Princeton University is celebrating the accomplishments of undergraduate and graduate degree candidates during 2025 year-end events starting with the Baccalaureate service Sunday, May 25, and continuing through Tuesday, May 27, which is this year’s Commencement date. Tickets are required to attend most events.

The following is a summary of graduation events for undergraduate and graduate degree candidates. More information for students and their guests is available on the University’s Commencement website, including directions and parking, departmental and residential college receptions, and cultural and affinity group celebrations.

Events also will be livestreamed on the Princeton University homepage and MediaCentral website, as well as Facebook and YouTube. Professional photos will be posted to the University’s Commencement website in June and may be downloaded for free, courtesy of the University.

The Baccalaureate service is 2 p.m. Sunday, May 25, in the University Chapel. Seniors are seated inside the chapel (which is just large enough to accommodate the class). The ceremony is simulcast on large screens on Cannon Green for guest viewing. In case of rain, indoor simulcast locations near the chapel are available and are ticketed. The Baccalaureate speaker is Jerome Powell, chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and a Princeton Class of 1975 graduate.

The Class Day ceremony is 10:30 a.m. Monday, May 26, on Cannon Green. Guests must be seated by 10 a.m. when the senior class procession begins. In case of inclement weather, seniors are seated in the University Chapel and guests are seated in simulcast locations near the chapel. The Class Day speaker is award-winning podcaster and bestselling author Jay Shetty.

The Hooding ceremony for advanced degree candidates will begin at 4:30 p.m. Monday, May 26 on Cannon Green. The ceremony is for master’s and doctoral students earning their degree during the 2024-25 academic year and their guests. In the case of severe weather, the ceremony will be held in Jadwin Gymnasium. 

Princeton’s 278th Commencement is 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 27, in Princeton Stadium. The academic procession will begin at 9:40 a.m. The ceremony is for graduating students in the undergraduate Class of 2025 and their guests, as well as graduate students who received a final master’s degree or Ph.D. in the 2024-25 academic year and their guests. Seniors receive their diplomas in their residential colleges following the ceremony. In case of severe weather, Commencement is held in Jadwin Gymnasium.

The ROTC Commissioning ceremony is 3:30 pm. Tuesday, May 27, in the Faculty Room of Nassau Hall. The ceremony is for members of the Class of 2025 commissioning in the Army, Navy or Air Force ROTC, and their guests.