academic year

American  

noun

1. the customary annual period of instruction at a college, university, etc., running approximately from September to June.

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Etymology

Origin of academic year

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

In a recent email to faculty, Claybaugh said A’s fell to 53.4% in the fall semester from 60.2% in the prior academic year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Summers will leave at the end of the 2025-26 academic year, with a new title: president emeritus.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

Carvalho emphasized that the cuts for the next academic year do not include classroom teachers and include no class-size increases.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

By the academic year 2022-23, teaching on some courses remained hybrid, with almost a third still being delivered online.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

As sixth graders who were taking the test in the eighth month of the academic year, these students needed to achieve an average score of 6.8 to be considered up to national standards.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt