Spring 2025 Commencement Ceremonies

Campus-Wide Ceremony

Wednesday, May 21, 2025/ 7 p.m. / SECU Stadium

The University of Maryland will hold the 2025 main commencement ceremony on Wednesday, May 21, in SECU Stadium. The student processional will begin at 6 p.m.

Additional information regarding the campus-wide ceremony, tickets, regalia and safety measures will be added to commencement.umd.edu as it becomes available.

BSOS College Ceremonies

Wednesday, May 21, 2025 / Ceremony #1, 12 p.m. & Ceremony #2, 3:00 p.m. / Xfinity Center

In addition to the campus-wide ceremony, BSOS and the other colleges and schools will hold ceremonies. BSOS college ceremonies for August 2024, Fall 2024, and Spring 2025 graduates will be held on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. There will be two ceremonies for BSOS units; the organization of the ceremonies is displayed below.

BSOS Ceremony #1
12 P.M.
BSOS Ceremony #2
3 P.M.
AAAS
ANTH
ECON
ENSP
GEOG
GVPT
SDSC
START
CCJS
HESP
JPSM
NEUR
NACS
PSYC 
SOCY

*May 2025 ceremonies will include August 2024, December 2024, and May 2025 graduates. We estimate approximately 700-800 graduates per ceremony, based on the number of graduates and pre-pandemic attendance rates.

Live Streams: Links to livestreams for ceremonies will become available as we get closer to the date. 

Watch the 12 p.m. Live Stream

Watch the 3 p.m. Live Stream

Graduation Checklist

Commencement Coordinators by Department

President Pines with Testudo
Photo by Stephanie S. Cordle/University of Maryland