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Times, dates announced for Northeastern’s 2025 commencements, graduations, ceremonies and celebrations

Fenway Park will host the Boston campus commencement for the fifth straight year. The graduate ceremony will take place on the morning of May 11, while the undergraduate ceremony will follow that afternoon.

Graduate students fling their caps in the air.
The Boston commencement will be held at Fenway Park on Sunday, May 11. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

For the fifth year in a row, iconic Fenway Park will be home to commencement exercises for Northeastern University’s Boston campus.

Both graduate and undergraduate students from the class of 2025 will have ceremonies on Sunday, May 11.

The graduate ceremony will take place on Fenway’s outfield in the morning, while the undergraduate ceremony will follow in the afternoon.

Commencements will also be held for Northeastern’s global network of campuses, the law school, Ph.D. graduates and College of Professional Studies, in addition to celebrations by each of the university’s seven colleges.

The upated schedule for those events is below.

Fenway Park, located a short distance from Northeastern’s Boston campus, has been a popular venue for graduating students and their families. Each year, nearly 50,000 students, families and friends attend the commencement exercises.

More details as they become available can be found at commencement.northeastern.edu.

COMMENCEMENTS, GRADUATIONS AND CONVOCATIONS

London Graduate Graduation

Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024

1 p.m., Barbican Centre

Oakland Commencement

Sunday, April 27

2 p.m., Littlefield Concert Hall

Doctor of Philosophy Hooding and Commencement

Monday, April 28

Time TBD, Matthews Arena

College of Professional Studies Commencement

Wednesday, April 30

Graduate Ceremony 1

Time TBD, Matthews Arena

Graduate Ceremony 2

Time TBD – Matthews Arena

College of Professional Studies Doctoral Commencement

Thursday, May 1

Time TBD, Matthews Arena

Charlotte Commencement

Friday, May 2

Time TBD, Charlotte Campus

*Includes nursing pinning

School of Law Commencement

Friday, May 2

1 p.m., Matthews Arena

Silicon Valley Commencement

Sunday, May 18

2 p.m., California Theatre

Seattle Commencement

Tuesday, May 20

4 p.m. – Benaroya Hall

Toronto Convocation

Tuesday, May 27

4 p.m., Meridian Hall

Vancouver Convocation

Thursday, May 29

Time TBD, The Centre

Arlington Commencement

Wednesday, June 11

Time and location, TBD

Portland Commencement

Friday, June 13

4 p.m., Merrill Auditorium

COLLEGE CELEBRATIONS

College of Engineering, Graduate

Monday, May 5

9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Matthews Arena

(Processions and celebrations by department)

Bouvé College of Health Sciences, Doctorate

Tuesday, May 6

9 a.m., Matthews Arena

Bouvé College of Health Sciences, Undergraduate and Graduate

Tuesday, May 6

1:30 p.m., Matthews Arena

Khoury College of Computer Science, Undergraduate

Wednesday, May 7

9 a.m., Matthews Arena

Khoury College of Computer Science, Graduate

Wednesday, May 7

1:30 p.m., Matthews Arena

College of Arts, Media & Design, Graduate and Undergraduate

Wednesday, May 7

6 p.m., Matthews Arena

School of Nursing Pinning

Thursday, May 8

Time TBD, Blackman Auditorium

D’Amore-McKim School of Business, Undergraduate (1)

Thursday, May 8

9 a.m., Matthews Arena

D’Amore-McKim School of Business, Undergraduate (2)

Thursday, May 8

1 p.m., Matthews Arena

D’Amore-McKim School of Business, Graduate

Thursday, May 8

6:30 p.m., Matthews Arena

College of Science, Undergraduate (1)

Friday, May 9

9 a.m., Matthews Arena

College of Science, Undergraduate (2)

Friday, May 9

1:30 p.m., Matthews Arena

College of Science, Graduate

Friday, May 9

6 p.m., Matthews Arena

John D. O’Bryant African American Institute Baccalaureate

Friday, May 9

Time TBD, Blackman Auditorium

College of Social Sciences & Humanities, Graduate & Undergraduate

Saturday, May 10

9 a.m., Matthews Arena

College of Engineering, Undergraduate

Saturday, May 10

1:30 p.m., Matthews Arena