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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Sleepless Nights Since his time as an undergraduate, Koymans had been thinking about Hilbert’s 10th problem.
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There is about a one-to-one ratio of undergraduates to administrative staffers at the university.
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Norberg was one of 539 undergraduates named to the President’s List for earning a semester GPA of 3.9 or higher.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
Dickson said within the two years the school will be producing 250 undergraduates per year in UConn’s four-year traditional program.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 24 Feb. 2025
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Joseph Howlett, WIRED, 9 Mar. 2025
There is about a one-to-one ratio of undergraduates to administrative staffers at the university.
—Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Norberg was one of 539 undergraduates named to the President’s List for earning a semester GPA of 3.9 or higher.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
Dickson said within the two years the school will be producing 250 undergraduates per year in UConn’s four-year traditional program.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 24 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for undergraduate
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“Undergraduate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undergraduate. Accessed 14 Mar. 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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