UNDERGRADUATES Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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nonstudents

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Recent Examples of undergraduates 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 Nationally, more than 30 percent of undergraduates receive Pell Grants, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. —

Marvin Krislov, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026 Annual tuition for undergraduates is about $19,600 for California residents and $57,200 for non-residents. —

Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 25 May 2026 More than 60% of all grades awarded to undergraduates in recent years were in the A range, according to university data cited by faculty members who supported the measure. —

Leah Willingham, Fortune, 20 May 2026 More than half of the undergraduates at the University of Alabama, for instance, are not from Alabama. —

Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 19 May 2026 The Seattle campus of the University of Washington has about 36,000 undergraduates, who study under a quarter system that wraps up its spring classes relatively late in the academic year. —

Erick Mendoza, NBC news, 14 May 2026 More than 52,000 students, including over 36,000 undergraduates, were enrolled at the university's Seattle campus for the 2025 to 2026 school year, according to the school's website. —

Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 12 May 2026 This is the highest academic honor for undergraduates. —

Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for undergraduates

Noun

Ednar Dayanghirang, director of the Office of Civil Defense in a nearby southern region, said more than 100 students attending morning flag-raising ceremonies sustained bruises and some fainted in panic at different elementary and high schools.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
In California, the cost of educating disabled students is nearly triple the cost of educating students without disabilities.

— Rachel Fobar, Daily News, 7 June 2026