college student

NOUN

person studying at institution of higher education

Synonyms

STRONGEST

graduate student senior

WEAK

first-year student grad student junior sophomore undergrad undergraduate student

Example Sentences

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Forde Todd, a 20-year-old college student in Philadelphia, called it “unbelievable.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

Keeton first heard about Rocket Lab when he was a college student studying mechanical engineering, following the inaugural launch of its Electron rocket in 2017.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Thoughts: As a college student, I couldn’t afford to buy tickets to most events.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Somewhere between Rue and Cassie on the desperation scale sits Elle Fanning’s Margo Millet, an eager community college student whose money troubles start when she falls for one of the oldest tricks in the book.

From Salon • May 4, 2026

Sometimes I listen in on the conversations at the tables around me, and pretend I’m a college student, even though I’m a lot older than they are.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes