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

Kundrat, who was also a receiver for the Porters’ football team the last two seasons, grew up dreaming of playing collegiate and professional hockey. —Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026

Quinonez had never played American basketball before arriving at UConn after five years competing for a professional team in Italy, so the young forward has the potential to develop into a true star during her second collegiate season. —Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2026

Lawrence, who’s 6-foot-4, 253 pounds, played his entire collegiate career at UCF. —Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 9 Apr. 2026

Jere Morehead’s passion is leading the University of Georgia, but the UGA president is also embracing the purpose of serving collegiate athletics as a whole. —Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 8 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