B2nouneducation
US/ˌʌn.dərˈɡrædʒ.u.ət/
UK/ˌʌn.dəˈɡrædʒ.u.ət/
a university student who is studying for a first degree
In context
As an undergraduate, she worked part-time in a coffee shop to pay her rent.
The course is open to undergraduates in their second or third year.
Most undergraduates in Vietnam finish their degree in four years.
Words that go with undergraduate
noun + noun
- undergraduate degreeYou need an undergraduate degree to apply for this master's course.
- undergraduate studentEvery undergraduate student must complete a final project.
- undergraduate courseThe undergraduate course includes a year abroad.
- undergraduate levelStatistics is taught at undergraduate level.
adjective + noun
- first-year undergraduateFirst-year undergraduates often feel lost in the big lecture halls.