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

Jefferson-Wooden’s collegiate career at Coastal Carolina University built the foundation for this meteoric rise, including an NCAA Indoor 60-meter championship in 2022. —Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 3 Aug. 2025

Even the band’s look — blue denim, plain T-shirts, collegiate banners — was faded. —Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2025

Their teammates were more than willing to fill the void, especially when the questions centered on Washington’s comfort level even before the formal start of his collegiate career. —Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 1 Aug. 2025

From afar, the drill makes Carter look like Darth Vader — a character he’s long embraced with Vader’s name sometimes written on his eye black during his collegiate tenure at Penn State. —Charlotte Carroll, New York Times, 30 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