undergraduate
noun
un·der·grad·u·ate
ˌən-dər-ˈgra-jə-wət 
-ˌwāt;
-ˈgraj-wət
: a student at a college or university who has not received a first and especially a bachelor's degree
undergraduate
adjective
Examples of undergraduate in a Sentence
a group of college undergraduates
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The Board of Regents has officially approved a tuition increase for the 2026-2027 academic year, marking what could be the second price hike for many current undergraduates.
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The school said the timing of the closure will allow current undergraduates at the small liberal arts school in western Massachusetts to complete their education at Hampshire or a partner institution.
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Community colleges alone enroll roughly 41% of all undergraduates in the United States.
—Jeff Raikes, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
Only about 16 percent of undergraduates ages 15 to 23 took classes for their entire degree fully online in 2019–20, the most recent numbers available from the Department of Education.
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La'tasha Givens, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
The school said the timing of the closure will allow current undergraduates at the small liberal arts school in western Massachusetts to complete their education at Hampshire or a partner institution.
—Leah Willingham, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Community colleges alone enroll roughly 41% of all undergraduates in the United States.
—Jeff Raikes, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
Only about 16 percent of undergraduates ages 15 to 23 took classes for their entire degree fully online in 2019–20, the most recent numbers available from the Department of Education.
—Jeffrey Selingo, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2026
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undergraduate
noun
un·der·grad·u·ate
ˌən-dər-ˈgraj-(ə-)wət
-ə-ˌwāt
: a student at a college or university who has not yet received a degree
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