UMass Lowell's Commencement Ceremonies will take place on Friday, May 10, 2024, and Saturday, May 11, 2024, at the Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell on 300 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Lowell, MA.

Although graduating student(s) do not need tickets to enter the Tsongas Center, Commencement is a ticketed event for guests. Tickets are free of charge and can only be reserved by members of the graduating class.
Undergraduates can reserve up to four guest tickets whereas Master's and Doctoral students can order up to six and eight, respectively.

2024 Commencement

Excited young woman holding up her diploma
UMass Lowell's 2024 Commencement Ceremonies at the Tsongas Center, 300 MLK Way, Lowell will be held on:

Friday, May 10, 2024, at 10 a.m. 

The Friday morning graduation ceremony is for doctoral and master's students in all colleges. 
  • 9:00 a.m. Doors to the Tsongas Center will be open to ticket holders  
  • 9:15 a.m.  All graduating students will assemble by college under a tent, located on the right side of the Tsongas Center in Lot B.   
  • 10:00 a.m.  Student processional begins from tent into the Tsongas Center.   
  • 12:30 p.m. Approximate end time 

Saturday, May 11, 2024, at 9 a.m. 

The morning graduation ceremony is for undergraduate students in the Francis College of Engineering, the Kennedy College of Sciences, and  the Zuckerberg College of Health Sciences
  • 8:00 a.m. Doors to the Tsongas Center will be open to ticket holders  
  • 8:15 a.m.  All graduating students will assemble by college under a tent, located on the right side of the Tsongas Center in Lot B.   
  • 9:00 a.m. Student processional begins from tent into the Tsongas Center.   
  • 11:45 a.m. Approximate end time 

Saturday, May 11, 2024, at 2 p.m. 

The afternoon graduation ceremony is for undergraduate students in the College of Fine Arts Humanities and Social Sciences and the Manning School of Business
  • 1:15 p.m.  All graduating students will assemble by college under a tent, located on the right side of the Tsongas Center in Lot B.  
  • 1:30 p.m.  Doors to the Tsongas Center will be open to ticket holders  
  • 2:00 p.m.  Student processional begins from tent into Tsongas Center.   
  • 4:30 p.m. Approximate end time  
All three Commencement ceremonies will be livestreamed on Facebook and on the UMass Lowell website.