student body

noun

: the students at an educational institution

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That means many American students still go to schools where the student bodies are primarily white or primarily racial minorities. H. Colleen Sinclair, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2025 The 3,230 out-of-state students from the Northeast make up an astounding 24% of Emory's student body. Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 20 Mar. 2025 Forrestal’s first graders had a front-row view outside as the crane lifted the final beam into place as the rest of the student body watched a livestream of the event Tuesday in North Chicago marking a major step toward completion of the building. Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025 Still, just under 5% of Harvard’s student body comes from households in the bottom 20% of U.S. household incomes, while nearly 40% of students are from the top 5% of earners, according to data from Harvard’s Opportunity Insights initiative. Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 17 Mar. 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 Mar. 2025.

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