collegiate

adjective

col·​le·​giate kə-ˈlē-jət 

-jē-ət

1

: of or relating to a collegiate church

a collegiate pastor

2

: of, relating to, or comprising a college

collegiate campuses

collegiate mascots

3

: collegial sense 2

4

: designed for or characteristic of college students

collegiate athletics

collegiate organizations

collegiate student housing

collegiately adverb

Examples of collegiate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

McMillan's path to the collegiate level came after experiencing unprecedented success at the high school level in the state of Alabama. —Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025

Donaldson was a four-star recruit in football coming out of high school and has one year of collegiate eligibility remaining. —Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025

More than 20 states, including Illinois, passed laws requiring athletes to disclose their deals after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled four years ago that collegiate competitors have the right to make money. —Stacy St. Clair, ProPublica, 4 Apr. 2025

Caitlin Clark didn’t win a title at Iowa after falling in the championship game of each of her final two collegiate campaigns. —Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 3 Apr. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin collegiatus, from Latin collegium

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing collegiate

• collegiate church
• pre-collegiate
• sub-collegiate

Rhymes for collegiate

• intercollegiate

Kids Definition

collegiate

adjective

col·​le·​giate kə-ˈlē-jət 

-jē-ət

1

: of or relating to a college

2

: of, relating to, or characteristic of college students

collegiate sports