What Do I Wear?

Cap and Gown, Hood(s) and Latin Honor Cords (if eligible) can be picked up in-person at the Cap & Gown Countdown event scheduled on April 4 in University Crossing. No advanced ordering is needed for in-person pick-up arrangement at the Cap & Gown Countdown. More information to come regarding this event as the date gets closer.

If you are unable to attend Cap & Gown Countdown, contact the River Hawk Shop at 978-934-2623 or email bookstore@uml.edu, after April 6, for alternative arrangements.

Please note: Face coverings are required during pickup and participants should maintain at least 6 feet of social distance at all times. For any questions, please email: bookstore@uml.edu.

Regalia orders can be placed online now through April 20 for international orders and May 5 for domestic orders. Bookstore pick up is available upon request. Please visit UMass Lowell's Bookstore to place your order.

Master's students can pick up their ordered Cap & Gown and name cards at the Cap & Gown Countdown on April 4, 2022.

Questions? Email bookstore@uml.edu.

How to Measure

Custom-tailored outfits require more specific measurements than rental outfits. Complete and accurate sizing information enables University Cap & Gown to provide properly fitted garments. Souvenir and rental outfits require less measurements than custom-tailored regalia. Generally, all that is need is height and weight. 

• Height: Stand with your back to the wall and place something flat (a book or ruler) on top of your head. Mark the spot and step away from wall and measure. 
• Weight needs to be accurate to ensure proper fit.
• Sleeve: With your arm slightly bent at your side, measure the length from the center of the back of your keck to the back of your wrist (down you arm).
• Chest: This measurement should be taken while wearing the type of garment you expect to wear under your gown. If you plan on wearing a suit jacket under your gown, wear it while your measuring. Measure around the fullest part of your chest, under your arms and round your back.
• Waist: Measure around the least fullest part of the middle part of your body.
• Cap or tam: Place the measuring tape around the widest part of your head, approximately one inch above your ears.

The Academic Cap

Students and faculty alike will be happy to learn that the tassel may be worn on either the left or right side and that no significance is officially given to how the tassel is worn.

The Academic Hood

All hood linings for the University of Massachusetts Lowell have a field of royal blue, which is divided by a red chevron.  

The colors utilized by UMass Lowell for hood bands are: