undergraduate
noun
un·der·grad·u·ate
ˌən-dər-ˈgra-jə-wət 
-ˌwāt;
-ˈgraj-wət
: a student at a college or university who has not received a first and especially a bachelor's degree
undergraduate
adjective
Examples of undergraduate in a Sentence
a group of college undergraduates
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As a Harvard undergraduate, Souter dated a young woman and spoke of marrying her.
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David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
If a large public university is more your speed, consider the University of Kentucky, which enrolls nearly 24,000 undergraduates at its campus in Lexington.
—Emma Whitford, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
The afternoon commencement address to undergraduates will be given by President Lawrence P. Ward.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 7 May 2025
The recipients are Joshua Cleary, third-year undergraduate at the University of Roehampton, who was awarded £3,000, and Meera Mistry, postgraduate alumna of the University of Roehampton, who was awarded £2,000.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 6 May 2025
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David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
If a large public university is more your speed, consider the University of Kentucky, which enrolls nearly 24,000 undergraduates at its campus in Lexington.
—Emma Whitford, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
The afternoon commencement address to undergraduates will be given by President Lawrence P. Ward.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 7 May 2025
The recipients are Joshua Cleary, third-year undergraduate at the University of Roehampton, who was awarded £3,000, and Meera Mistry, postgraduate alumna of the University of Roehampton, who was awarded £2,000.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 6 May 2025
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“Undergraduate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undergraduate. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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undergraduate
noun
un·der·grad·u·ate
ˌən-dər-ˈgraj-(ə-)wət
-ə-ˌwāt
: a student at a college or university who has not yet received a degree
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