The purpose of this research was to study the relationship between religious orientation and coping strategies among male and female university students. Hundred students (54 male and 46 female) were selected randomly. Tehran Coping Style Scale (TCSS) and Intrinsic-Extrinsic Religious Orientation Scale (IEROS) were used to carry out the study. Data analyzed by Pearson correlation coefficient.The results of the study showed that there is a positive significant relationship between internal religious orientation and problem focused coping strategies; and there is a negative significant correlation between external religious orientation and problem focused coping strategies. Also, there is a negative significant correlation between internal religious orientation and emotion focused coping strategies; and there is positive significant correlation coefficient between external religious orientation and emotion focused coping strategies.
