Objective: This study was conducted to assess the empathic tendencies of students receiving education in the Department of Midwifery. Method: The sample group of this descriptive study consisted of 150 midwifery students who voluntary to participate in the study among 175 students receiving education in the Department of Midwifery at the Faculty of Health Sciences in the school year of 2013-2014. The data were collected using the “Introductory Information Form”, which was formed by the researchers, and the “Empathic Tendency Scale”. It was assessed by using the mean, percentage, t test and the analysis of variance in the SPSS package software. Results: It was determined that students included in the study had an age average of 20.05±1.48, 40.0% were first grade students, 83.3% had not received a preschool education, 48.7% lived in a province for the longest time, 74.0% had middle income, 79.3% had nuclear family, 75.4% were raised in a democratic and safe family environment, and 49.3% had a moderate-level academic achievement. It was also found that 52.0% of students had not previously had information about the empathic tendency and among students who received information about the empathic tendency, 93.1% had the knowledge through university courses. Conclusion: No significant difference was determined between the descriptive characteristics of students and their knowledge about the empathic tendency and ETS mean scores. The empathic tendencies of students were moderate.