academic year
noun
: the annual period of sessions of an educational institution usually beginning in September and ending in June
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International students accounted for 27% of Harvard’s total enrollment in the 2024-25 academic year, up from 22.5% a decade earlier.
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Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 9 July 2025
While districts reported fewer shortages during the 2024-25 academic year, 2,796 positions still either went unfilled or were covered by other mechanisms, such as long-term substitute teachers, according to the latest data from the education department.
—Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 3 July 2025
But applications for the 2024-25 academic year declined by 1.2% to the lowest level since 2017-18, according to the AAMC.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2025
Oregon State and Washington State had been the lone schools in the Pac-12 since 2024, after 10 schools defected to the Big Ten, Big 12 and ACC ahead of the 2024-25 academic year.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 30 June 2025
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Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 9 July 2025
While districts reported fewer shortages during the 2024-25 academic year, 2,796 positions still either went unfilled or were covered by other mechanisms, such as long-term substitute teachers, according to the latest data from the education department.
—Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 3 July 2025
But applications for the 2024-25 academic year declined by 1.2% to the lowest level since 2017-18, according to the AAMC.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2025
Oregon State and Washington State had been the lone schools in the Pac-12 since 2024, after 10 schools defected to the Big Ten, Big 12 and ACC ahead of the 2024-25 academic year.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 30 June 2025
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“Academic year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/academic%20year. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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