Abstract: Vocabulary learning is one of the important language skills Harmer (1991) clearly states, ‘’If language structures make up the skeleton of language, then it is vocabulary that provides the vital organs and the flesh’’ (p.153). Effective use of vocabulary learning strategy is very important in language learning at higher education. This study is aimed at assessing vocabulary learning strategies used by in-service first year English Major Students at Ambo University in 2019 academic year.