Abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the academic engagement of 46 college students in Sabah, Malaysia, by administering the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale online. Data that were collected were automatically transferred onto a spreadsheet and subsequently analyzed using SPSS 26.0. Kruskal-Wallis H test revealed no significant differences in these college students’ academic engagement by way of ethnicity and age, while Mann-Whitney U test showed no significant differences in terms of gender. The group mean of the college students’ engagement was 67.1, indicating that they had below-average levels of engagement. Additionally, percentages of strongly agree/agree responses for each item were collapsed to gain an overall impression of their engagement. A low 34.78 to 47.83 percent strongly agreed/agreed that they (1) could continue studying for very long periods at a time, (2) would feel bursting with energy when they were doing their work and (3) felt strong and vigorous when they were studying or ...