National defense and security education for students plays a particularly important role in the cause of building an all-people national defense, associated with the people’s security posture and firmly protecting the Fatherland. However, the actual management of this work at universities still has some shortcomings, so the quality and efficiency are not high. Therefore, the article focuses on clarifying the basic content of defense and security education management for students, thereby providing appropriate solutions, contributing to helping subjects overcome the inadequacies, promoting management efficiency in performing the task for students at universities.