magna cum laude
With great praise
Magna cum laude is a Latin phrase meaning "with great praise," used to designate academic distinction at graduation.
It typically ranks between cum laude and summa cum laude: She graduated magna cum laude from Harvard.
The phrase appears on diplomas and résumés as a marker of high achievement.
Recognition for achievement
- distinctionNotable difference or honor
- high honorsSuperior academic achievement designation
- valedictorianTop-ranked graduating student
- salutatorianSecond-ranked graduating student
dean's list · academic excellence · top of class · outstanding · merit · recognition · accolade · commendation
Act of starting
- diplomaAcademic completion document
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- cap and gownCeremonial graduation attire
- regaliaCeremonial emblems of authority
mortarboard · tassel · procession · convocation · baccalaureate · alma mater · pomp and circumstance · keynote speaker
One's former institution
- baccalaureateFirst college degree
- laureateCelebrated achievement recipient
- with distinctionExceptionally well
- academic traditionEstablished university customs
honors
Recognition for achievement
- distinctionNotable difference or honor
- high honorsSuperior academic achievement designation
- valedictorianTop-ranked graduating student
salutatorian · dean's list · academic excellence · top of class · outstanding · merit · recognition · accolade · commendation · GPA
commencement
Act of starting
- diplomaAcademic completion document
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- cap and gownCeremonial graduation attire
regalia · mortarboard · tassel · procession · convocation · baccalaureate · alma mater · pomp and circumstance · keynote speaker · graduate
alma mater
One's former institution
- baccalaureateFirst college degree
- laureateCelebrated achievement recipient
- with distinctionExceptionally well
- studentsstudent, freshman, university students, sophomore, pupil
- academicsprofessor, course, university professors, math, professors
- collegecampus, courses, application, dorms, dorm room
- school termsfreshman, sophomore, junior, senior, homework
- Academic Recordstranscript, diploma, grades, GPA, degree
- achieversachiever, high achiever, overachiever, go-getter, striver
magna cum laudewithout distinction
undistinguished · pass · cum laude · summa cum laude · satisfactory
magna cum laudeacademic probation
Conditional student standing for underperformance
expulsion · dropout · failing grades · suspended · on probation
magnet, magnetic, magnificent, magnitude, magnetism, magnate, magnanimous, manganese, magna