dean's list

noun

1. a list of students of high scholastic standing, compiled by a college or university usually at the end of each semester or academic year.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dean's list¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

She was on Augusta University’s fall 2023 dean’s list.

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The list of students with preference is long: recruited athletes, children of alumni, donors and faculty and, at Harvard, a special “dean’s list’’ of prominent people.

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He consistently made the dean’s list at the College of Business at Oregon State University in Corvallis and graduated third in his class in 1965.

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He graduated with an associate’s degree from nearby Northampton Community College in 2018, where he made the dean’s list and worked on a project to raise awareness of hidden disabilities, according to a student bio he wrote that remains online.

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He majored in history and made the dean’s list in 1965 with straight A’s but did not graduate.

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