On May 19, more than 9,000 students are eligible to graduate at the University-wide Commencement ceremony, and Penn will confer four honorary degrees.
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On Monday, May 19, the University of Pennsylvaniahonors the Class of 2025 at the 269th Commencement. Approximately 6,000 students, undergrad and graduate, are expected to walk in the University-wide Commencement ceremony.
The gates at Franklin Field open at 8 a.m. and the official ceremony kicks off at 10:15 a.m. How many are graduating? How many are Civic Scholars? And how many graduate students were honored with Graduate Leadership Awards? Here are those numbers and more.
6,666
May 2025 graduates: approximately 9,221 undergrad and graduate students eligible to walk in the graduation celebration on May 19, including the May 2025 graduates, 1,323 summer 2024 graduates, and 1,232 December 2024 graduates
7,214
Diplomas being awarded to May 2025 graduates, as of May 4—2,561 undergraduate degrees, and 3,530 master’s, 851 professional doctorates, and 272 Ph.D. degrees; the number of degrees exceeds the number of graduates due to students who are awarded dual degrees or submatriculated in multiple programs
9,865
Total number of diplomas for summer 2024, December 2024, and May 2025 combined
81
Citizenship countries represented by the members of the traditional undergraduate Class of 2025
10
Civic Scholars among 2025 academic year traditional undergraduate degree recipients
4
Teams awarded the 2025 President’s Engagement and Innovation Prizes
7
2025 Graduate Student Leadership Awards conferred, honoring graduating students for service and lasting contributions to graduate student life at Penn
10
Excellence in Graduate Teaching Awards conferred in 2025, nominated by Penn undergraduate and graduate students for their profound impact on teaching at the University
21
Class of 2025 graduating SNF Paideia Fellows
325
Graduating fourth-years involved in extracurricular performing arts through Platt Performing Arts House
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