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 center will also support students through research programs for undergraduates and high schoolers, plus nursing scholarships.
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Florida International University, Miami Herald, 9 June 2025
About 1,500 undergraduates were enrolled at Hartford as of the fall of 2024.
UConn already planned its first residence hall in Hartford on Pratt Street for up to 200 — to be completed by the fall of 2026.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2025
In the early 2000s, one of Ferguson’s investigative interns at Channel 5 was a Harvard University undergraduate named Pete Buttigieg.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
Her plan is to study business management with the goal of getting her undergraduate and master’s degrees within four years.
—David Chiu, People.com, 4 June 2025
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Florida International University, Miami Herald, 9 June 2025
About 1,500 undergraduates were enrolled at Hartford as of the fall of 2024.
UConn already planned its first residence hall in Hartford on Pratt Street for up to 200 — to be completed by the fall of 2026.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2025
In the early 2000s, one of Ferguson’s investigative interns at Channel 5 was a Harvard University undergraduate named Pete Buttigieg.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
Her plan is to study business management with the goal of getting her undergraduate and master’s degrees within four years.
—David Chiu, People.com, 4 June 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 18 Jun. 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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