student body

noun

: the students at an educational institution

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The student body represents a range of backgrounds, with 66% eligible for federal Pell grants for lower income students, the highest on our list. Francesca Walton, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025 Neal Rubin won his last two elections, for student body vice president in high school and student senate in college, and is unlikely to press his luck now. Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 22 Aug. 2025 Around 27 percent of Harvard’s student body is made up of international students. Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 23 July 2025 As evidence, then-team president Bruce Allen said that three high schools with a majority Native American student body used the name. Christine Brennan, CNN Money, 22 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for student body

Word History

First Known Use

1841, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of student body was in 1841

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“Student body.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/student%20body. Accessed 30 Aug. 2025.

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