undergrad

noun un·der·grad \ ˈən-dər-ˌgrad \

Definition of undergrad

:undergraduate

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Recent Examples of undergrad from the Web

The two met during their senior year at NYU as the only two undergrads in a master’s level computer-programming class.

— christine whitney, The Cut, "The Designers Who Love Simplicity and Hate Stilettos," 16 Aug. 2017
The image of those dripping breasts may not be the best advertisement for freedom of association, but plenty of Harvard undergrads of both genders clustered around it to join the fun.

— john sedgwick, Vanities, "What’s Really Behind the Civil War to End Harvard’s Fraternities?," 9 Aug. 2017
The founding faculty sought to break away from Berkeley’s tendency to treat undergrads as numbers and envisioned 12 distinctive undergraduate colleges with about 3,000 students each.

— roger showley, sandiegouniontribune.com, "UCSD 6th College returns to campus roots," 8 Aug. 2017
If international student enrollment had declined, that could have affected the UW’s budget because students from outside Washington pay more than three times what a state undergrad pays in tuition.

— katherine long, The Seattle Times, "Surprising number of international, in-state students enroll at UW," 13 July 2017
The scholarships will be awarded each spring, and high school juniors and seniors as well as college undergrads who are enrolled full-time are eligible for it.

— tom green, AL.com, "Lutzie 43 Foundation grows as Philip Lutzenkirchen's family moves forward," 29 June 2017
One possible change that could be proposed is for a graduate student's scholarship count double to that of an undergrad.

— creg stephenson, AL.com, "NCAA could look at altering rules regarding transfers, scholarship releases," 28 June 2017
A study of 1,600 Harvard undergrads found that social support was a far better predictor of happiness than GPA, family income, SAT score, age, gender or race.

— laura johnston, cleveland.com, "Why childhood friends matter: Multitasking Moms and Dads," 25 June 2017
The school will begin admitting male undergrads starting in 2018.

— kevin vellturo, courant.com, "5 Things To Know Thursday," 14 June 2017

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