student body

noun

: the students at an educational institution

Examples of student body in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Charles Baxter’s student body is about 53% Hispanic or Latino, according to the district. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Aug. 2026

The advisory committee will include at least seven members, with representatives from the student body, school staff and the wider community. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2026

At Scotland’s University of St Andrews, for example, more than 2,200 students - roughly 20% of the student body - are American. — Anna Esaki-Smith, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

In Michigan, the cost to educate students has increased over the past three decades because of demographic changes in the state’s student body. — Jason Burns, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1841, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for student body

• afterbody
• antibody
• busybody
• everybody
• autoantibody
• bawdy
• gaudy
• khadi
• mahdi
• noddy
• oddi
• shoddy