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

Caratini competed on the junior circuit before pursuing a collegiate career at Georgia Gwinnett College. — Kaitlyn Harvey, AJC.com, 23 June 2026

Before entering broadcasting, Cohn played collegiate ice hockey as a goaltender at SUNY Oswego. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026

Ortolano went on to land herself a spot on the Providence College women's soccer team, according to her collegiate athlete bio. — Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 19 June 2026

Ricard finished her collegiate softball career by leading BU to its fourth straight Patriot League title and finishing as the league’s all-time strikeouts leader. — Kansas City Star, 18 June 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