undergrad

[uhn-der-grad]

noun

Informal.

1. an undergraduate.

Word History and Origins

Origin of undergrad¹

By shortening

Example Sentences

Here are the schools with highest proportion of foreign undergrads, of those with at least 5,000 undergraduate and graduate students:

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His age notwithstanding, he had an impeccable pedigree: Stanford University undergrad, a stint as Milton Friedman’s research assistant, Harvard Law, a rapid rise at Morgan Stanley, an appointment to the National Economic Council, and more.

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Barari, a Tufts University undergrad alum with graduate degrees from Harvard, steered clear of taking a side in the UC rivalry.

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As an undergrad, he had worked at the Field Museum, on the staff established by the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, which returned sacred objects and human remains to their respective tribes.

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Until now, the four friends — who originally met as undergrads at Arizona State University in the 2000s — had operated the account in the shadows.

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Related Words

• graduate 
• junior 
• pupil 
• scholar 
• undergraduate