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.

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.