B BACKGROUND Faculty of Medicine Trisakti University using competency based curiculum with PBL learning strategies. In the PBL learning strategies, student learning motivation plays an important role. High learning motivation will be increase result of study. Because of that, it’s important to know the factors that affect student learning motivation.METHODS Research using cross-sectional design and 224 students in Faculty of Medicine, Trisakti University were included. Data were collected by interview using a questionnaire that includes learning motivation, gender, age, learning processes, learning facilities, perceptions of lecturer performance and relation with friends. Analysis to find the relation between the factors and student learning motivation using Fisher test (because chi square’s requirements is not fulfilled ). Analysis using SPSS for Windows release 17.0 and significance level in 0,05.RESULTS The average of student learning motivation is 5,15±0,7. Students with female gender (84%), age ≥ 20 years old (68,9%), learning facilities as expected (11,9%), good perceptions of lecturer performance (99,2%) have high learning motivation, although they have no meaningful correlation. Students who don’t have a problem with others (94,7%), tend to have high learning motivation than the ones who do (p = 0,000). Most of the student choose a college lecturer as a learning process that can increase motivation (38,9%).CONCLUSIONS The average of student learning motivation is included in high category. Student learning motivation is no correlation with age, gender, perceptions of lecturer performance and learning facilities, but have a correlation with friends. Most of the student choose a lecturer as a learning process that can increase motivation.