undergrad

noun

un·​der·​grad ˈən-dər-ˌgrad How to pronounce undergrad (audio)
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The issue is so entrenched that even college professors are complaining that undergrads are barely able to get through the basic reading they’re assigned. Frank Landymore, Futurism, 1 July 2026 That will be limited to $20,000 per year or $65,000 over the lifetime of the undergrad program for that student. Mekialaya White, CBS News, 30 June 2026 Curry was an undergrad at the University of Texas at Arlington and a graduate of the University of Houston Law Center. Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026 His father Andrew, who died in 2021, was a neurosurgeon who went to Harvard for undergrad and medical school, and also earned a neurobiology PhD from MIT. Sean Gregory, Time, 10 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for undergrad

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First Known Use

1827, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of undergrad was in 1827

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“Undergrad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undergrad. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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