Elon University’s Undergraduate Commencement

Elon’s 135th Commencement Exercises were held Friday, May 23, 2025 in Schar Center. You can watch the 9 a.m. diploma ceremony for Elon College, the College of Arts and Sciences; the Dr. Jo Watts Williams School of Education and the School of Health Sciences and the 2:30 p.m. diploma ceremony for the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business and the School of Communications in our ceremony archive.

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Upcoming Ceremonies

Winter Graduate Program Commencement

Friday, December 12, 2025, Alumni Gym, Koury Athletic Center

10 a.m. — School of Law

  • Juris Doctor

2 p.m. — School of Health Sciences

  • Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing
  • Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies
  • Doctor of Physical Therapy

Spring Graduate Program Commencement

Wednesday, May 20, 2026, Alumni Gym, Koury Athletic Center

Dr. Jo Watts Williams School of Education

  • Master of Arts in Higher Education
  • Master of Education

Martha and Spencer Love School of Business

  • Master of Science in Accounting
  • Master of Science in Business Analytics
  • Master of Business Administration

The 136th Undergraduate Commencement

Friday, May 22, 2026, Schar Center

  • 9 a.m. — Martha and Spencer Love School of Business and the School of Communications
  • 2:30 p.m. — Elon College, the College of Arts and Sciences; the Dr. Jo Watts Williams School of Education and the School of Health Sciences

Graduate-Level Ceremonies

The Master of Arts in Higher Education, Master of Education in Innovation, Master of Science in Accounting, Master of Science in Business Analytics and Master of Business Administration Commencement took place on Wednesday, May 21 at 7 p.m. in Alumni Gymnasium in a joint ceremony.

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