academically

adverb ac·a·dem·i·cal·ly \ ˌa-kə-ˈde-mi-k(ə-)lē \

Updated on: 12 Apr 2018

Definition of academically

: in an academic way : with regard to formal studies or academics

doing well academically

academically advanced students

And it has made them more appealing to colleges, which have grown more welcoming as they find that homeschoolers do fine academically.
—Linda Perlstein

… fans and coaches at academically elite institutions would say that, yes, they were handicapped by stricter admissions policies, but in the long run, brains win out over brawn.
—Mark Bechtel

Recent Examples of academically from the Web

Barth said Illinoisans often make ideal students because they not only are academically successful, but also resilient and mature enough to handle moving far away from home.

— dawn rhodes, chicagotribune.com, "Growing brain drain: University of Alabama's gain in drawing Illinois students is a loss for Illinois schools," 6 Apr. 2018
For students experiencing housing instability or homelessness, risk of eviction, and inability to pay for utilities, among other issues can lead to high amounts of stress that may ultimately prevent them from doing well academically or socially.

— elly belle, Teen Vogue, "A Third of College Students Face Food and Housing Insecurity," 5 Apr. 2018
King, 19, had just graduated from Morehouse College, the academically rigorous historically black school in Atlanta.

— jonathan m. pitts, baltimoresun.com, "Baltimore pastor remembers a young Martin Luther King Jr. as playful, intense — and brilliant," 4 Apr. 2018
And that will be something that really helps out all of our sports academically, and there will be some benefits across the board.

— matt murschel, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Q&A: FAU AD Brian White excited for the challenge with the Owls," 4 Apr. 2018
Jones made a mental note of the mysterious indoor game, but soon left for his freshman year at Franklin Pierce University in Rindge, N.H. Realizing the school wasn’t the right fit academically, Jones transferred to Salve Regina.

— brion o’connor, BostonGlobe.com, "Hamilton’s Jones courts original style of tennis," 30 Mar. 2018
Still, the jump to the Ivy League is as challenging academically as athletically.

— mike clark, Lake County News-Sun, "Stevenson grad Dylan Geick a 'pretty remarkable story' as gay wrestler for Columbia," 20 Mar. 2018
The doctors who go to the conference tend to be more academically minded than those who stay home, Garratt said.

— karen weintraub, USA TODAY, "Cardiologist away? Then you might be more likely to survive a heart attack, study suggests," 9 Mar. 2018
North Division students have struggled academically for years.

— annysa johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Howard Fuller withdraws proposal to locate charter school at Milwaukee North Division," 16 Mar. 2018

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