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

After posting a 1,000-yard season in his final collegiate season at Tulsa, Richardson earned the intrigue from the Cowboys to throw him into the mix in the position room. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026

For golf lovers, the 18-hole Twin Warriors Golf Club attracts national collegiate and professional tournaments. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 July 2026

High Street leaned heavily collegiate, lined with pizza parlors, student bars, and familiar franchised food chains. — Rafael Pena, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2026

McCaffery, the son of former Iowa men's head coach Fran McCaffery, played basketball for the Hawkeyes while Clark was setting collegiate records there. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 July 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