undergraduates

noun

plural of undergraduate
as in students
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 undergraduates Signers would cap international undergraduates at 15%, require the SAT or ACT and freeze tuition for five years. — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 Cornell is among the less difficult Ivy League schools to get into, and it is known for its top engineering program, while also being one of the few Ivies with a business school open to undergraduates. — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026 With both undergraduates and graduate students in the same institution, universities are usually larger. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026 The $235-million deal includes a 150-year ground lease with future rent to be paid to Cooper Union, which plans to use the funds to restore full-tuition scholarships to all undergraduates by 2028. — Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2026 These students are juggling responsibilities that traditional undergraduates rarely face. — Ruth Bauer, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026 In academic performance, boys lag well behind girls in elementary school, high school, and college, where female undergraduates now outnumber their male peers roughly 2 to 1. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 21 Sep. 2026 Princeton undergraduates are helping the organization develop standards for post-mortem digital privacy and death in custody. — Rachel Brooks, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2026 Basically every college tour on an American campus will include a schtick about how undergraduates can participate in faculty research. — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2026
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  1. students
  2. scholars
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  • Advertisement The day after the raid, the Wilder School District reported absent rates soared, with 20% of students absent, according to The Idaho Statesman.
    — Philip Wang, Time, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The Oregon school district that lost three young students and a teacher in a mass shooting this week expressed profound grief on Saturday, praising the courage of the educator and staff member who risked their lives during the attack.
    — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
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  • The royal heir visited East London to meet with scholars and alumni of The Amos Bursary, an organization dedicated to expanding educational and career opportunities for young people of African and Caribbean heritage.
    — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2026
  • From Black historians to disability scholars, archivists to musicians, film is a global medium through which people learn about the world and each other.
    — Kristen Lopez, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026
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