at the second highest level of the special levels of achievement in a person's studies at a US college or university. The expression comes from Latin, meaning "with great praise".

In 1977, he graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University with an A.B. in applied mathematics and economics. 1977年，他在哈佛大学以优异成绩毕业，获得应用数学和经济学学士学位。

The thesis was awarded a magna cum laude qualification. 这篇论文获得优异成绩。