academic year
noun
: the annual period of sessions of an educational institution usually beginning in September and ending in June
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During the 2024-25 academic year, IU received nine complaints IU deemed credible about eight different classroom content issues, according to state filings.
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Cate Charron, IndyStar, 8 Dec. 2025
For example, after tuition, federal money allocated for research made up 40% of the total revenue for two major research universities – Johns Hopkins University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology – in the 2022-23 academic year.
—Andrew P. Morriss, The Conversation, 3 Dec. 2025
Safety measures in place and coming The sheriff’s department consistently looks for new safety measures to implement for schools at the start of each academic year.
—Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Nov. 2025
More than one million students went back to class this September for the 2025-2026 academic year.
—Renee Anderson, CBS News, 28 Nov. 2025
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Cate Charron, IndyStar, 8 Dec. 2025
For example, after tuition, federal money allocated for research made up 40% of the total revenue for two major research universities – Johns Hopkins University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology – in the 2022-23 academic year.
—Andrew P. Morriss, The Conversation, 3 Dec. 2025
Safety measures in place and coming The sheriff’s department consistently looks for new safety measures to implement for schools at the start of each academic year.
—Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Nov. 2025
More than one million students went back to class this September for the 2025-2026 academic year.
—Renee Anderson, CBS News, 28 Nov. 2025
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“Academic year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/academic%20year. Accessed 13 Dec. 2025.
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