undergrad

noun

un·​der·​grad ˈən-dər-ˌgrad How to pronounce undergrad (audio)

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Right now, the concentration of online delivery is so strong that, according to the report, just 4% of traditional undergrads (aged 18-21) were studying exclusively online, while nearly two-thirds (63%) of adult students were. Derek Newton, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025 Samuel and LaTanya first met as undergrads in college in Atlanta. Escher Walcott, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025 By the spring of 2024, almost two-thirds of Harvard undergrads were drawing on the tool at least once a week. Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 17 Aug. 2025 The 30-year-old former Washington State University criminology Ph.D. student abruptly pleaded guilty to the murders of four undergrads at the nearby University of Idaho last month – Madison Mogen, 21, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20. Michael Ruiz , Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for undergrad

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First Known Use

1827, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of undergrad was in 1827

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“Undergrad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undergrad. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.

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