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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Corrigan earned her undergraduate degree in English from Fordhamin 1977 before going on to complete master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Pennsylvania.
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William Earl, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026
That wasn’t always true in my experience as an undergraduate, but Duke was, in every sense, a rich kids’ school.
—Elizabeth Spiers, Vanity Fair, 29 Apr. 2026
Oral exams are not traditionally part of the modern American undergraduate system, unlike certain European universities.
—Jocelyn Gecker, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Gonzalez Rogers got her undergraduate degree from Princeton University in 1987, and her law degree from the University of Texas in 1991.
—Ashley Capoot,ari Levy, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026
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William Earl, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026
That wasn’t always true in my experience as an undergraduate, but Duke was, in every sense, a rich kids’ school.
—Elizabeth Spiers, Vanity Fair, 29 Apr. 2026
Oral exams are not traditionally part of the modern American undergraduate system, unlike certain European universities.
—Jocelyn Gecker, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Gonzalez Rogers got her undergraduate degree from Princeton University in 1987, and her law degree from the University of Texas in 1991.
—Ashley Capoot,ari Levy, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026
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“Undergraduate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undergraduate. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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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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