matriculates

Joins a university

Matriculates is the third-person singular form of matriculate, meaning to enroll formally in a college or university as a student.

The term emphasizes official admission and registration rather than mere attendance: She matriculates at Harvard this fall.

In British usage, matriculation may also refer to an entrance examination.

The noun matriculant designates someone who has matriculated.

academia

university

Higher education institution

collegeHigher education institution
undergraduateDegree-seeking college student
graduateOne who earned degree

degree · scholarship · tuition · curriculum · credits · coursework · major · minor · faculty · campus

enrollment

admission

Entry or confession

registrationFormal recording of participation
enrollmentAct of registering officially
freshmanFirst-year student

orientation · induction · entry · acceptance · application · admittance · incoming · first-year · pledge · recruit

student

freshman

First-year student

undergraduateDegree-seeking college student
enrolleeOne officially signed up
new studentRecently enrolled learner

cohort · classmate · peer · pledge · initiate · first-generation · transfer student · international student

Opposites

academic enrollment status

matriculatesgraduates

Degree recipients

withdraws · disenrolls · drops out · exits · leaves

institutional membership continuity

matriculatesdrops out

Leaves before completion

withdraws · quits · discontinues · abandons · takes leave

Family

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