Create your Commencement Profile
Graduates are encouraged to create their own digital profile slide to be displaced on the Commencement website during and after the ceremonies.
Guest tickets for Commencement are free and must be reserved by the graduating student
The ticket portal is open to students and will be closed on April 25. During that time, student can reserve up to:
- 4 guest tickets for Bachelor's and Associates degree candidates
- 6 guest tickets for Master's candidates
- 8 guest tickets for for Doctoral candidates
Graduates themselves do no need tickets, but guests, including children over age 2, do.
Additional ticket requests (beyond the above allowances) will be entertained after April 25 on a first-come, first-served basis.
2026 Commencement
UMass Lowell's 2026 Commencement Ceremonies at the Tsongas Center, 300 MLK Way, Lowell will be held on:
Note: All times are approximate.
Friday, May 15, 2026, at 10 a.m.
The Friday graduation ceremony is for doctoral and master's students in all colleges.
- 9 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. Procession to begin promptly after line up.
- 10:00 a.m. - Doctoral and Master's Ceremony Called to order (begins)
- 12:30 p.m. - Approximate end time.
Saturday, May 16, 2026, 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 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. 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 16, 2026, 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 will be open to ticket holders.
- 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. 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 the UMass Lowell website.