intercollegiate

American  

[in-ter-kuh-lee-jit, -jee-it] / ˌɪn tər kəˈli dʒɪt, -dʒi ɪt /

adjective

1. taking place between or participating in activities between different colleges.

   intercollegiate athletics.

2. of, relating to, or representative of two or more colleges.

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intercollegiate British  

/ ˌɪntəkəˈliːdʒɪɪt /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or conducted between two or more colleges or universities

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Etymology

Origin of intercollegiate

First recorded in 1870–75; inter- + collegiate

Example Sentences

Concordia must immediately reinstate the women’s teams and provide them “with funding, staffing, and all other benefits commensurate with their status as varsity intercollegiate teams,” Slaughter wrote in a 19-page ruling.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2025

Tennessee’s law states that compensation cannot be provided in exchange for athletic performance in order to “maintain a clear separation between amateur intercollegiate athletics and professional sports.”

From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2024

“It’s also about the changing landscape of intercollegiate athletics, and making sure that schools are set up for the most success possible in the long term.”

From Washington Times • Aug. 7, 2023

It also specifies that athlete agents who represent intercollegiate athletes for contracts related to the use of their name, image or likeness must protect the student from exploitation.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 16, 2023

Penn had swapped out three of its eight Poughkeepsie oarsmen, replacing them with recent graduates not eligible to race in the intercollegiate regatta but perfectly legal in Olympic trials.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown