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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The childhood friends started their companies as undergraduates at Providence College and Clemson University respectively.
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Royal College of Music More than 900 students from more than 50 countries populate RCM’s campus in South Kensington opposite Royal Albert Hall, studying at the undergraduate, master’s or doctoral level.
—Jeff Bond, HollywoodReporter, 25 Nov. 2025
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Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025
In a separate study, undergraduate student Levi Hancock utilized ptycho-tomography to image a single pillar of TPP foam just 10 microns wide.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 27 Nov. 2025
The childhood friends started their companies as undergraduates at Providence College and Clemson University respectively.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 26 Nov. 2025
Royal College of Music More than 900 students from more than 50 countries populate RCM’s campus in South Kensington opposite Royal Albert Hall, studying at the undergraduate, master’s or doctoral level.
—Jeff Bond, HollywoodReporter, 25 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for undergraduate
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“Undergraduate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undergraduate. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.
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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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