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

Smith was a tremendous collegiate defender but struggled early on in his NBA career before turning it around. —Sam Vecenie, New York Times, 19 June 2025

The festival began in January with the Gospel Choir Invitational, a free choral competition where 25 collegiate, community and church choirs competed for a grand prize. —Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 19 June 2025

Now, Daniels approaches his final collegiate season with NFL aspirations after deciding to return to Kansas in December. —Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2025

But that ascension was supposed to be a patient process to allow Van Lith — who played two-guard for most of her collegiate career — ample time to adjust to the rigors of running the point in the WNBA. —Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 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