Synonyms of undergraduates

undergraduates

noun

plural of undergraduate

as in students

a person enrolled in a college or university who has not yet earned a degree

a group of college undergraduates

Related Words

• students
• scholars
• postgraduates
• pupils
• freshmen
• readers
• collegians
• coeds
• schoolchildren
• sophomores
• undergrads
• juniors
• schoolboys
• day students
• schoolgirls
• kindergartners
• schoolfellows
• studiers
• schoolmates
• preppies
• upperclassmen
• high schoolers
• underclassmen
• seniors
• middlers
• middle schoolers
• exchange students

Dissimilar Words

• nonstudents

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of undergraduates

One study in Brazil determined that undergraduates who used AI for studying performed significantly worse on a surprise test than those who studied without AI. — Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

In a study now under review, our team examined 15 years of responses from more than 10,000 public university undergraduates in New York state between 2011 and 2026. — Ann M. Merriwether, The Conversation, 7 July 2026

More than a third of UC undergraduates are low-income students. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026

Parent borrowing for their undergraduates will also be restricted to $20,000 per student per year, with a lifetime limit of $65,000. — Jeffrey Selingo, Time, 2 July 2026

Some institutions limit the program to entering students, where the reading involves their first collegiate experience of academic socialization, but at other institutions, all undergraduates are involved. — Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Even at Yale, the humanities were hemorrhaging undergraduates. — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026

The institute, anchored in UC Berkeley’s Charles and Louise Travers Department of Political Science, plans to reach 500 students a year via an eventual dozen or more course offerings open to undergraduates across majors. — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026

As undergraduates, Loyola students take their learning on the road. — Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 28 June 2026