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

New ownership has brought investment and a collegiate approach. —George Caulkin, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025

In collegiate sports, the bond between player and coach is often enduringly strong – much more so than at the professional level. —Patrick Snell, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025

The California native started his collegiate career at Arizona before playing one season each at Michigan State and Houston Christian. —Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025

The clothes were a wearable mix of collegiate and nautical influences with an upscale preppy twist. —Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025

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