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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Many young Americans are opting for alternatives like community colleges, where new undergraduate registrations eclipsed those at four-year colleges last fall.
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Tristan Bove, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
Of the current Emory undergraduates who are residents of the state, 95% of them were using HOPE or Zell Miller to help pay for school.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
Among the programs being cut is Bridges to Baccalaureate, which provided undergraduate research opportunities and transfer student mentoring for Latino and low-income students in the behavioral and social sciences, and one called Destino that helped prepare STEM students for the workforce.
—Olivia Sanchez, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Fiddelke, 49, is a native of Manchester in northeast Iowa with an undergraduate degree from the University of Iowa and definitely is not a stranger to the state.
—Kevin Baskins, Des Moines Register, 3 Feb. 2026
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Tristan Bove, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
Of the current Emory undergraduates who are residents of the state, 95% of them were using HOPE or Zell Miller to help pay for school.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
Among the programs being cut is Bridges to Baccalaureate, which provided undergraduate research opportunities and transfer student mentoring for Latino and low-income students in the behavioral and social sciences, and one called Destino that helped prepare STEM students for the workforce.
—Olivia Sanchez, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Fiddelke, 49, is a native of Manchester in northeast Iowa with an undergraduate degree from the University of Iowa and definitely is not a stranger to the state.
—Kevin Baskins, Des Moines Register, 3 Feb. 2026
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 11 Feb. 2026.
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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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