undergrad

noun

un·​der·​grad ˈən-dər-ˌgrad 

: undergraduate

Examples of undergrad in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As an undergrad, Miller began doing research at CERN, an international physics laboratory near Geneva that was founded after World War II to facilitate ambitious experiments and build bridges between countries that had recently been adversaries. — Lisa Song, CNN Money, 28 July 2026

There’s a scene in my book The Adjunct in which my main character attends a party at a fancy college where undergrads are discussing Freud. — Literary Hub, 27 July 2026

There are 26 fraternities and sororities at Stanford, and students in them represent about 25% of the university’s roughly 7,300 undergrads. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 27 July 2026

Just over 98% of all graduates go immediately on to a job or to further their education, and 88% of undergrads finish their degrees in four years or less. — Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1827, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for undergrad

• cephalad
• galahad
• ironclad
• libertad
• ad
• add
• bad
• brad
• cad
• clad
• dad
• fad