academic year

noun

: the annual period of sessions of an educational institution usually beginning in September and ending in June

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According to the National Center for Education Statistics, total enrollment for all 10 of North Carolina’s HBCUs was just under 40,000 students in the academic year 2022-2023. —

Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Nov. 2024 Guiliano swam for the University of Notre Dame for three years before the men's team was suspended for at least one academic year following violations of NCAA gambling rules by team members. —

Casey Murphy, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024 The full set of guidelines will be put into effect at the beginning of the academic year in 2025. —

Marissa Yelenik, Baltimore Sun, 15 Nov. 2024 Listen to this article The chancellor of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Robert Jones, plans to step down at the end of the current academic year, according to a Wednesday news release. —

Shanzeh Ahmad, Chicago Tribune, 14 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for academic year

Word History

First Known Use

1800, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of academic year was in 1800

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