collegiate

adjective

col·​le·​giate kə-ˈlē-jət 

-jē-ət

1

: of or relating to a collegiate church

a collegiate pastor

2

: of, relating to, or comprising a college

collegiate campuses

collegiate mascots

3

: collegial sense 2

4

: designed for or characteristic of college students

collegiate athletics

collegiate organizations

collegiate student housing

collegiately adverb

Examples of collegiate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Holaday was a member of TCU’s first Super Regional team in 2009 and led TCU to its first College World Series in 2010, earning the Johnny Bench Award as the nation’s best collegiate catcher. —Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 June 2026

The pool splits into 194 collegiate players and 140 high school athletes. —Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026

Rhoback, the group’s first investment, will use the new money to support its expansion following its first store and grow its wholesale and collegiate licensing businesses. —Evan Clark, Footwear News, 15 June 2026

With consecutive outdoor championships and this year's indoor title already secured, Georgia's women's program continues one of the most dominant stretches in collegiate track and field. —CBS News, 15 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin collegiatus, from Latin collegium

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing collegiate

• collegiate church
• pre-collegiate
• sub-collegiate

Rhymes for collegiate

• intercollegiate

Kids Definition

collegiate

adjective

col·​le·​giate kə-ˈlē-jət 

-jē-ət

1

: of or relating to a college

2

: of, relating to, or characteristic of college students

collegiate sports