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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Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 11 June 2026
But, says Gunnar Hartmann, an undergraduate majoring in biogeoscience at the University of Koblenz in Germany, another population of the ibises was found living in Syria and Morocco a century ago.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 11 June 2026
Sofia Montrone is as an adjunct assistant professor in Columbia’s undergraduate writing program, and formerly served as editor-in-chief of The Columbia Review and the director of Columbia Artist/Teachers.
—Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
The school began offering online courses in 2020, with undergraduate and graduate degrees to prepare students for ministry leadership through its partnerships with accredited institutions.
—Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 June 2026
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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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