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

Lackey was named the 2026 Johnny Bench Award winner as the best collegiate catcher in Division I on Tuesday. —Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 10 June 2026

An avid golfer, Kai recently graduated from The Benjamin School, a private school in North Palm Beach, and is expected to play collegiate golf at the University of Miami for the 2026-27 season. —Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 9 June 2026

Although there are important legal caveats, Monday’s ruling for Sorsby could incentivize other college athletes who the NCAA seeks to punish for gambling to borrow Sorsby’s playbook and sue the collegiate governing body. —Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 June 2026

Pulisic’s parents, former collegiate soccer stars Kelley and Mark Pulisic, will be among those watching proudly from the sidelines when the USMNT kicks off their World Cup run later this month. —Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 8 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