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 school offers only a four-year undergraduate program, which is $24,231 for out-of-state residents, $6,497 for in-state.
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Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 June 2024
Ella Blakely, a fourth-year undergraduate student at Davis’s lab, can personally attest to the Joro’s retiring nature.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 11 June 2024
Incorporating technology into business education also appeals to undergraduates who might eventually pursue graduate degrees.
—Jon Marcus, USA TODAY, 10 June 2024
Writing Their Own Rules As an undergraduate in the early 1960s, John Moult planned to become a physicist.
—Quanta Magazine, 26 June 2024
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Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 June 2024
Ella Blakely, a fourth-year undergraduate student at Davis’s lab, can personally attest to the Joro’s retiring nature.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 11 June 2024
Incorporating technology into business education also appeals to undergraduates who might eventually pursue graduate degrees.
—Jon Marcus, USA TODAY, 10 June 2024
Writing Their Own Rules As an undergraduate in the early 1960s, John Moult planned to become a physicist.
—Quanta Magazine, 26 June 2024
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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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