Abstract: According to the statistical data of the questionnaire on students in four universities in Tianjin, the mainstream of the college students’ political belief is positive while someone has belief crisis. Most students believe in Marxism, but their understanding of Marxist theory is not deep enough, and the theoretical basis of Marxism is not firm enough. College students highly identify with socialism with Chinese characteristics, and they are full of confidence in the ruling ability of the Communist Party of China. They have a strong desire to join the Party, but their motivation is utilitarian. Ideological and political courses are the main way of belief education in universities, but the educational effect is not ideal enough. In view of the actual situation of college students' political belief, universities should strengthen the education of political belief, do a good job in the ideological and political teaching, and make good use of the class which is a main channel of teaching. The quality of teachers of ideological and political courses should be improved so that people with belief can speak their beliefs. Attention should be paid to the cultivation of practical education and the function of cultivation in social practice should be fully played. The cultivation through campus culture and integrating the belief education in community activities should be strengthened. The construction of network should be improved to promote the organic combination of new mass media and belief education, and enhance the radiation of belief education.

Key words: the new era, college students, belief, ideological and political courses, belief education