Investigated whether there are significant sexual and racial differences in the feelings of loneliness and the 6 factors comprising loneliness: (1) feelings of lack of control; (2) feelings of alienation from positive people, places, or things; (3) self-pity and lack of purpose; (4) being with others and feeling alienated; (5) feeling alone on special occasions; and (6) isolation among participants in the present study. 102 female and 107 male college freshmen (81% Whites, 16% Blacks, 1% Hispanics, 1% Asians) completed a loneliness inventory (J. C. Woodward, 1967). Findings show that females were significantly more lonely than males and that Whites were significantly more lonely than Blacks