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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 undergraduates
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
Goldman Sachs’ Pierfrancesco Mei believes this is evidence that undergraduates are changing their behavior to avoid career paths most easily destroyed by AI.
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Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
The center offers first-year seminars for new students and a yearlong, co-curricular residential program for undergraduates that helps people learn to be open-minded, recognize personal cognitive biases and work collaboratively with others even if there are disagreements, according to its website.
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Kate Perez,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
The admissions process for first-year undergraduates at the University of California may get a major overhaul.
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Tarini Mehta,
Sacbee.com,
11 June 2026
Some flagship state universities might also expand, whether by absorbing struggling campuses in their network or by adding more spots for undergraduates.
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Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
9 June 2026
In Scotland, the University of Edinburgh uses current undergraduates to guide campus tours.
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Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2026
Nearly 70% and just over 75% of the undergraduates at the University of Louisville and the University of Kentucky, respectively, identify as white.
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Heather McCambly,
The Conversation,
8 June 2026
Casting actors who are well past college age to play fictional undergraduates is nothing new, but the near-decade between Bright and co-star Belmont Cameli has stirred up fans and even commanded a response from one of the show’s stars.
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Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
28 May 2026
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
17 June 2026
Goldman Sachs’ Pierfrancesco Mei believes this is evidence that undergraduates are changing their behavior to avoid career paths most easily destroyed by AI.
—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
The center offers first-year seminars for new students and a yearlong, co-curricular residential program for undergraduates that helps people learn to be open-minded, recognize personal cognitive biases and work collaboratively with others even if there are disagreements, according to its website.
—
Kate Perez,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
The admissions process for first-year undergraduates at the University of California may get a major overhaul.
—
Tarini Mehta,
Sacbee.com,
11 June 2026
Some flagship state universities might also expand, whether by absorbing struggling campuses in their network or by adding more spots for undergraduates.
—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
9 June 2026
In Scotland, the University of Edinburgh uses current undergraduates to guide campus tours.
—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2026
Nearly 70% and just over 75% of the undergraduates at the University of Louisville and the University of Kentucky, respectively, identify as white.
—
Heather McCambly,
The Conversation,
8 June 2026
Casting actors who are well past college age to play fictional undergraduates is nothing new, but the near-decade between Bright and co-star Belmont Cameli has stirred up fans and even commanded a response from one of the show’s stars.
—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undergraduates
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The annual cap for graduate students is $20,500, with a total cap of $100,000.
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Also, the Grad PLUS loan, which allowed professional and graduate students to borrow up to cost of attendance, will be eliminated.
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The manuscript, a treatise of Epicurean philosophy also likely written by Philodemus, was entirely unknown to scholars before the Challenge.
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Electronic dance music scholars have noted that countercultural scenes have shifted into a global industry, reshaping or erasing local meanings in favor of commercialization.
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