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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International students make up 18% of undergraduates at U. of C., and 32% of the total student body, according to the bond documents.
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Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2025
By current standards, parents of dependent undergraduates can also borrow up to the full cost of attendance each year.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 16 July 2025
Williams grew interested in the relationship between space and time as an undergraduate but never found an opportunity to work on it until last year.
—Ben Brubaker, Wired News, 13 July 2025
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona reviewed the 48% of its undergraduates who get Pell Grants and found many take between 12 and 14 credits a semester, says Jessica Wagoner, senior associate vice president for enrollment management and services.
—Fiona Riley, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
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Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2025
By current standards, parents of dependent undergraduates can also borrow up to the full cost of attendance each year.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 16 July 2025
Williams grew interested in the relationship between space and time as an undergraduate but never found an opportunity to work on it until last year.
—Ben Brubaker, Wired News, 13 July 2025
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona reviewed the 48% of its undergraduates who get Pell Grants and found many take between 12 and 14 credits a semester, says Jessica Wagoner, senior associate vice president for enrollment management and services.
—Fiona Riley, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
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“Undergraduate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undergraduate. Accessed 30 Jul. 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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