Synonyms and antonyms of University and college students in American Thesaurus

a first/second/third etc. year ()

a student who is in their first/second/third etc. year at a school or university

alum (noun)

Americaninformal someone who was a student at a particular high school, university, or college

alumna (noun)

formal a woman who was a student at a particular school, college, or university

alumnus (noun)

formaleducation someone who was a student at a particular school, college, or university

auditor (noun)

American someone who goes regularly to class for a college course without asking for or receiving credit for taking the course

batchmate (noun)

Indian EnglishPhilippine English someone who is in the same class or school as you

Big Man on Campus (noun)

Americaninformal a B.M.O.C.

bmp (abbreviation)

bitmap: the last part of the name of a file that contains pictures

campus (noun)

education used for talking about universities or student life in general

coed (noun)

Americaninformal old-fashioned a woman student at a college or university that has both men and women

dropout (noun)

someone who leaves school or college without finishing their course of study

fresher (noun)

British a freshman

freshman (noun)

American a student who is in their first year at a high school or university

frosh (noun)

Americaninformal a first year student at university. Frosh is short for freshman

full-timer (noun)

someone who works or studies full-time

intermediate (noun)

a student, player, etc. who has not yet reached an advanced level

intern (noun)

a student, or someone who has recently obtained a degree, who works in a job in order to get experience, often for low or no pay

jock (noun)

Americaninformal a student who plays a lot of sports. This word often shows that you do not like people like this, and it is used especially by other students who do not take part in sports.

junior (noun)

educationAmerican a student who is in the year before their last year at a university or high school

major (noun)

education a student who is studying a particular subject as their main subject at a college or university

man (noun)

a man who has been to a particular university

old boy (noun)

British a man who was a student at a particular school or university

old girl (noun)

British a woman who was a student at a particular school or university

plebe (noun)

Americaninformal a student in the first year at a U.S. military or naval academy

postdoc (noun)

informal someone who is studying after they have finished a PH.D.

postgrad (noun)

informal a postgraduate

postgraduate (noun)

American someone who is studying after receiving an advanced degree, such as an M.A. or a Ph.D.

postgraduate (noun)

British a graduate

premed (noun)

informal a student who is taking these classes

scholar (noun)

education someone who studies a particular subject and knows a lot about it, especially a subject that is not scientific

scholar (noun)

education someone who is given a scholarship to study at a particular school or university

seminarian (noun)

a student who goes to a seminary

senior (noun)

educationAmerican a student who is in the last year of high school or college

sophomore (noun)

American a student in the second year of college or high school

student (noun)

someone who goes to school

student body (noun)

all the students that go to a school

techie (noun)

informalAmerican a student at a college or university that gives degrees in technical subjects

transfer student (noun)

American someone who stops studying at one university and starts studying at another

undeclared (adjective)

American used for describing students who have not yet chosen the main subject they want to study at a college or university

underclassman (noun)

American a student in the first two years of school or university

undergraduate (noun)

a student who is studying for a first degree at a college or university. A student who already has a first degree is a graduate.

upperclassman (noun)

American a student in one of the final two years in a high school or college