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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Queens' total enrollment among undergraduate and graduate students decreased just over 13% between fall 2023 and fall 2024, according to the university’s website.
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Saleen Martin, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Our university, like many in the United States, provides digital versions of a range of newspapers from around the globe, but usage statistics remain low—especially among undergraduates.
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Silverman received an undergraduate degree from New York’s Ithaca College and a law degree from Brooklyn Law School.
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International undergraduate enrollment stayed the same, with a slight increase in international freshmen, Miner said.
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Saleen Martin, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Our university, like many in the United States, provides digital versions of a range of newspapers from around the globe, but usage statistics remain low—especially among undergraduates.
—Joshua Finnell, JSTOR Daily, 1 Oct. 2025
Silverman received an undergraduate degree from New York’s Ithaca College and a law degree from Brooklyn Law School.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
International undergraduate enrollment stayed the same, with a slight increase in international freshmen, Miner said.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Undergraduate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undergraduate. Accessed 8 Oct. 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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