The purpose of this study was to ascertain college-aged women's risk for developing breast cancer and to determine if different risk levels existed between ethnic groups. The American Cancer Society stated that in 2004 about 215,990 women will die from breast cancer during the year (ACS, 2004). A behavioral self-report survey (n=125) of 12 behavioral questions and 3 demographic questions was developed to determine level of risk. Behavioral questions had responses such as yes, no, and don't know; to most appropriately describe the individuals’ behaviors. Face content validity was established for this instrument and Cronbach alpha reliability was reported at 0.6038. To report means and test for statistical significance between the study variables descriptive (frequency/percentiles) and inferential statistics (ANOVA) were utilized. Results indicated that while the majority of women had performed self breast exams at least once (72.8%), while only 29.4% performed these Self Breast Exams every month. Sixty-eight percent of the females surveyed reported that they never had smoked. Majority of women surveyed answered they exercised less than one time per a week. Statistical significance difference between ethnicity (p=0.002) determined that Caucasian women were at a higher risk than African American females to develop breast cancer. In addition, smokers (p=0.000) and women with a family member who had breast cancer (p=0.045) were at a statistically higher risk of breast cancer development. Results from this study could be used to highlight what risk areas for college aged women need attention. Women of all age groups and ethnicity could be made aware of the risk factors of breast cancer and to understand keys to prevention.