Commencement Celebration Schedule 

The 2023 celebrations will take place from Wednesday, May 31 to Friday, June 2. Degree candidates are eligible to attend the OneMIT Commencement Ceremony AND their respective degree ceremonies. 

Please see the schedule below for available timing and location information. Tickets will be required.

OneMIT Commencement Ceremony 

All members of the Class of 2023 are invited to the OneMIT Commencement Ceremony on Thursday, June 1, 2023. 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 Mark Rober as the OneMIT Commencement Ceremony speaker. More at MIT News and The Tech. Participating graduates are eligible for four (4) guest tickets.

• 3–4:30 pm
• Location: Killian Court
• Instructions for graduates
• View live captioned webcast

Graduates and guests are invited to adjourn for refreshments 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 Ceremony

All Undergraduates receiving a Bachelor's degree are invited to the Undergraduate Ceremony on Friday, June 2, 2023. Names will be read and photos taken; graduates will cross the stage at this ceremony. Participating graduates are eligible for four (4) guest tickets.

• 10 am–12 pm
• Location: Killian Court
• Instructions for graduates
• View live captioned webcast

Graduates and guests are invited to the Johnson Athletics Center and Kresge Oval for cold beverages and boxed lunches following the Undergraduate Ceremony.

Advanced degree ceremonies: Wednesday, May 31, 2023

School of Engineering & Schwarzman College of Computing

• 3 pm
• Location: Killian Court
• Instructions for graduates | More information

School of Science

• 3 pm
• Location: Swraj Paul Theater at Kresge Auditorium
• Instructions for graduates | More information

Advanced degree ceremonies: Thursday, June 1, 2023

Sloan School of Management Master of Finance

• 10 am
• Location: Boston Marriott Cambridge Hotel
• More information

School of Architecture and Planning

• 11 am
• Location: Swraj Paul Theater at Kresge Auditorium
• Instructions for graduates | More information

School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences

• 11 am
• Location: Media Lab Complex, E14, 6th floor
• Instructions for graduates | More information

Sloan School of Management PhD Ceremony

• 11 am
• Location: Le Meridien Boston Cambridge Hotel
• More information

Sloan School of Management Executive MBA

• 6 pm
• Location: Royal Sonesta Boston
• More information

Sloan School of Management Master of Science Management Studies

• 6 pm
• Location: Hyatt Regency Cambridge
• More information

Advanced degree ceremonies: Friday, June 2, 2023

Sloan School of Management MIT Sloan Fellows MBA

• 10 am
• Location: Royal Sonesta Boston
• More information

Sloan School of Management MBA

• 3 pm
• Location: Boch Center
• More information

Some departments, labs, and centers hold receptions and special celebrations during Commencement week. View the full list of receptions and special celebrations on the Receptions page. 

Please see the message from Provost Cynthia Barnhart and Chancellor Melissa Nobles from December 7, 2022 announcing the Commencement 2023 schedule.