Knowledge and nutritional status play an essential role in the health of college students. This research aims to determine the level of nutritional knowledge and its relationship to the nutritional status of students. Quantitative methods with a cross-sectional study approach were used in this research. The research respondents were 3rd-semester Health and Recreation Physical Education, STKIP PGRI Sumenep students. The sampling technique uses a purposive sampling technique. Data on nutritional knowledge was obtained using a questionnaire, and weight and height data was obtained using scales and a stadiometer. Nutritional knowledge and BMI data were entered and processed in Microsoft Excel 2010 and then analyzed using SPSS version 2020. Most students (66.2%) were classified as normal nutritional status with an average BMI of 57.46 ± 14.09. Most students' nutritional knowledge level was classified as poor (56.9%), with an average knowledge score of 57.46 ± 14.09. There was no significant relationship between the level of nutritional knowledge and students' BMI.
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