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
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a group of college undergraduates
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Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
Eberly Barnes, who currently manages a writing program for undergraduates at UC San Diego, will be the guide and instructor.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
The latest statistics from the University of Michigan show DEI programs boosted first-generation undergraduate enrollment by 46 percent while documenting an increase in undergraduate Pell recipients by more than 32 percent, per the memo.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 28 Mar. 2025
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Jenna Deep is an undergraduate at Dickinson College, double majoring in archaeology and history.
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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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