Commencement 2025

We look forward to welcoming everyone to the Commencement exercises on Sunday, June 15, 2025. Family members and guests are welcome; no tickets are required.

Future Commencement Dates
  • June 14, 2026
  • June 13, 2027

Order of Exercises  Weekend Schedule  Events  guest seating  severe weather

Students line up to get their diplomas
For Students

Congratulations! Commencement is just around the corner. Let us help you plan for the weekend.

Academic Regalia
Processional Order
Diplomas
Accessibility
Mailings and Messages
Parents at Dartmouth Commencement stand in the rain with umbrellas
Frequently Asked Questions

Wondering when the ceremony begins or how long it will be? See the answers to the questions we receive the most.

Families and guests seated at Commencement
For Families & Guests

All family and guests are welcome to attend; no tickets are required. The ceremony will be held outdoors, rain or shine. 

Parking
Lodging
Accessibility
Mailings and Messages
Severe Weather
Regalia for Dartmouth College commencement
For Faculty & Staff

For those who are marching in ceremony processions see ways to rent regalia and important dates and times for each school ceremony.

Graduate and Professional School Celebrations

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White Coat Ceremony
Geisel School of Medicine
Dartmouth Guarini Commencement
Guarini School of Graduate and Advanced Studies
Dartmouth Engineering sign at Dartmouth College campus
Thayer School of Engineering
Tuck graduates listening to the commencement speech
Tuck School of Business

Commencement News

Graduates sitting in the grass listening to a speaker
1919. Graduates listen to Robert Proctor, Class of 1919, deliver “class prophecies” during class day exercises on June 23, 1919, in the Bema. 

Speeches, Traditions, and Facts

Watch past ceremonies, keynote addresses, and learn more about the traditional symbols of Commencement.

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