Commencement Celebration Schedule
The 2025 celebrations will take place from Wednesday, May 28, to Friday, May 30. Information will continue to populate this site as details for the 2025 festivities are confirmed.
Degree candidates are eligible to attend the OneMIT Commencement Ceremony AND their respective degree ceremonies.
OneMIT Commencement Ceremony
All members of the Class of 2025 are invited to the OneMIT Commencement Ceremony on Thursday, May 29, 2025. This event—comprising speeches, turning of the Brass Rat, and singing of the School Song—is for graduates of all degree programs in all Schools and the College. MIT will welcome science communicator, video creator, and entrepreneur Hank Green as the OneMIT Commencement Ceremony speaker. More at MIT News and The Tech. Participating graduates are eligible for four (4) guest tickets. Tickets are electronic and will be released to participating candidates at the end of May.
- 3–4:30 pm
- Location: Killian Court
Graduates and guests are invited to a reception following the OneMIT Ceremony.
- Undergraduates and guests proceed to Hockfield Court.
- Advanced degree recipients and guests proceed to the Johnson Athletics Center and Kresge Oval.
Undergraduate Degree Ceremony
All Undergraduates receiving a Bachelor's degree are invited to the Undergraduate Ceremony on Friday, May 30, 2025. Names will be read and photos taken; graduates will cross the stage at this ceremony. Participating graduates are eligible for four (4) guest tickets. Tickets are electronic and will be released to participating candidates at the end of May.
- 10 am to 12 pm
- Location: Killian Court
Graduates and guests are invited to the Johnson Athletics Center and Kresge Oval for a reception following the Undergraduate Ceremony.
Advanced degree ceremonies: Wednesday, May 28, 2025
School of Engineering & Schwarzman College of Computing
- 2:30–5 pm
- Location: Killian Court
- More information
School of Science
- 3–4:30 pm
- Location: Swraj Paul Theater at Kresge Auditorium
- More information
Advanced degree ceremonies: Thursday, May 29, 2025
Sloan School of Management Master of Finance
- 10 am to 12 pm
- Location: Boston Marriott Cambridge Hotel
- More information
School of Architecture and Planning
- 11 am to 12:30 pm
- Location: Swraj Paul Theater at Kresge Auditorium
- More information
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
- 11 am to 12 pm
- Location: MIT Schwarzman College of Computing, Bldg. 45, 8th Floor
- More information
Sloan School of Management Master of Science Management Studies
- 11 am to 12 pm
- Location: Hyatt Regency Cambridge
- More information
Sloan School of Management Doctoral Hooding
- 11 am to 12 pm
- Location: Bldg. E51 Wong Auditorium
- More information
Sloan School of Management Executive MBA
- 6:45 to 8 pm
- Location: Royal Sonesta Boston
- More information
Advanced degree ceremonies: Friday, May 30, 2025
Sloan School of Management MIT Sloan Fellows MBA
- 10:30 am to 12 pm
- Location: Royal Sonesta Boston
- More information
Sloan School of Management MBA
- 3–5 pm
- Location: Wang Theatre, Boch Center
- More information
Some departments, labs, and centers held receptions and special celebrations during Commencement week. View the full list of receptions and special celebrations on the Receptions page.