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

The board, he said, “is in the process of proposing a roadmap of policy work and partnership building with other state and K-12 education leaders in the next academic year and beyond.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

The founders have been vindicated, as the program has since been in high student demand, with nearly 1,000 students now taking classes at SCiLL, up from 85 in the fall of the 2024 academic year.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

This academic year, more than 36% of transfers are in football, 21% basketball and 10% baseball.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

Rainbow Corner said despite the notice period running until the end of the next academic year, it needed to find a new home by autumn so the EA could approve it as a suitable venue.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 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