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

Senior Hawaii transfer Luke Weaver enters training camp with the most collegiate experience. — Haddy Barghouti, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026

Prior to his time in Morgantown, Mulbah played at Penn State for the first three seasons of his collegiate career, racking up four total tackles. — Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026

Wildly enough, this would be the fourth time Brady hit the bench during a game against Brees in their collegiate and professional careers. — Larry Holder, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

However, athletes who graduated high school in 2022 and who have completed their collegiate experience aren’t beneficiaries. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 1 Aug. 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