'non-alumni-focused' originates from modern English, composed of the prefix 'non-' (meaning 'not'), 'alumni' from Latin 'alumnus' (foster son/pupil), and 'focused' from 'focus' (Latin 'focus', originally 'hearth' or 'central point').

'alumni' comes from Latin 'alumnus' (pupil, foster child) and entered English via ecclesiastical and academic Latin; 'focus' entered English from Latin 'focus' (hearth) via Neo-Latin and scientific usage; the prefix 'non-' is from Latin 'non' and has been used in English to form negatives since Middle English. These elements combined in contemporary English to form the compound adjective 'non-alumni-focused'.

Initially, the parts referred separately to 'not' (negation), 'alumni' (former students), and 'focus' (central point); over time they combined to form a modern compound meaning 'not directed at alumni' or 'not primarily concerning former students'.