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

What about Bremner’s collegiate record – 5-4 in 14 starts this past season? —Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 14 July 2025

Friday night’s exhibition features 50 collegiate ballplayers, showcasing their talents to a crowd of fans, alumni and MLB scouts. —Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 11 July 2025

After the season, the awards piled in; Gibson was named the MaxPreps National Player of the Year and the Star-Telegram Player of the Year. Gibson, who turned 18 on May 22, is now preparing for his first collegiate season. —Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 July 2025

By his fourth collegiate season, the Russellville native was a First Team All-Central Region level talent. —Tony East, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025

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