student population

Enrolled learner total

Student population refers to the total number of students enrolled at a particular institution or within a defined educational system: The university's student population has doubled in the last decade.

It can also describe the collective characteristics of those students—their demographics, backgrounds, or needs: The student population here is increasingly diverse.

Opposites
institutional role/membership category

student populationfaculty

Inherent power or ability

staff · teaching staff · professors · administration · administrative staff

institutional presence vs. absence

student populationalumni

Former school members

unenrolled · graduates · dropouts · general public · former students

Family

student, population

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
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