Synonyms and antonyms of University and college students in British Thesaurus

a first/second/third etc year ()

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

alumna (noun)

mainly Americanformal 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

batchmate (noun)

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

Big Man on Campus (noun)

Americaninformal a BMOC

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

dropout (noun)

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

enrollment ()

the American spelling of enrolment

enrolment (noun)

someone who has enrolled at a school or other institution

fresher (noun)

British a student in their first year at university. The American word is freshman.

freshman (noun)

American a fresher

frosh (noun)

Americaninformal a first year student at university. Frosh is short forfreshman.

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 sport. 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 sport.

major (noun)

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

man (noun)

a man who has been to a particular university

mature student (noun)

British someone who begins studying at a college or university after they are 25 years old

old boy (noun)

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

old girl (noun)

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

postgrad (noun)

informal a postgraduate

postgraduate (noun)

British someone who is studying after receiving a first university degree. The American word is graduate.

postgraduate (noun)

American someone who is studying after receiving an advanced degree, such as an MA or a PhD

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

senior (noun)

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

sophomore (noun)

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

student (noun)

someone who goes to a university, college, or school

student body (noun)

all the students that belong to a university or college

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 the last two years of school or university