Suicide is generally a major concern among college and university students worldwide.  This paper addresses local and international trends on the rate of suicide in institutions of higher learning. Literature reveals that there are common trends in the methods used to commit suicide. The commonly used method is overdose of medication/ingestion of poison. Students who seek mental health help are among the groups of students who succeed in committing suicide. Among the reasons, why students end up committing suicide, is relationship breakdown and academic difficulty.   In the recent years there has been a remarkable increase in the rate of suicide among the black students in institutions of higher. While about 24000 students attempt suicide, 1 in 100 succeed which makes suicide the second leading causes of death in the United States of America. Around November 2022, South Africa has witnessed 14000 deaths through suicide between the ages of 15 – 29 years in a period of one year. Such high numbers of suicide call for strong strategies to track vulnerable students and put in place mechanisms to speedily intervene. Improving access to mental health facilities and well-trained staff is a demand, especially in poor multicultural contexts of South Africa.