matriculation

noun

ma·​tric·​u·​la·​tion mə-ˌtri-kyə-ˈlā-shən 

: the action or process or matriculating (that is, enrolling) or the state of being matriculated (as at a college or university)

In those days, Catholic schools did not encourage the matriculation of non-Catholics.

—Wilson J. Moses

Make the matriculation of athletes subject to approval by admissions offices, which would certify that recruits are solid students and citizens …

—Jerry Kirshenbaum

At the suggestion of friends, Ms. Kivel decided to take a gap year—a year outside of academia between high-school graduation and college matriculation.

—Toddi Gutner

Examples of matriculation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While white students thrive, graduation rates, college matriculation, and standardized test scores for students of color are among the nation’s worst. —David Schultz, New York Daily News, 17 June 2025

The former is directly connected to financial assistance offered by a school for a shared and equal fee—the cost of matriculation at the college—while the latter is less about university financial assistance and more about compensation for services or identity use. —Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 June 2025

Culture Shift: When Trust Becomes Contagious Upon matriculation, every Hope Forward student signs a covenant, promising to give back to their alma mater every year for the rest of their lives, beginning the year after graduation. —Matthew Scogin, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025

Colleges increasingly recognize this trend, with institutions across the U.S. adjusting policies to support intentional time off before matriculation. —Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1557, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for matriculation

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration