student body

noun

: the students at an educational institution

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The change in variable, that of international student enrollment, means the university has gone from a student body of over 9,000 students to now slightly above 6,000 students over the past two years. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2026 Its student body is 75% Hispanic and nearly 17% Black, representing 167 nations and 63 languages. Bryan Penprase, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026 Complaints from neighbors near TCU started decades ago, but as the student body has increased and more students moved into neighborhoods that were historically residential, those complaints became louder. Samuel O’Neal 29, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Jan. 2026 The proportion of international undergraduate students and the overall proportion of international students are used to capture the internationality of the student body. Time Staff, Time, 28 Jan. 2026 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 13 Feb. 2026.

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