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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Dinh was among 611 students who received undergraduate and graduate degrees from the campus in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
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Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
In San Francisco, Vanderbilt plans to serve about 1,000 undergraduate and graduate students and anticipates opening its campus in the city around 2027 and 2028, pending regulatory approvals.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2026
With Innovative since 2022, Cox started out in the New York office, working in the mailroom concurrent to completing her undergraduate degree.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 14 Jan. 2026
In fall 2024, UNT had about 34,200 undergraduate and 12,000 graduate students.
—Milla Surjadi, Dallas Morning News, 14 Jan. 2026
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Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
In San Francisco, Vanderbilt plans to serve about 1,000 undergraduate and graduate students and anticipates opening its campus in the city around 2027 and 2028, pending regulatory approvals.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2026
With Innovative since 2022, Cox started out in the New York office, working in the mailroom concurrent to completing her undergraduate degree.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 14 Jan. 2026
In fall 2024, UNT had about 34,200 undergraduate and 12,000 graduate students.
—Milla Surjadi, Dallas Morning News, 14 Jan. 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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