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In recent years, the common concepts or key words such as happiness level, happiness index, happiness management have been used in our daily lives. This study try to identify the relationship among three constructs covering leisure participation motivation, satisfaction of leisure and university life and happiness level. Data collection was carried out through March 18 to 27, 2013 for effective 229 university students in Daejeon. The results of this research are as follows; first, the result of factor analysis for leisure participation motivation shows that three dimensions covering 'emotional stability', 'self-expression', 'self-examination' were grouped. Second, 'emotional stability' and 'self-examination' have a positive effect on the leisure participation motivation. third, all three factors including satisfaction of leisure, university life, and well-being show positive effect on overall happiness level in university students. Consequently, this paper makes it possible to suggest various happiness improvement programs or projects which will help university students to encourage happiness level in their university lives.