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ContextAdults aged 18 to 24 years, many of whom are in college, represent the youngest legal targets for tobacco industry marketing. Cigarette smoking has been described among college students, but little is known about noncigarette tobacco use by college students or cigar use by adults of any age.ObjectivesTo assess the prevalence of all forms of tobacco use (cigarettes, cigars, pipes, and smokeless tobacco) among US college students and to identify student- and college-level factors associated with use of each product.DesignThe Harvard College Alcohol Survey, a self-administered survey conducted in 1999.SettingOne hundred nineteen nationally representative US 4-year colleges.SubjectsA total of 14,138 randomly selected students (60% response rate).Main Outcome MeasuresSelf-report of current (in the past 30 days), past-year, and lifetime use of cigarettes, cigars, pipes, smokeless tobacco, and all …