postgraduate

adjective

post·grad·u·ate | \ˌpōs(t)-ˈgra-jə-wət,

-ˌwāt, -ˈgraj-wət\

Definition of postgraduate

(Entry 1 of 2)

: of, relating to, or engaged in formal studies after graduation : graduate

postgraduate

noun

Definition of postgraduate (Entry 2 of 2)

: a student continuing formal education after graduation from high school or college

Examples of postgraduate in a Sentence

Adjective

After college, she spent her first postgraduate year studying abroad.

Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective

The Rhodes scholarships finance up to four years of postgraduate study at Oxford. — Richard PÉrez-peÑa, New York Times, "Rhodes Scholarships Go Global as Students From Anywhere Now Qualify," 19 Feb. 2018 Americans with postgraduate degrees overwhelmingly vote Democratic. — The Economist, "The L wordWho is a Democrat?," 12 July 2018 That map says a lot about the dispersal of postgraduate Chinese immigrants across the country—in each of these cities Chen has teamed up with former schoolmates, many of whom are hanging on to their day jobs. — Mike Sula, Chicago Reader, "All hail Hunanese dry hot pot at Sizzling Pot King," 5 July 2018 As dean, Mosqueda will oversee more than 4,150 full-time and voluntary faculty members who educate 800 medical students and 1,000 others pursuing graduate and postgraduate degrees. — Susan Abram, Washington Post, "First Female Dean ‘A Sea Of Change’ At USC’s Scandal-Plagued Medical School," 20 June 2018 The figure for those with postgraduate degrees is 45%. — The Economist, "Occupational licensing blunts competition and boosts inequality," 17 Feb. 2018 Gib teaches postgraduate epidemiology at the University of New Hampshire in Manchester. — Abdi Nor Iftin, BostonGlobe.com, "From war-torn Somalia to Maine: An immigrant’s story of hope," 23 May 2018 Currently, women receive the majority of high school, associate's, college and postgraduate degrees. — Eugene Scott, Washington Post, "Trump administration counts Gina Haspel taking CIA top job as battle won in the ‘war on women’," 22 May 2018 Anfernee Simons, a 6-foot-4 guard making the leap from a postgraduate high school year to the NBA, did not scrimmage Thursday and remains a mystery to the franchises considering taking him with a first-round pick. — Gary Bedore, kansascity, "Azubuike scores 13 points in NBA Combine game; Svi cools off with just one bucket | The Kansas City Star," 18 May 2018

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

So, applying her postgraduate degree in sports marketing from USC, Hill established the California State Games in San Diego, and she’s been spearheading it ever since. — Glae Thien, sandiegouniontribune.com, "San Diego's Cal State Games turning 30," 12 July 2018 To attract the most highly skilled, Mr Piñera announced a new visa for postgraduates from the world’s top 200 universities. — The Economist, "Chile gives immigrants a wary welcome," 12 Apr. 2018 Becoming a doctor takes a four-year undergraduate degree, a four-year postgraduate degree, and then a multi-year medical residency. — The Economist, "Occupational licensing blunts competition and boosts inequality," 17 Feb. 2018 The Kennedy Memorial Trust, established by the British government, awards scholarships for British postgraduates attending either Harvard or M.I.T. — Julie Miller, HWD, "The Crown: What Really Happened When Queen Elizabeth Met John and Jackie Kennedy," 8 Dec. 2017 In China, 1,086 North Korean postgraduates studied in 2015, the last year for which official data are available, according to a Chinese Ministry of Education publication, up from 354 in 2009. — Alastair Gale, WSJ, "Behind North Korea’s Nuclear Advance: Scientists Who Bring Technology Home," 6 Sep. 2017 Around the same time in Illinois, a young postgraduate sociology student at the University of Chicago named Paul Campisi saw growing unease in the Italian-American community. — David A. Taylor, Smithsonian, "During World War II, the U.S. Saw Italian-Americans as a Threat to Homeland Security," 2 Feb. 2017 Around the same time in Illinois, a young postgraduate sociology student at the University of Chicago named Paul Campisi saw growing unease in the Italian-American community. — David A. Taylor, Smithsonian, "During World War II, the U.S. Saw Italian-Americans as a Threat to Homeland Security," 2 Feb. 2017 Murray Hill, long known as a go-to rental area for postgraduates, is going through some growing pains. — Kaya Laterman, New York Times, "New High-End Rentals and Condos Coming to Murray Hill," 10 Feb. 2017

These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'postgraduate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.