Presentation of results of investigative work in qualitative research resulting from the extension project on ecological territory of the student entering (IN) the public university community Federal University of Paraná (UFPR) due to the need to explore elements of vulnerability of these. It aims to point out the expectations of the newly entered student community (freshman) regarding their university permanency and preservation of quality of life in this process. The research methodology followed the voluntary participation in an individual form with 28 multiple-choice socio-economic items and 1 subjective question opened in the Academic General Registry in January / 2019. It complied ethical secrecy by acceptance from students in a written informed consent form (WICF) in a random invitation in the General Register. Obtained acceptance of 514 students from the general board of students IN UFPR. In the qualitative analysis were obtained evidence of attention to qualitative analytical categories concerning the sphere of socio-educational origin, cultural aspects such as support network and physical and mental health circumstances as an impact on the conditions of university stay. The results of socioeconomic diversity, reconciliation between study and work and factors of the psychosocial support network problematize the conjuncture of the public administration in its care practices and minimization of evasion rates and impaired mental health observed.