as in student
a person enrolled in a college or university who has not yet earned a degree
a group of college undergraduates
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Recent Examples of undergraduate
As of 2018, philosophy undergraduate degree holders score higher than any other major on the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE), a standardized test used in many disciplines to assess applicants to graduate programs.
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Theodore McDarrah, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
The state’s community colleges were to offer open-access undergraduate classes, associate degrees for transfer, and vocational training.
—Edsource, Oc Register, 21 May 2025
Regional universities Of all undergraduates who attend public, four-year institutions, roughly 70% enroll in regional institutions.
—Amy Li, The Conversation, 16 May 2025
As undergraduates at the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, Lee Ray Sheng and Ye Anran joined forces in 2020 to launch Raydy Beehoon, a rice noodles business operated out of the campus canteen.
—Cat Wang, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
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Theodore McDarrah, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
The state’s community colleges were to offer open-access undergraduate classes, associate degrees for transfer, and vocational training.
—Edsource, Oc Register, 21 May 2025
Regional universities Of all undergraduates who attend public, four-year institutions, roughly 70% enroll in regional institutions.
—Amy Li, The Conversation, 16 May 2025
As undergraduates at the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, Lee Ray Sheng and Ye Anran joined forces in 2020 to launch Raydy Beehoon, a rice noodles business operated out of the campus canteen.
—Cat Wang, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undergraduate
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And with 66 colleges/universities available, there’s something for just about every student.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
3 June 2025
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The Department of Homeland Security terminated nearly $3 million in grants to Harvard after the university defied a list of demands that included discontinuing its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, reforming student discipline policies and implementing a mask ban.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 June 2025
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The answer here is similar to the explanation of why philosophy majors score higher on postgraduate entrance exams than any other major.—
Theodore McDarrah,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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UConn said Monday that the federal government had revoked the visas of 13 members of its university community, including 12 students and one in a postgraduate professional program.—
Kels Dayton,
Hartford Courant,
14 Apr. 2025
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We are fully committed to maintaining Harvard's ability to host our international students and scholars, who hail from more than 140 countries and enrich the University—and this nation—immeasurably.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 May 2025
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If these global scholars stay home or go elsewhere, that’s bad economic news for cities and towns across the United States, wrote Barnet Sherman, a professor of multinational finance and trade at Boston University.—
Corey Mitchell,
The Conversation,
23 May 2025
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“Undergraduate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undergraduate. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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