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

After years of working and supporting both her husband's and son's collegiate careers, Ellis realized her own dream and earned her bachelor's degree in criminal justice. —Rachel Raposas, People.com, 14 May 2025

As a defender, Miranda didn't get many opportunities to score, but her first one of her collegiate career came at the perfect time. —Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025

Somewhere, ex-Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim had to be proud, as the Nuggets used a popular (and basic) collegiate defense to render the best scorer in the NBA completely helpless on his home floor. —Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 13 May 2025

Regarding Dunne’s selection, Sports Illustrated credits her landmark achievements in collegiate name, image, and likeness (NIL). —Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 13 May 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