This study compared restrictive and disordered eating behaviors in vegetarian versus non-vegetarian first-year college students. The Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire (DEBQ) and the abbreviated Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26) were used to assess eating behaviors (n=330). The mean restrictive DEBQ and the EAT-26 scores of vegetarians were significantly greater than those of non-vegetarians (p less than 0.05). First-year college students who are vegetarians primarily for weight loss reasons may be at an increased risk for the development of disordered eating behaviors or may currently have an eating disorder.