how old are freshmen

Most freshmen are in their mid-teens or late teens, depending on whether you mean high school or college in the U.S.

Typical freshman ages

• High school freshman (9th grade): usually 14–15 years old.

• College freshman (first year of university): usually 18 years old, with a common range of 17–19.

There are always exceptions—some students might be younger because they skipped a grade, or older because they took gap years, repeated a grade, or returned to school later—but those are the standard age ranges people have in mind when they say “freshman.”

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