collegian

/kəˈlidʒən/

Other forms: collegians

A collegian is a student at a college or university. It could also be a former college student: in other words, an alumnus.

Are you a high school student? If so, you're not a collegian, which is a word for someone who is enrolled at a college (or is a graduate). People who go to universities are also called collegians: the key part is that you're part of higher education. If you dropped out of college, you probably wouldn’t call yourself a collegian. This word suggests you are getting or have received a college degree.

Definitions of collegian

1. noun

   a student (or former student) at a college or university
   synonyms: college boy, college man

   types:

   college student, university student

   a student enrolled in a college or university

   grad student, graduate student, postgraduate

   a student who continues studies after graduation

   undergrad, undergraduate

   a university student who has not yet received a first degree

   co-ed, college girl

   a female student at a coeducational college or university

   lowerclassman, underclassman

   an undergraduate who is not yet a senior

   matriculate

   someone who has been admitted to a college or university

   senior

   an undergraduate student during the year preceding graduation

   practice teacher, student teacher

   a college student who is teaching under the supervision of a certified teacher in order to qualify for a degree in education

   type of:

   educatee, pupil, student

   a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution