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a person enrolled in a college or university who has not yet earned a degree
a group of college undergraduates
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Recent Examples of undergraduate
The society’s 2022 data shows that women, for example, only account for about 1 in 4 physics undergraduate degrees earned in the United States.
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Margaret Landis,
The Conversation,
18 June 2026
Truell and his future partners — Sualeh Asif, Arvid Lunnemark and Aman Sanger — were all undergraduates at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
17 June 2026
Although Lancaster University offers the only single-honors undergraduate degree in Nuclear Engineering in the United Kingdom, this project also relies heavily on the institution’s existing cybersecurity infrastructure.
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Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
17 June 2026
Founded in 1947, the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television offers undergraduate and graduate programs in film, television, theater and digital media.
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Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
16 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for undergraduate
Margaret Landis,
The Conversation,
18 June 2026
Truell and his future partners — Sualeh Asif, Arvid Lunnemark and Aman Sanger — were all undergraduates at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
17 June 2026
Although Lancaster University offers the only single-honors undergraduate degree in Nuclear Engineering in the United Kingdom, this project also relies heavily on the institution’s existing cybersecurity infrastructure.
—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
17 June 2026
Founded in 1947, the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television offers undergraduate and graduate programs in film, television, theater and digital media.
—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
16 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for undergraduate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undergraduate
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Ortega graduated from high school as an accomplished student-athlete and through his DACA status was able to earn a college degree and become a teacher.
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Some of the 32 students will head to Boston Stadium on Friday, as Norway takes on France in one of the premier contests on the entire World Cup slate to date.
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In families where mothers and fathers live together, about 56% of moms with bachelor degrees and 69% of mothers with postgraduate degrees worked full time in 2025.
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The proposed test, which the ED plans to implement by July 1st, 2026, is designed to measure the financial return on investment of postgraduate degree programs.
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For a quarter century, Jane Calvert has been on a mission shared by few scholars of the Revolutionary War era.
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Debate over the World War I-era killings, widely seen by scholars as the first genocide of the 20th century, now collides with international accusations over Israel’s conduct in Gaza.
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“Undergraduate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undergraduate. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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