as in student
a person enrolled in a college or university who has not yet earned a degree
a group of college undergraduates
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Recent Examples of undergraduate
The ongoing appointments pause affects all student visa types, including F-1 visas, primarily issued to foreign undergraduates and graduates at colleges and universities, and M-1 visas, issued most often to foreign students studying at trade schools or in non-academic programs like flight school.
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Emma Whitford, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Universities doing research could attract and retain the best talent, which wouldn’t be satisfied just teaching undergraduates.
—Allison Schrager, Twin Cities, 3 June 2025
For out-of-state and international students enrolling for the first time in 2026 or later, the fees will increase by $1,000 for an undergraduate engineering fee; computer/data science and artificial intelligence undergraduate fee and for a business undergraduate fee.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025
Ella Liu, a math undergraduate at a university in the midwest, is visiting family in the southern city of Guangzhou before her summer research project in the US starts next month.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 30 May 2025
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Emma Whitford, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Universities doing research could attract and retain the best talent, which wouldn’t be satisfied just teaching undergraduates.
—Allison Schrager, Twin Cities, 3 June 2025
For out-of-state and international students enrolling for the first time in 2026 or later, the fees will increase by $1,000 for an undergraduate engineering fee; computer/data science and artificial intelligence undergraduate fee and for a business undergraduate fee.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025
Ella Liu, a math undergraduate at a university in the midwest, is visiting family in the southern city of Guangzhou before her summer research project in the US starts next month.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undergraduate
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His was the first arrest under President Donald Trump's crackdown on students who joined campus protests against the war in Gaza. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio had said Khalil must be expelled from the country because his continued presence could harm American foreign policy.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 June 2025
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Then there’s the conversation happening in high school students’ group chats.—
Dan Fitzpatrick,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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She was quoted in her capacity as the academic lead for the postgraduate programmes discussed.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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For postgraduate professionals, that number increases to 53%.—
Ashton Jackson,
CNBC,
28 Mar. 2025
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But few scholars have explored another trend: The growing number of people who’ve found that bonding with their pets becomes a spiritual experience.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
8 June 2025
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Utilizing the museum’s world-class library and archives, visitors can explore nearly every region and historic period of Asia and the Islamic world, and scholars will find value in exemplary objects as springboards for research.—
Yola Robert,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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“Undergraduate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undergraduate. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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