The invention discloses a method for preparing a graphene-titanium dioxide composite photocatalyst. The method comprises the following steps: 1, mixing graphite powder with NaNO3, carrying out a microwave reaction, and naturally cooling the obtained reaction product to room temperature; 2, adding a mixture obtained in step 1 into concentrated sulfuric acid in an ice water bath state, stirring andmixing the mixture and the concentrated sulfuric acid, and adding KMnO4; 3, placing a system obtained in step 2 in an oil bath, adding a hydrogen peroxide solution until the system generates no bubbles, washing the obtained precipitate, and carrying out vacuum drying on the precipitate to obtain graphite oxide; 4, adding the graphite oxide into an ethanol and water mixed solution, and carrying outultrasonic treatment; and 5, adding titanium dioxide, carrying out a stirring reaction at 150 DEG C, naturally cooling the obtained reaction product to room temperature, filtering the cooled product,washing the obtained precipitate, and carrying out vacuum drying to obtain the graphene-titanium dioxide composite photocatalyst. The graphene-titanium dioxide composite photocatalyst is prepared through a hydrothermal technology, and the hydrogen generation activity of the photocatalyst is high.