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May Commencement Weekend

May 2025 Commencement Weekend
May 23 – 25, 2025

Cornell University held two outdoor Commencement Ceremonies for the Class of 2025 on Saturday, May 24, 2025 at Schoellkopf Field. Please check back in the fall of 2025 for details regarding Commencement Weekend 2026.


PROGRAM: The 2025 electronic Commencement program containing all of the graduates’ names is posted here. Congratulations, graduates!


College, school and/or department events were held throughout Commencement weekend on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.  Review Events & Schedule section for details about livestream videos that were produced for many of the events.


Faculty: Please return borrowed outfits to the Commencement Office in B13 Day Hall on weekdays between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm. The office is located in the basement. Enter from the Sage Chapel or Campus Store side of the building and then go directly down to the basement. There is a gray tub outside our door to place your outfit.

Students keep their complete outfits.


View the PhD Recognition Event held on Friday, May 23, 2025


View the 1st Commencement Ceremony held on Saturday, May 24, 2025


View the 2nd Commencement Ceremony held on Saturday, May 24, 2025


December Recognition

December 2025 Recognition Ceremony for all December 2025 Graduates
Sunday, December 21, 2025
Barton Hall
10:00 a.m. – noon

Information on the site will be updated over the summer. Please refer back often. Thank you!


Click here to watch the event that took place on Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 10:00 am EST.


Click here to access Korean, Spanish, Chinese, and Hindi translations of the President’s 2024 December Recognition speech.