Based on a survey of more than 1300 students at seven universities in Tianjin conducted in May 2005, this paper studies the impacts of the internet on Chinese college students' political socialization. We find that they trust traditional media more than the internet. We assess the impacts of the frequencies of students surfing online upon different aspects of political socialization. High frequent surfers are more knowledgeable about current political affairs, but not so about general political knowledge that students have learned from textbooks. In terms of national loyalty, no significant difference is found among high and low frequent surfers. However, high frequent surfers are less congruous than others to the government and its current policies. High frequent surfers hold a more negative attitude toward political participation and its effectiveness, and show a sort of contempt over political right and responsibility.