undergraduate
noun
un·der·grad·u·ate
ˌən-dər-ˈgra-jə-wət 
-ˌwāt;
-ˈgraj-wət
: a student at a college or university who has not received a first and especially a bachelor's degree
undergraduate
adjective
Examples of undergraduate in a Sentence
a group of college undergraduates
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Nearly 6,000 institutions provide federal loans, and each year, 30% to 40% of undergraduates borrow from the federal government.
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Michael Collins, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Grant, a Republican, grew up in Modesto, attended UC Berkeley for undergraduate and law degrees and raised his family in Sacramento County.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Some 90% of undergraduates with a co-signer are approved, according to College Ave
Ambition Student Mastercard®
With College Ave's Ambition Student Mastercard, on-time payments can build your credit history and cardholders get cash back on all purchases.
—Adam Palasciano, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2025
Harvard gives generous financial aid to many of its undergraduates.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 2 Aug. 2025
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Michael Collins, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Grant, a Republican, grew up in Modesto, attended UC Berkeley for undergraduate and law degrees and raised his family in Sacramento County.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Some 90% of undergraduates with a co-signer are approved, according to College Ave
Ambition Student Mastercard®
With College Ave's Ambition Student Mastercard, on-time payments can build your credit history and cardholders get cash back on all purchases.
—Adam Palasciano, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2025
Harvard gives generous financial aid to many of its undergraduates.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 2 Aug. 2025
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“Undergraduate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undergraduate. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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undergraduate
noun
un·der·grad·u·ate
ˌən-dər-ˈgraj-(ə-)wət
-ə-ˌwāt
: a student at a college or university who has not yet received a degree
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