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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In fall 2015, 38% of all new undergraduates entering postsecondary education were either currently taking or had formerly taken dual enrollment coursework.
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Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Harris will speak at Ripon College, a private liberal arts college that enrolls about 800 undergraduates.
—Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 3 Oct. 2024
At the time, Gast was an undergraduate student studying classical archaeology and ancient history at the University of Oxford.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 25 Sep. 2024
Getty Images Four years after the Covid pandemic began, there are more than 900,000 fewer undergraduates enrolled in college.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2024
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Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Harris will speak at Ripon College, a private liberal arts college that enrolls about 800 undergraduates.
—Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 3 Oct. 2024
At the time, Gast was an undergraduate student studying classical archaeology and ancient history at the University of Oxford.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 25 Sep. 2024
Getty Images Four years after the Covid pandemic began, there are more than 900,000 fewer undergraduates enrolled in college.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2024
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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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