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 Nigerian team, representing the best of African basketball, is a squad of players ranging from overseas veterans to players still competing at the collegiate level. —Pj Green april 28, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2026

The 6-5, 242-pound Daniels started his collegiate career at safety. —Josh Kendall, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026

Tanoa Togiai - Signed with the Washington Commanders Offensive lineman Tanoa Togiai is a 2020 Rigby High School graduate who spent his collegiate career playing for the University of Utah. —Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 27 Apr. 2026

Smith had 969 rushing yards and nine touchdowns in 48 collegiate games between the Aggies and Cardinal. —Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026

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