undergrad
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of undergrad
By shortening
Example Sentences
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I had gone to college — undergrad was free on a Pell Grant for low-income students — but borrowed money for graduate school.
From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026
Among its residents: the mother, father, grandmother and grandfather of an ASU undergrad.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
For undergrad he attended Purchase College in New York to study acting in a classical program.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
As an undergrad, I’d dabbled in investing but sold my shares too quickly for the gains to be significant.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026
“But believe me, being another guy with another NYU undergrad degree in acting, it’s like there’s a zillion of us actors here.”
From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle
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