Congratulations to the Class of 2025 graduates!
We are looking forward to all the in-person commencement ceremonies. Wearing regalia is both traditional and required for student participation in the procession and ceremony at the University Commencement Ceremonies. Whether you attend the in-person events or not, you may order your Cap & Gown!
All Cap & Gown outfits are the same quality to be used whether at home or attending the in-person ceremonies on campus. Students keep their caps and gowns following the Commencement Weekend on May 23-25, 2025.
Ordering for May 2025 will open at the end of January 2025. Please check back for updates. Thank you!
Each cap & gown keepsake order contains a full set of regalia with the pieces, styles, and colors appropriate to the degree being conferred.
Tassel – Tassel color represents one’s conferring college, and may be kept as a souvenir. In addition to the free detachable tassel, students have an option to purchase a Cornell red & white souvenir tassel, and are welcome to wear both tassels on their caps at graduation.
Hood – A hood is part of graduate degree regalia (no hoods for undergraduate degrees) and represents one’s field of study. An appropriate hood will be supplied with graduate degree orders.
Cap – All mortar boards and soft tams are one-size-fits-all, so no measuring is necessary when ordering. The appropriate cap style will be supplied with regalia orders. Caps may be tastefully decorated and kept as a souvenir.
Gown – The gown style represents the degree being conferred; bachelor, master, vet, law or PhD. Students only need to know their height when ordering.
| REGALIA COLORS BY DEGREE | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| DEGREE | TASSEL COLOR | HOOD COLOR | CONFERRING COLLEGE |
| DOCTORAL | |||
| Doctor of Musical Arts | gold | pink | Graduate School |
| Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) | gold | blue | Graduate School |
| Doctor of Science of Law | gold | purple | Graduate School |
| LAW | |||
| Doctor of Law (JD) | gold | purple | Law School |
| Master of Laws (LLM) | gold | purple | Law School |
| Master of Science in Legal Studies | gold | purple | Law School |
| VETERINARY MEDICINE | |||
| Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) | gray | gray | Veterinary |
| MASTER | |||
| Master of Architecture | violet | violet | Architecture, Art, & Planning |
| Master of Arts | black | white | Graduate School |
| Master of Business Administration | drab | drab | SC Johnson College-Johnson School |
| Master of Engineering | orange | orange | Engineering |
| Master of Fine Arts in Creative Visual Arts | violet | violet | Architecture, Art, & Planning |
| Master of Fine Arts in Image Text | violet | violet | Architecture, Art, & Planning |
| Master of Food Science | black | maize | Graduate School |
| Executive Master of Health Administration (Sloan) | peacock | peacock | Brooks School of Public Policy |
| Master of Health Administration (Sloan) | peacock | peacock | Brooks School of Public Policy |
| Master of Industrial & Labor Relations | copper, citron | copper | Graduate School |
| Master of Landscape Architecture | black | violet | Graduate School |
| Master of Management in Hospitality | red | red | SC Johnson College-Nolan School of Hotel Administration |
| Executive Master of Public Administration | peacock | peacock | Brooks School of Public Policy |
| Master of Public Administration | peacock | peacock | Brooks School of Public Policy |
| Master of Public Health (Vet) | black | salmon | Graduate School |
| Master of Regional Planning | black | violet | Graduate School |
| Master of Science | black | gold | Graduate School |
| Master of Science in Advanced Architectural Design (AAD) | violet | violet | Architecture, Art, & Planning |
| Master of Science in Advanced Urban Design (AUD) | violet | violet | Architecture, Art, & Planning |
| Master of Science in Business Analytics | drab | drab | SC Johnson College-Johnson School |
| MPS in Animal Science | black | maize | Graduate School |
| MPS in Applied Economics & Mgmt | maize, drab | maize | SC Johnson College-Dyson School |
| MPS in Applied Statistics | black | orange | Graduate School |
| MPS in Biological Environmental Engineering | black | maize | Graduate School |
| MPS in Global Development | black | maize | Graduate School |
| MPS in Human Ecology | black | dark cardinal | Graduate School |
| MPS in Human Resources | copper, citron | copper | Graduate School |
| MPS in Industrial & Labor Relations | copper, citron | copper | Graduate School |
| MPS in Information Science | black | orange | Graduate School |
| MPS in Integrative Plant Science | black | maize | Graduate School |
| MPS in Landscape Architecture | black | violet | Graduate School |
| MPS in Management | drab | drab | SC Johnson College-Johnson School |
| MPS in Natural Resources | black | maize | Graduate School |
| MPS in Real Estate | drab, violet | drab | SC Johnson College |
| MPS in Veterinary Medical Sciences | black | gray | Graduate School |
| BACHELOR | |||
| Bachelor of Science | maize | --- | Agriculture & Life Sciences |
| Bachelor of Architecture Bachelor of Fine Arts Bachelor of Science (Planning) | violet violet violet | --- | Architecture, Art, & Planning |
| Bachelor of Arts | white | --- | Arts and Sciences |
| Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Science | orange, citron, white | --- | Bowers College of Computing and Information Science |
| Bachelor of Science | peacock | --- | Brooks School of Public Policy |
| Bachelor of Science | orange | --- | Engineering |
| Bachelor of Science | red, purple | --- | Human Ecology |
| Bachelor of Science | citron, copper | --- | ILR School |
| Bachelor of Science | maize, drab | --- | SC Johnson College-Dyson School |
| Bachelor of Science | red | --- | SC Johnson College-Nolan School of Hotel Administration |
PhD degree candidates and/or Faculty wishing to purchase their own regalia through Herff Jones must order by April 1st to allow 4 to 6 weeks for delivery. Regalia purchases are personal transactions separate from keepsake options above.
For additional information, please contact the Herff Jones customer service team at 1-800-837-4235. Please understand that there may be shipping delays, as noted on the Herff Jones website.