What are entries of the same year called

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I want to know a word for a group of students who enroll in a university at the same department at the same time. I tried looking it up in google but didn't get any real results.

They're in the same class (or, sometimes in sociological or marketing contexts, the same cohort). — Dan Bron, Aug 08 '14 at 20:29
So I should say for example : cohort of 2010? or cohort of students of 2010? (when I want to say students who entered in 2010) — soroosh.strife, Aug 08 '14 at 20:33
@soroosh.strife I'd just say Class of 2010. That's how I've always known it, at least in the American school system. — fuandon, Aug 08 '14 at 20:39
@soroosh.strife: I wouldn't advise *cohort* in such contexts because of the negative connotations. Note definition 3 here: 3 often DEROGATORY* - a supporter or companion. I'd stick with something more neutral, such as "the 2010 intake"* — FumbleFingers, Aug 08 '14 at 20:41
@Fumble Cohort is exactly what is used in this context in the UK. — Andrew Leach, Aug 08 '14 at 20:48
@Andrew Leach: So it would seem - particularly in the last couple of decades. I suspect this modern usage owes more to the field of sociological statistics than academic year-groups in general. Maybe it's just my age showing, but the first thing it calls to mind for me is definition #5 here - an accomplice; abettor. I don't say it's not used, but I wouldn't advise it. — FumbleFingers, Aug 08 '14 at 21:04

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You might be thinking of batch or cohort.

The batch of students that enrolled this year are very naughty.

The cohort of students that graduated last year have all found jobs.

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answered Aug 08 '14 at 20:28

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If you want to say the "the ____ of 2010", the word you're looking for is class:

a body of students or alumni whose year of graduation is the same

Merriam-Webster online, entry for class, n.

answered Aug 08 '14 at 20:39

Dan Bron

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Which year does "2010" refer to? The year they entered, or the year they left? – Andrew Leach Aug 08 '14 at 20:40
The year they left. If you join as a junior in 2008, then you're still in the class of 2010 (because it is expected you will graduate 2 years hence, along with our classmates who enrolled as freshmen in 2006). – Dan Bron Aug 08 '14 at 20:42
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So as an answer to the expanded question in the comments, "I want to say students who entered in 2010," this isn't particularly good, or at least, it's not clear. – Andrew Leach Aug 08 '14 at 20:43
I didn't see that expansion. Thanks for pointing out the update. – Dan Bron Aug 08 '14 at 20:44
Doesn't it depend on whether you're talking about undergraduate or graduate? e.g. if you're a PhD coming in 2010, doesn't that make you class of 2010 rather than (say) class of 2016, since it's hard to predict when you'd be graduating? – user541686 Aug 09 '14 at 04:18

score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 08 '14 at 23:30

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I would call them 'The 2010 intake'. That is the way in which schoolchildren are described in Britain and I see no reason not to use it for university students.

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score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Aug 08 '14 at 22:42

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To answer your question (in the comments) of what to call students who entered in 2010, you can just call them "2010 enrollees".

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score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Aug 08 '14 at 22:24

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"Matriculant".

A person who has matriculated or been registered on a list or roll, usually at a school. See http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/matriculant

answered Aug 08 '14 at 22:24

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The answers so far have given the same set of words listed in similar questions What is the difference between “Class of 2004” and “Batch of 2004”? and What is the “group name” for students who entered / left university in the same year?. (Matriculant, not mentioned in either question, perhaps is an exception, although matriculating and matriculation appear in comments to them.)

Note that none of the terms proffered so far address the “at the same department” provision of the present question. Constructions like English department cohort or Math department cohort would do so, at the cost of more words. Informally, one might refer to such a group as a coterie (“An exclusive group of people, who associate closely for a common purpose; a clique”) or clique (“A small, exclusive group of individuals; cabal”). In some cases, the departmental faculty and graduate advisors may be a camarilla.

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What are entries of the same year called

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