undergrad

noun

un·​der·​grad ˈən-dər-ˌgrad How to pronounce undergrad (audio)

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To be eligible, undergrads need to maintain a GPA of 2.5 or above at a Missouri state college or university. Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 28 May 2025 Tech sector-centric Computer science is among the fastest-growing fields of study among undergrads, according to the National Center for Education Statistics, but jobs in the sector are particularly vulnerable to replacement by automation. Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 27 May 2025 Couplet was just a seed of an idea that popped into Skolnick’s mind five years ago when the Los Angeles native was a UCLA undergrad studying computer science. Jean Trinh, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025 Then there's the outright elimination of subsidized Stafford loans for undergrads and PLUS loans for graduate students starting July 1, 2026. Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for undergrad

Word History

First Known Use

1827, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of undergrad was in 1827

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“Undergrad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undergrad. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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