Throughout history, the media as a communication tool has developed depending on social changes and adapted to the human needs. Social networks in various forms have always existed, but with the development of technology they have been transferred to the online environment. This has particularly affected young people for whom social networks have been a part of growing up which is why they are the social group that uses them most often. Students of present generations use digital language more often and process information faster and differently than previous generations. Social networks make an unavoidable part of students' lives and their use in education changes the way they communicate and learn. This thesis explores social media usage habits of the students of the Faculty of Croatian Studies. It investigates which is the most often used social network among students of the Faculty of Croatian Studies, how often students use social networks, where they use them, what they use them for, whether social networks affect their education etc. The research was conducted by an online survey on a sample of 100 students. According to the research, all surveyed students use social networks. Most of them visit social networks more than ten times a day and use social networks during class time. All students use Facebook, although they most often use Instagram. Most of them lose track of time while browsing through social media sites and often neglect colleges’ obligations. The paper presents similar research in the last ten years and it can be concluded that the number of social network users, time spent on social networks and dependence on social networks in the student population are continuously growing.