The present study aimed to examine the relationship between the Dark Triad personality traits (psychopathy, Machiavellianism, and narcissism) and academic entitlement through the mediating role of academic ethics. This research was descriptive and correlational in nature and conducted using path analysis. The statistical population included all students of universities in Tabriz during the 2024 academic year. A total of 400 students were selected through convenience sampling and were assessed using the Dark Triad Personality Traits Questionnaire (Yousefi et al., 2021), the Academic Entitlement Scale (Chowning & Campbell, 2009), and the Academic Ethics Questionnaire (Golparvar, 2010). Data analysis revealed that psychopathy and Machiavellianism had a significant negative relationship with academic ethics, and along with narcissism, positively predicted academic entitlement. Furthermore, academic ethics showed a significant negative relationship with academic entitlement and mediated the relationship between psychopathy and Machiavellianism with academic entitlement. These findings suggest that dark personality traits can lead to maladaptive academic behaviors such as entitlement by weakening academic ethics. Accordingly, promoting academic values and strengthening academic ethics among students can serve as an effective strategy to reduce entitled attitudes in academic settings.