matriculation

noun

ma·tric·u·la·tion mə-ˌtri-kyə-ˈlā-shən

: the action or process or matriculating (that is, enrolling) or the state of being matriculated (as at a college or university)

In those days, Catholic schools did not encourage the matriculation of non-Catholics.—

Wilson J. Moses

Make the matriculation of athletes subject to approval by admissions offices, which would certify that recruits are solid students and citizens …—

Jerry Kirshenbaum

At the suggestion of friends, Ms. Kivel decided to take a gap year—a year outside of academia between high-school graduation and college matriculation.—

Toddi Gutner

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Applying early often provides students a slight edge in the competitive process due to the boost that ED applicants lend to colleges’ matriculation rates. —

Christopher Rim, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024 Young spoke about his relationship with Witt in an all-star press conference on Wednesday and what it’s been like watching his matriculation from high school standout to big league all-star. —

Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2024 His own matriculation to Duke was made possible by a scholarship. —

Jonathon Morrison, Fortune, 27 Dec. 2023 By then, his resume included several high-level administrator positions, including dean of matriculation and student development at San Diego Miramar College. —

Debbie Truong, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2023 See all Example Sentences for matriculation