Background <p>Mental health is a major concern for university students, with suicidal thoughts and attempts requiring immediate attention. Understanding the prevalence and risk factors of suicide risk can help tailor prevention efforts in resource-limited settings.</p> Aim <p>Assess the 30-day suicidal risk levels (low, moderate, high) and associated psychosocial factors among students at Abdelmalek Essaâdi University in Northern Morocco.</p> Methods <p>A study with 1191 students assessed suicide risk factors using a questionnaire. Data on sociodemographics, psychiatric history, substance use, and violence exposure were collected. Suicide risk was evaluated with the Moroccan version of the M.I.N.I. Bivariate analyses and logistic regression identified factors associated with suicide risk.</p> Results <p>Out of the 1191 participants, 322 (27.0%) showed suicidal risk in the past month. Among them, 86.6% were classified as low risk, 11.2% as moderate risk, and 2.2% as high risk (referred to psychiatry). In the multivariate analysis, five factors were independently associated with suicidal risk: cannabis use, single status, family history of psychiatric disorders, history of physical violence, and history of sexual violence.</p> Conclusions <p>The study highlights the importance of campus screening, interventions for cannabis use, support for violence victims, and improved psychiatric referral pathways. However, the study's design prevents making causal conclusions, emphasizing the need for longitudinal research.</p>