This study will identify the types of dating violence and prevalence of dating violence among the students in the selected universities in Southwestern Nigeria. It will also examine factors influencing dating violence among the university students in Southwestern Nigeria. The study will use multistage sampling technique: three universities will be selected purposively from the universities in the study area, these selected universities will involve one federal university, one state university and one private university. Out of the selected universities, questionnaire and interview will be used to mine information on the study focus from one hundred students that will be randomly selected from each of the selected university making three hundred respondents. The study will use appropriate descriptive and inferential statistics for the analysis of this study. The result of this study will be disseminated via conferences, journals and other notable mediums. The study is expected to provide information on the types and prevalence of dating violence among the universities students in Southwestern Nigeria. It will also reveal the factors influencing dating violence in the study area.