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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The cost to attend CU Boulder for an in-state undergraduate is about $35,000 a year — including tuition, room and board, and books — before any scholarships or financial aid are applied.
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Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, 18 Jan. 2025
Roughly 13,000 students, including about 9,000 undergraduates, attend school on the 1,265-acre campus.
—Lauren Merola, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
Several undergraduates on campus reported seeing ash around their dorm buildings and smoke inside residence halls early last week before conditions cleared up.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
But the school canceled undergraduate classes on Thursday and Friday, while graduate courses had remote learning.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
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Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, 18 Jan. 2025
Roughly 13,000 students, including about 9,000 undergraduates, attend school on the 1,265-acre campus.
—Lauren Merola, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
Several undergraduates on campus reported seeing ash around their dorm buildings and smoke inside residence halls early last week before conditions cleared up.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
But the school canceled undergraduate classes on Thursday and Friday, while graduate courses had remote learning.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 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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