The EAT (Eating Attitudes Test) was administered to 299 college students (225 females, 74 males) who were taking an introductory nutrition course during the first week of classes and again during the 15th week of classes. Results were tabulated for both the eat-40 and the EAT 26 versions of the test. The EAT had not been reported as previously being administered in a pre-test vs. post-test fashion in a non-clinical setting prior to the current study. A score >29 on the EAT-40 and >19 on the EAT-26 is considered symptomatic for an eating disorder. The study showed that females scored significantly higher than the males on the EAT-40 (p<.006), and on the EAT-26 (p<.0001). However, there were no significant differences by gender in pre-test versus post-test EAT-40 or EAT-26 scores. For the three subscales of the EAT-26, only the Dieting subscale showed significant differences (p<.0001) between males and females, with females scoring higher. Repeated Measures ANOVA showed only significant differences between gender and time on the EAT-26. Pearson's correlation of symptomatic EAT scores with BMI was not significant. It was concluded that a high prevalence of eating disorders existed on the college campus, and that the nutrition education had little, if any, impact on the EAT scores of the students from pre-test to post-test. It was also concluded that the EAT may not be the best measure for determining the effectiveness of nutrition education on the eating attitudes and behaviors of a non-clinical sample of college students. It was proposed that there is a need for an assessment tool designed to look not only at food attitudes and behaviors, but also food intakes and food frequencies, in order to better assess subjects from non-clinical samples.