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

Johnson accomplished it all despite taking about a decade off from coaching to watch his sons Bret and Rob play as collegiate and professional quarterbacks. —Dan Albano, Oc Register, 12 Mar. 2026

Miles turned down being a top-three pick in the WNBA draft to spend her final collegiate season in Fort Worth. —Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Mar. 2026

Another collegiate player the Wave brought in was defender Mimi Van Zanten, a two-time national champion with Florida State. —Fernando Ramirez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026

Following his sophomore year, Jax played for the Eau Claire Express, a collegiate summer team based in Wisconsin. —Troy Renck, Denver Post, 10 Mar. 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