ABSTRAK Latar belakang. Physical distancing untuk mencegah penularan COVID-19 pada awal pandemi COVID-19 menyebabkan diterapkannya Pembelajaran Jarak Jauh (PJJ) di insititusi pendidikan, termasuk UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta. Tujuan. Penelitian dilaksanakan untuk mengetahui hubungan PJJ dan gejala gangguan somatoform terhadap tingkat stres pada mahasiswa UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta pada masa awal pandemi COVID-19. Metode. Penelitian ini adalah observasional analitik dengan pendekatan kuantitatif, desain studi cross sectional . Responden adalah 470 mahasiswa aktif Strata 1 UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta. Data diperoleh dengan penyebaran kuesioner secara online pada bulan April hingga Mei 2020. Analisis multivariat dilakukan dengan menggunakan uji regresi logistik ganda. Hasil. Frekuensi pelaksanaan PJJ memiliki hubungan signifikan dengan tingkat stres responden. Hasil analisis multivariat menunjukkan bahwa mahasiswa yang telah melaksanakan PJJ ≥12 kali cenderung memiliki stres tingkat rendah dibandingkan dengan mahasiswa dengan frekuensi PJJ<12 (nilai p= 0,039). Gejala gangguan somatoform tidak memiliki pengaruh signifikan terhadap tingkat stres mahasiswa dalam melaksanakan PJJ (nilai p=0,228). Kesimpulan. Mahasiswa yang lebih sering melakukan PJJ cenderung memiliki tingkat stres yang lebih rendah. ABSTRACT Background. Physical distancing to prevent transmission of COVID-19 at the beginning of the COVID-19 p andemic has led to the implementation of distance learning (PJJ) in educational institutions, including UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta Objective. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of distance learning and symptoms of somatoform disorders with stress levels of UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta students in the early COVID-19 pandemic. Method. This study used an analytic observational with a quantitative approach, cross sectional study design. Respondents were 470 active students of UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta. Data were obtained by distributing questionnaires via online in April to May 2020. Multivariate analysis was performed using a multiple logistic regression test. Results. The frequency of PJJ ha d a significant relationship with respondents' stress levels. The results of multivariate analysis showed that university students who had PJJ ≥12 times were more likely to have low levels of stress compared to students with PJJ frequency of <12 (p-value=0.039). Symptoms of somatoform disorders did not have a significant effect on the level of stress of university students (p - value=0.228). Conclusion. University students who had done PJJ more often were likely to have lower stress levels.