2025 Commencement Events
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As the undergraduate and graduate classes of 2025 graduate from Penn, there are a wide array of events to celebrate their accomplishments. Listed below is the date, time, and location of each school’s individual graduation ceremony, a link to more information about each ceremony, and the names of each ceremony’s guest speaker (if applicable).
This information is subject to change. Tickets may be required. For more information, visit https://commencement.upenn.edu/ceremonies/school-ceremonies.
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School/Program |
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Location |
Link |
Speaker |
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University of Pennsylvania 269th Commencement |
May 19, 2025, 10:15 a.m. |
Franklin Field |
Elizabeth Banks, actor, director, producer, and Penn alumna |
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School of Arts and Sciences |
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College of Arts and Sciences |
May 18, 6:30 p.m. |
Franklin Field |
Michael Platt, James S. Riepe University Professor, School of Arts & Sciences, Wharton, and PSOM |
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Graduate Division, School of Arts and Sciences |
May 16, 10 a.m. |
Irvine Auditorium |
https://pan-school.sas.upenn.edu/index.php/graduate-division/current-students/graduation |
Michael E. Mann, Presidential Distinguished Professor, School of Arts & Sciences and Annenberg School |
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College of Liberal and Professional Studies |
May 18, 2 p.m. |
Marian Anderson Hall, Kimmel Center, 300 South Broad Street |
Cecil W. Johnson III, Johnson & Johnson |
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Fels Institute of Government |
May 18, 6:30 p.m. |
National Constitution Center, 525 Arch Street |
Andy Kim, U.S. Senator |
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The Wharton School |
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Wharton Undergraduate Program |
May 18, 9 a.m. |
The Palestra |
Karen Finerman, Metropolitan Capital Advisors |
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Wharton MBA Program |
May 18, 1 p.m. |
The Palestra |
Nicolai Tangen, Norges Bank Investment Management |
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Wharton Doctoral Program |
May 16, 9:30 a.m. |
Zellerbach Theater, Annenberg Center |
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Wharton MBA for Executives |
May 17, 10:30 a.m. |
Marian Anderson Hall, Kimmel Center, 300 South Broad Street |
David Fajgenbaum, Center for Cytokine Storm Treatment & Laboratory and EveryCure |
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Annenberg School for Communication |
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Doctoral Ceremony |
May 19, 1:30 p.m. |
Room 110, Annenberg School |
https://www.asc.upenn.edu/news-events/events/2025-annenberg-doctoral-graduation-ceremony |
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School of Dental Medicine |
May 19, 1 p.m. |
Irvine Auditorium |
https://www.dental.upenn.edu/news-events/events/commencement-2025/ |
Kenneth R. Ginsburg, CHOP |
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Stuart Weitzman School of Design |
May 17, 6 p.m. |
Irvine Auditorium |
Sara Bronin, Cornell University |
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Graduate School of Education |
May 17, |
The Palestra |
Angela Duckworth, Rosa Lee and Egbert Chang Professor, Psychology |
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Doctoral Hooding Ceremony |
May 16, |
World Cafe Live |
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School of Engineering and Applied Science |
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Undergraduate Ceremony |
May 17, 2 p.m. |
The Palestra |
https://events.seas.upenn.edu/commencement/2025-undergraduate-ceremony/ |
Kristin Houston, L3Harris Technologies |
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Master’s Ceremony |
May 16, 2 p.m. |
The Palestra |
https://events.seas.upenn.edu/commencement/2025-masters-ceremony/ |
Trisha Kothari, Unit21 |
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Doctoral Ceremony |
May 15, 4 p.m. |
Irvine Auditorium |
https://events.seas.upenn.edu/commencement/2025-doctoral-ceremony/ |
Dafni Bika, AstraZeneca |
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Penn Carey Law School |
May 18, 9:30 a.m. |
Academy of Music, 240 S. Broad Street |
Philip D. Murphy, Governor of New Jersey |
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Perelman School of Medicine |
May 18, 9 a.m. |
Marian Anderson Hall, Kimmel Center, 300 South Broad Street |
Monica M. Bertagnolli, 17th director of the National Institutes of Health |
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Biomedical Graduate Studies |
May 19, 12:30 p.m. |
Harrison Auditorium, Penn Museum |
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School of Nursing |
May 19, 3 p.m. |
Marian Anderson Hall, Kimmel Center, 300 South Broad Street |
https://www.nursing.upenn.edu/news-events/annual-events/commencement/ |
Winifred V. Quinn, AARP Center for Health Equity Through Nursing |
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School of Social Policy & Practice |
May 17, 6:30 p.m. |
The Palestra |
Linda Goler Blount, Community Catalyst |
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School of Veterinary Medicine |
May 19, 2:30 p.m. |
Zellerbach Theater, Annenberg Center |
https://www.vet.upenn.edu/event/veterinary-school-commencement-class-of-2025/ |
Jasmin Paris, University of Edinburgh |