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

Meanwhile, student athletes are routinely playing for two, three or four different schools during their collegiate years. —Andrew Urbaczewski, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2026

Braylon Mullins was making his collegiate debut after missing six weeks with an ankle injury of his own. —Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2026

Following her Hall of Fame collegiate career at UT Tyler, Mahomes traveled to Iceland for one professional season overseas before retiring in 2017. —Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026

Malzahn spent 13 seasons as a collegiate head coach, first at Arkansas State (2013), then at Auburn (2013-20), and finally at UCF (2021-24). —Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026

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