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

Recent Examples on the Web

How Pantzer fell in love with Turner The Indianapolis art collector traced his love of Turner to a single moment in 1914 — the day when the Harvard University undergraduate sat in a lecture about the artist. —Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 26 Sep. 2025

This fall’s enrollment of undergraduate and graduate students at theCollege of Computing and Informatics is 4,520 and The Lee College of Engineering is 4,168. —Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2025

Those that came with an undergraduate degree in computer science to thrive, persist, and graduate with a master's and go work in industry. —Laura Isensee, Scientific American, 25 Sep. 2025

Ave Maria University, a unique institution offering undergraduate and graduate programs that add a cultural and intellectual layer to the fabric of Ave Maria. —Ave Maria Development, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1630, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for undergraduate

• graduate
• postgraduate

Kids Definition

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