Where do most college students exist on Maslow\'s hierarchy of needs? Be descriptive in your explanation of why... Please be orginial no articles or cut and paste what are your real thoughts! Thanks !! Solution I think that most college students exist between the Love and Belong and Esteem parts of the hierarchy on the pyramid. Many College students have achieved a sense of love and belonging through relationships wthi their friends and family.  Students have made social connections by being members of sports teams, clubs, fraternities, sororities and other types of activities that help to achieve this pyramid level. At the same time, the need for belonging may become overcome other needs depending on the level of peer pressure. Also, college students have a need to feel respected and values by others. This spills into the Esteem layer of Maslow\'s hierarchy pyramid. Students will participate in a hobby, team or other organization to gain recognition of others. By doing this, students achieve a sense of value and acceptance from others. In some cases, there will be a need to achieve popularity or fame but this will not assist in achieving actual happiness as the sense of value and acceptance must really come from within the student .