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 freshman missed his first shot, a 3-point attempt, but made a pull-up jumper along the right baseline for his first collegiate points. —Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 22 Jan. 2026

Barkate, who spent his first three collegiate seasons at Harvard, led Duke last season with 72 catches for 1,106 yards and seven touchdowns. —Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2026

Chambliss desire to return to college rather than enter the NFL continues a trend in the NIL/transfer portal era where players are deciding to extend their collegiate careers rather than enter the draft. —Dj Siddiqi, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026

Lewis spent the first two years of his collegiate career at Chaffey College, a junior college in Rancho Cucamonga, California. —Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 21 Jan. 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