2025 Commencement

Excited young woman holding up her diploma
UMass Lowell's 2025 Commencement Ceremonies at the Tsongas Center, 300 MLK Way, Lowell will be held on:
Note: All times approximate

Friday, May 16, 2025, at 10 a.m. 

The Friday morning graduation ceremony is for doctoral and master's students in all colleges. 
  • 9 a.m. Doors to the Tsongas Center open to ticket holders  
  • 9:15 a.m. Graduating students assemble by college under a tent, located on the right side of the Tsongas Center in Lot B.  Procession to begin promptly after line up
  • 10 a.m. Doctoral and Master's Ceremony called to order (begins)
  • 12:30 p.m. Approximate end time 

Saturday, May 17, 2025, 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 a.m. Doors to the Tsongas Center open to ticket holders  
  • 8:15 a.m. Graduating students assemble by college under a tent, located on the right side of the Tsongas Center in Lot B.  Procession to begin promptly after line up
  • 9 a.m. Graduation Ceremony called to order (begins) 
  • 11:45 a.m. Approximate end time 

Saturday, May 17, 2025, 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. Doors to the Tsongas Center open to ticket holders  
  • 1:15 p.m. Graduating students will assemble by college under a tent, located on the right side of the Tsongas Center in Lot B. Procession to begin promptly after line up
  • 2 p.m. Graduation Ceremony called to order (begins) 
  • 4:30 p.m. Approximate end time 
All three Commencement ceremonies will be livestreamed on Facebook and on the UMass Lowell website.

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