student body

noun

: the students at an educational institution

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At the time, Black students accounted for about 12% of the Lee’s Summit School District student body, but about 36% of student suspensions. Ilana Arougheti july 9, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2025 The State Department told embassies to prioritize students going to colleges where international students make up less than 15% of the student body, per the cable, which was first reported by the Free Press. Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 19 June 2025 Foreign students make up more than 15% of the total student body at almost 200 U.S. universities, according to an Associated Press analysis of federal education data from 2023. Lionel Lim, Fortune, 19 June 2025 Waterbury this year has 18.6% teachers of color compared to 90.4% students of color while Bloomfield has 26% teachers of color in a district where students of color make up 91.3% of the student body. Earvin Adjei, Hartford Courant, 9 June 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 19 Jul. 2025.

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