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

Out of the quarterbacks who were selected in this year’s draft, only Carson Beck, who the Cardinals chose in the third round, had more starts [43] at the collegiate level. —Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 11 May 2026

Vitello might have wished that the Giants were playing under collegiate rules Saturday night. —Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 10 May 2026

Last month, Chiles ended her collegiate career by winning the NCAA floor exercise title, the second in her career. —Marquise Francis, NBC news, 9 May 2026

The largest collegiate regatta in the United States is back again on the Cooper River in Camden County, New Jersey. —Wakisha Bailey, CBS News, 8 May 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