intercollegiate

Across multiple campuses

Intercollegiate means between or among colleges and universities, typically describing athletic competitions, academic programs, or other activities that involve multiple institutions: intercollegiate sports, intercollegiate debate.

The term appears most often in American English in connection with organized athletics: The NCAA governs intercollegiate athletics.

athletics

varsity

Primary school squad

tournament · championship · coach · training · soccer · basketball · football · track · field · hockey

competition

tournament

Multi-round competitive event

elimination · finals · matchup · qualifiers · playoffs · bout · draw · clinch · underdog · scrimmage

rivalry

homecoming

Returning to one's origin

mascots · chants · rally · trophy · traditions · pranks · bonfire · camaraderie · showdown · bandwagon

organization

conference

Organized meeting for discussion

federation · coalition · partnership · network · affiliation · division · alliance · membership · charter · bylaws

academic

scholarship

Educational funding or erudition

transfer · tutoring · coursework · APR · redshirt

Opposites
scope of competition

intercollegiateintramural

Within a single institution

intracollegiate · club sports · recreational · interscholastic · internal

level of athletics

intercollegiateprofessional

Credentialed in one's field

interscholastic · high school · pro · recreational · amateur

Phrases
Family

college, colleague, colleges, collegiate, collegial, collegian, collegiality, precollege, collegians

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G