UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State will celebrate the accomplishments of its graduates across the Commonwealth during its spring 2025 commencement ceremonies, the majority of which will be held Friday, May 9, through Sunday, May 11.
This spring, Penn State expects to award approximately 14,559 diplomas to students University-wide who are completing 185 associate, 11,835 baccalaureate, 1,709 master’s, 391 law, 270 doctoral, 142 medical and 27 medical/graduate degrees. All figures listed are estimates as of Wednesday, April 23; totals do not include Penn College.
CEREMONIES AT PENN STATE UNIVERSITY PARK
Livestream options are available for those who cannot attend the college ceremonies in person.
Schreyer Honors College Medals Ceremony
- Ceremony: 4 p.m. Friday, May 9, Bryce Jordan Center
- Speakers: Patrick Mather, dean, Schreyer Honors College; and Tracy Langkilde, interim executive vice president and provost, Penn State.
J. Jeffrey and Ann Marie Fox Graduate School
- Ceremony: Master’s degree candidates: 4:30 p.m., Sunday, May 11, Bryce Jordan Center.
- Speaker: Marie Hardin, dean, Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications.
- Ceremony: Doctoral degree candidates: 4:30 p.m., Sunday, May 11, Pegula Ice Arena.
- Speaker: Clarence Lang, Susan Welch Dean of the College of the Liberal Arts.
Visit advanced degree candidate commencement for more information and livestreaming details.
UNDERGRADUATE COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES AT UNIVERSITY PARK
College of Arts and Architecture
- Ceremony: 1 p.m. Saturday, May 10, in Eisenhower Auditorium.
- Speaker: Mark Shulman, Penn State alum and senior vice president of programming for Oak View Group, a global leader in the live event industry
College of Agricultural Sciences
- Ceremony: 1 p.m. Sunday, May 11, in Pegula Ice Arena.
- Speaker: Levon Esters, vice provost, Graduate Education; dean, J. Jefferey and Ann Marie Fox Graduate School.
Bellisario College of Communications
- Ceremony: 1 p.m. Saturday, May 10, in Bryce Jordan Center.
- Speaker: Judy Woodruff, broadcast journalist and senior correspondent for “PBS News Hour”
College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
- Ceremony: 1 p.m. Saturday, May 10, in Pegula Ice Arena.
- Speaker: David Titley, Penn State alum, retired U.S. Navy rear admiral and retired University professor; founding director of Penn State’s Center for Solutions to Weather and Climate Risk.
Eberly College of Science
- Ceremony: 1 p.m. Sunday, May 11, in Bryce Jordan Center.
- Speaker: Jane R. Rigby, Penn State distinguished alum; astrophysicist, James Webb State Telescope senior project scientist, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
College of Education
- Ceremony: 9 a.m. Sunday, May 11, Pegula Ice Arena.
- Speaker: Jhan D. Doughty, Penn State alum, and vice president and global head of belonging and engagement at Everest Group Ltd.
College of Engineering
- Ceremony: 7 p.m. Friday, May 9, Bryce Jordan Center.
- Speaker: Riz Shah, founder, Alchemy Ventures; executive member, Boston XChange; CCO, Hapbee.
College of Health and Human Development
- Ceremony: 9 a.m. Sunday, May 11, in the Bryce Jordan Center.
- Speaker: Deirdra Chester, director, Office of the Chief Scientist, United States Department of Agriculture.
College of Information Sciences and Technology
- Ceremony: 9 a.m. Saturday, May 10, Pegula Ice Arena.
- Speaker: C. Frank Igwé, Penn State alum, and founder and president of Moravia Health.
College of the Liberal Arts
- Ceremony: 4:30 p.m. Saturday, May 10, in Bryce Jordan Center.
- Speaker: Brett King, Penn State alum; author, producer, creative executive and cultural influencer; host of “Breaking Banks” radio show and “The Futurists” podcast.
Penn State Dickinson Law at University Park
- Ceremony: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 17, in Eisenhower Auditorium.
- Speaker: Christie B. Tillapaugh, president and CEO of Dentons Cohen & Grigsby.
- Visit Penn State Dickinson Law commencement for more information.
Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing
- Ceremony: 4:30 p.m. Saturday, May 10, in Eisenhower Auditorium.
- Speaker: Lisa Kitko, dean of the University of Rochester School of Nursing, professor of nursing and geriatric medicine, and vice president of the University of Rochester Medical Center.
Smeal College of Business
- Ceremony: 9 a.m. Saturday, May 10, in Bryce Jordan Center.
- Speaker: Lori Koch, Penn State alum and CEO of Dupont.
