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

Recently fired New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll, who has had significant success at both the pro and collegiate levels in a variety of roles. —Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025

The coat featured cream leather sleeves and several collegiate-style patches in shades of yellow and navy blue attached. —Tara Larson, Footwear News, 26 Nov. 2025

Yes, there are collegiate fishing teams. —Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2025

Yet meanwhile, up in BoCo, Coach Prime is heading into a tussle with Kansas State (5-6) on Saturday with a 7-12 mark as a collegiate coach in games in which his son isn’t his starting signal-caller. —Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 26 Nov. 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