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Enrollment vs Graduation - What's the difference?

enrollment | graduation |

As nouns the difference between enrollment and graduation

is that enrollment is the act of enrolling or the state of being enrolled while graduation is the action or process of graduating and receiving a diploma for completing a course of study (such as from an educational institution).

enrollment

English

Alternative forms

* enrolment (UK) * inrolment * inrollment

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of enrolling or the state of being enrolled
  • The people enrolled, considered as a group
  • The number of people enrolled
  • The record of such enrolling; registration

    • graduation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The action or process of graduating and receiving a diploma for completing a course of study (such as from an educational institution).
  • A commencement ceremony.
  • (sciences) A marking (i.e. on a container) indicating a measurement.
  • The exposure of a liquid in large surfaces to the air, so as to hasten its evaporation.

    • Synonyms

    * (marking) scale