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

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

From Salon

Summers, meanwhile, said Wednesday that he would end his tenure as a Harvard professor at the end of the academic year.

From The Wall Street Journal

Summers will retire from his academic and faculty posts at Harvard at the end of this academic year and will remain on leave until then, the spokesman added.

From The Wall Street Journal

The University of Southampton will make the changes at its student union from the start of the 2026/27 academic year.

From BBC

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

From BBC