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

Kusturica had 10 points, five rebounds, three blocks and two steals in his collegiate debut. — Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026

Plackmeier earned All-America honors and won the 2005 Ray Guy Award as the nation’s top collegiate punter while at Wake Forest. — Rick Hoff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026

Leaving the game at the field In collegiate and professional sports, reviewing performance is routine. — Adam Annaccone, The Conversation, 6 Nov. 2026

To that end, Eaton cites ongoing litigation involving college athletes and former college athletes seeking to extend their collegiate careers, with conflicting court decisions, as evidence the topic raises debatable interpretations of the law. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 Nov. 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