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 former Texas standout’s collegiate career ended rather unfortunately with an 82-yard strip-and-score courtesy of his former Ohio State roommate Jack Sawyer in the Cotton Bowl. —Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025

Florida center Olivier Rioux made history during the team’s 102-61 victory over Saint Francis on Wednesday night when the world’s tallest teen recorded his first collegiate field goal in the final minutes of the game. —Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 18 Dec. 2025

Minshew bounced around during his collegiate career, transferring from multiple schools before setting records at Washington State in 2018. —Kansas City Star, 15 Dec. 2025

Despite having just teamed up in June, an eclectic collection of modern collegiate journeymen replacing almost the entirety of last season’s roster. —Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 15 Dec. 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