undergraduate
noun
a student in a university or college who has not received a first, especially a bachelor's, degree.
undergraduates
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pluralof undergraduate.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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While there had been a "significant drop in international students" - who are largely postgraduates, and who pay higher fees - Hillman said universities were utilising their resources for UK undergraduates instead.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
And yet, although a program like Sample Gates is an attractive resume line that provides unique experience among undergraduates, it isn’t necessarily a launching pad to help students secure jobs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
The committee has to sign off on all deals, and they reject roughly a third of the ones the undergraduates bring to the table.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
There were 200,532 California undergraduates who attended UC last fall, out of a total of 237,616 undergraduates and 301,093 students overall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
I had half an hour to kill, so I wandered through the university bookstore, then got some coffee and sat outside on a stone bench, watching the parade of undergraduates.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
