undergrad

noun

un·​der·​grad ˈən-dər-ˌgrad How to pronounce undergrad (audio)

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According to a 2019 overview of 10 years of enrollment data, Latinx undergrads comprise 24.8% of all UC undergraduate enrollment, an 89.8% increase from fall 2009. Taryn Palumbo, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025 At least 43 undergrad programs will be suspended at IU Bloomington alone, with the plan to either eliminate them altogether or merge them with other degrees. Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025 Tuition for the undergrad program is about $34,000 and about the same for its MFA acting program, with more for other concentrations. Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 23 June 2025 Willy also studied alongside John Hawkes and Archibald MacLeish, and won a prize for the best writing by a Harvard undergrad, but was otherwise a terrible student, and failed almost every class except his fiction workshops. Benjamin Hale june 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025 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 23 Jul. 2025.

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