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

The run ties for the longest run of Mensah’s collegiate career. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2026

Cats fans have one of the coolest arenas in collegiate athletics. — Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

And beyond the Oregon pairs, Nike is set to soon issue collegiate Air Force 1s for the University of Kentucky, University of Texas and University of Georgia. — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026

Mosley, who caught 13 passes for 255 yards and four touchdowns in his first three collegiate games, has missed USC’s past two games. — Sean Campbell, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 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