Academic stress is a common psychological problem amonguniversity students and may negatively affect their mental health and academicperformance. Emotional intelligence has been identified as an importantpsychological factor that helps individuals manage stress more effectively. The aimof this study was to examine the relationship between academic stress and emotionalintelligence among university students. A quantitative correlational research designwas employed. The sample consisted of 150 undergraduate students selected usingconvenience sampling