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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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

In West Virginia, a “federal agent” threatened to deport a college student who was close to graduating unless they paid nearly $4,000 in gift cards.

From Salon • May 2, 2026

Shreya, a college student in Pune, in the Indian state of Maharashtra, told me her friend group mainly uses voice notes "because we use a lot of languages".

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

The winner was a twenty-one-year-old college student named Maya Lin.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge