and Health having more positive attitudes compared to students of Social, Natural and Technical fields of science.