: the action or process or matriculating (that is, enrolling) or the state of being matriculated (as at a college or university)
In those days, Catholic schools did not encourage the matriculation of non-Catholics. Wilson J. Moses
Make the matriculation of athletes subject to approval by admissions offices, which would certify that recruits are solid students and citizens … Jerry Kirshenbaum
At the suggestion of friends, Ms. Kivel decided to take a gap year—a year outside of academia between high-school graduation and college matriculation. Toddi Gutner