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Background: Hypertension is called the silent killer because this disease is a deadly disease, this disease can give up anyone, both young and old. Risk factors for hypertension include age, gender, family history, obesity, diet, smoking habits, alcohol consumption, and physical activity. The purpose of this study was to determine risk factors related to hypertension to employees of the University of Muhammadiyah Malang. Research Method: This study used a descriptive research design using a cross sectional approach. The sample amount to 60 respondents was taken by the purposive sampling technique. Analysis using the Spearman Rank Correlation test with significance level (α) = 0.05. Result: The results of the study Showed that risk factors for hypertension include age 18-29 years (46.7 %), gender was male (56.7%), family history (51.7%), body mass index in the normal category (55%), fruit diet and vegetables 1-2 servings (88.3%, 75%), smoking in the never smoking category (58.4%), alcohol consumption in the never consuming alcohol category (93.4%), physical activity in the category of High Level (63.3%). The results of the statistical tests show that there is a relationship between risk factors of blood pressure and p value = 0.732. Conclusion: Risk factors for hypertension in Employees of the University of Muhammadiyah Malang were smoking, diet, physical activity and age.