Books are a treasure of knowledge, reading books helps readers to practice research skills, critical thinking, concentration to learn about the quintessence of mankind and perfect their personality. Moreover, reading books is the most effective and practical method of self-study that anyone can do. Practicing the reading habit will bring tremendous benefits. This study aimed to understand the current situation of students’ reading habits and identify the factors affecting the formation of reading habits. The research data were collected from 95 third-year-students of Sociology at Can Tho University (CTU). The research results showed that the majority of students reading books for learning purposes accounting for 28.7% of the total survey, and the level of reading with the frequency of every once in awhile accounting for a high proportion (43.2%). However, the number of books in a month that students have read in a month of one to two books (non-majored) accounting for the highest percentage. The research results also showed that there are five factors affecting students’reading habits, including learning environment, family, individuals, the internet resources and friends respectively