Dear Class of 2025,

Commencement week at Tulane is less than a month away, and we can't wait to welcome your friends and family to New Orleans to honor your achievements. As we count down to the date, please read this message carefully — it includes important and exciting updates as well as ticketing information for you and your guests.

Unified Commencement Ceremony: May 17, 2025

The Unified Commencement ceremony will take place on Saturday, May 17, 6:00 p.m. at the Caesars Superdome. At this special milestone ceremony, which will feature an academic procession, live jazz, and a keynote speech from Emmy-winning actress and singer Sheryl Lee Ralph, President Michael A. Fitts will officially confer degrees upon all Tulane University degree candidates: undergraduate, graduate, and professional.

Schedule of School Diploma Ceremonies: May 16-17, 2025

In addition to the Unified Commencement ceremony, graduates are invited to the ceremony of the school awarding their degree. At these ceremonies, graduates' names are called individually as they cross the stage. Visit the Commencement website for the schedule of school ceremonies.

For questions regarding the individual school ceremonies, please contact the following:

Ticketing

Tickets are required for the Unified Commencement ceremony only — individual school ceremonies will not require tickets. Graduates will receive an email from TUgrad@tulane.edu with the subject line "Register Now for the 2025 Tulane Unified Commencement Ceremony" containing instructions to register and retrieve Unified Commencement tickets via Tassel. Once graduates register, they will be able to print tickets and/or send them to guests' email addresses.

If you have not received the Tassel registration email by Wednesday, April 23, please check your spam folder or email TUgrad@tulane.edu.

Graduation Application Status

Students can confirm submission of their graduation application on their degree audit. Questions regarding graduation applications can be submitted through the Registrar Support portal.

Order Your Class Poster

Order the 2025 graduation poster from artist Molly "Magwire" McGuire. McGuire is an Ontario-born artist whose background in sign painting has helped her create vintage-inspired pieces that feature classic New Orleans icons, including food and historical figures. Starting this summer, posters will be shipped to the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Requests for international orders will incur an additional cost.

Share your photos for the big screen!

Share the highlights of your Tulane career with your family and friends as they wait for the  event to begin. Typical pictures include graduates with classmates, performing public service,  enjoying New Orleans, Study Abroad experiences and more. 

Regalia

Students must wear regalia at all in-person ceremonies to participate and/or cross the stage. While Oak Hall's online ordering deadlines have passed, you may contact the Tulane Bookstore at 504-865-5913 for any regalia questions or needs. Any in-store regalia purchases made after the deadlines will incur a $30 late fee.

All graduates will be permitted to wear only those stoles or honor cords earned through University Honors, or recognized organizations officially sanctioned by the University, or by U.S. Military Veterans who attain the prescribed academic achievement to earn Veteran's cords. Personal stoles or cords are not permitted. Tulane encourages students' personal expressions of creativity in the decoration of mortar boards (robe decorating is not permitted) or second-line umbrellas, while reserving neck-worn stoles and cords only for officially recognized honors or those sold in the Tulane Bookstore approved by the University.

Tulane Memorabilia

Tulane memorabilia including diploma frames are available to order from the Tulane Bookstore. Contact the bookstore at 504-865-5913 for more information or to place an order by phone.

Show your pride with your Tulane Class Ring, and share your graduation news with official Tulane announcements! Undergraduate students who have completed 60 credit hours and graduate students who have completed half of their required coursework are eligible to purchase their Tulane Ring. Order your rings and announcements from the Balfour website or by calling 1-866-255-3687 weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Production time for announcements is 7-10 business days. Please note that these announcements or any other invitations will not count as tickets for the unified ceremony — see ticketing information above.

More information can be found on our Commencement FAQs page. Additional know-before-you-go information will be communicated in early May. If you have any other questions, please visit the Commencement website, sign up for Commencement updates, or email the planning team at TUgrad@tulane.edu.  

Congratulations!

2025 Commencement Planning Team