The article highlights the problem of coping behavior of students in stressful situations of the educational process. Purpose of the article - determination of the dominant productive and non-productive strategies of coping behavior among undergraduate students. While doing research the following methods were used: Coping with Stress Questionnaire (COPE) by K. Carver, M. Scheier and J. Weintraub, adapted by E.I. Rasskazova, T.O. Gordeeva and E.N. Aspen. Fourth-year students show significant variability in the choice of methods of coping behavior. This means they have a wider range of coping strategies. At the same time, first-year students do not have a diverse enough range of coping strategies. This may be due to their less experience and unfamiliarity with various coping techniques. Significant differences were found in the activity of using the effective strategy “Finding a solution to a problem” among students at different stages of training. This suggests that fourth-year students are more prone to problem-oriented coping, while first-year students prefer emotionally oriented coping with exam stress. As a result of the study, it was determined that the most common methods of coping behavior among students are the strategies “Accepting responsibility” and “Planning a solution to the problem.” This means that most students prefer active and mindful approaches to coping with difficulties. It has been proven that the relationship between methods of coping behavior and anxiety of students is different in all courses of study. This may be due to varying levels of experience, degree of curriculum difficulty, and other factors that influence perception and coping with stressful situations. These results highlight the importance of developing a variety of coping strategies in first-year students, as well as the need to support and train fourth-year students in using effective coping strategies.