This study aimed to assessment the depression and quality of life of elderly people. In this descriptive study, it was carried out with a total of 121 people who were studying at The Anadolu Campus of Refresher University in the fall semester of 2019- 2020. The research data was collected through the Personal Information Form, Geriatric Depression Scale and The World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale Aged Module (WHOQOL-OLD). Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis varient analysis were used in the analysis of the data. Of the participants, 70.2% (n=85) were female and 29.8% (n=36) were male. Age distributions are 47.1% (n=57) for 60-64 year olds, 38.1% (n=46) for 65-69 year olds, 14% for 70-74 year olds (n=17) and 0.8% (n=1) over 75. Most respondents are married (67.8%) and have two (57.9%) children. 73.6% of respondents did not smoke and 85.1% did not drink alcohol. Considering the scores of the participants, it was found that the mean score was the highest social participation (15.63 ± 2.37) and the lowest score was sensory functions (10.22 ± 2.71). When the gender and age of the participants and the YKÖ and subscales were examined, there was no statistically significant relationship between them. When examined according to the marital status of the participants, the average score of those who have divorced their husband is higher than the others. It was observed that smokers had a higher average score than non-smokers. There was no statistically significant relationship between alcohol use cases and subscales. There is a weakly negative relationship between autonomy and depression, and depression appears to increase as autonomy decreases.