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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Between 2021 and 2025, over 12,000 undergraduate programs were cut and 10,000 new ones introduced, affecting more than 30% of the country's university courses.
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Anna Esaki-Smith,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Whitehead wanted to write, but workshops rejected him and the cliquish undergraduate literary scene put him off.
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Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
The University of Vermont is planning a $12 million budget deficit next fiscal year, the school announced last month after reporting a 15% drop in freshman undergraduate enrollment.
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Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
20 June 2026
More than 2 million students across India took this year’s NEET undergraduate exam, the fiercely competitive gateway to India’s medical schools.
—
Mithil Aggarwal,
NBC news,
20 June 2026
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Anna Esaki-Smith,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Whitehead wanted to write, but workshops rejected him and the cliquish undergraduate literary scene put him off.
—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
The University of Vermont is planning a $12 million budget deficit next fiscal year, the school announced last month after reporting a 15% drop in freshman undergraduate enrollment.
—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
20 June 2026
More than 2 million students across India took this year’s NEET undergraduate exam, the fiercely competitive gateway to India’s medical schools.
—
Mithil Aggarwal,
NBC news,
20 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for undergraduate
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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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