student body

noun

: the students at an educational institution

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In practice, though, the school’s curriculum and practices didn’t fully reflect its student body. Laura Clawson, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2025 Over the past two decades, though, the University of Alabama has transformed its student body, increasing its share of new out-of-state undergraduates from just twenty-three per cent in 2002 to sixty-five per cent in 2022, according to recent data from the National Center for Education Statistics. Jeffrey Selingo, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025 Today’s workforce and student body are often driven by values. Kent Ingle, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025 North Carolina’s Queens University of Charlotte and Elon University are merging, combining their student body to total just over 9,000 students. Saleen Martin, USA Today, 17 Sep. 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 2 Oct. 2025.

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