Graduate School to host Diploma Ceremony May 19

Commencement banner bearers

University Commencement Exercises for all students from Yale College, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and all of the university’s professional schools will be held on Monday, May 19, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. on Old Campus.

Individual diplomas will be distributed at a separate ceremony in each residential college and professional school.

The Graduate School will distribute diplomas to its MA, MS, MPhil, and PhD degree recipients in a ceremony beginning at noon in Woolsey Hall (500 College Street). The ceremony will be livestreamed.

A Dean’s Reception for graduate and guests will follow in Commons (500 College Street).

More details on Commencement can be found at the University’s Commencement 2025 page or the GSAS Commencement page.