This study was carried out in a descriptive manner in order to determine the expectations of nursing students from education, their difficulties, their suggestions for dealing with these difficulties and their level of satisfaction. The study was carried out with 365 students who volunteered to participate in the study from the nursing department of a state university, 2nd, 3rd and 4th grade students. Questionnaire and Student Satisfaction Scale-Short Form were used to collect the data. In the analysis of the data, descriptive statistics, ttest in independent groups and ANOVA test were used. It was determined that 67.7% of the students rated the satisfaction of the theoretical and 63.3% of the applied education 5 points or less. The average total score of the participants on the satisfaction scale is 2.95±0.63 and it is at the intermediate level. While the average score from the academic staff sub-dimension was the highest (3.140.69), the lowest average score was obtained from the scientific social activity subdimension (2.810.70). There was a statistically significant difference between the students' classes and the average score of the satisfaction scale, and the scores of those who thought that education met the expectations of professional and individual development and encouraging learning were found to be high (p <0.05). It is recommended to organize scientific social activities, to be a good role model with teaching staff and nurses developing a supportive attitude open to sharing, implementing the guidance nurse system, and establishing a student oriented institutional culture. Keywords: Expectation, Nursing education, Satisfaction, Student problems