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Graduation

Congratulations Class of 2025!

NYU Steinhardt Ceremonies

Join us as we honor doctoral candidates and graduates receiving bachelor's degrees, 
master's degrees, and advanced certificates.

Doctoral Convocation

Friday, May 9, 2025
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
NYU Skirball Center 
566 LaGuardia Place
New York, NY 10003

Graduate Arrival Time
12:30 p.m. at Pless Hall
(82 Washington Square East)

Reception to follow
3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Rosenthal Pavilion 
NYU Kimmel Center 
60 Washington Square S.
New York, NY 10012


Watch the Doctoral Convocation Recording

Morning Graduation Ceremony

Wednesday, May 14, 2025
10:00 a.m to 12:00 p.m.
Radio City Music Hall
1260 6th Avenue
New York, NY 10020

Graduate Arrival Time
9:15 a.m. at Radio City Music Hall

Departments participating in the Morning Ceremony:

  • Applied Psychology
  • Communicative Sciences and Disorders
  • Media, Culture, and Communication
  • Nutrition and Food Studies
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy


Watch the Morning Ceremony Recording

Afternoon Graduation Ceremony

Wednesday, May 14, 2025
3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Radio City Music Hall
1260 6th Avenue
New York, NY 10020

Graduate Arrival Time
2:15 p.m. at Radio City Music Hall

Departments participating in the Afternoon Ceremony:

  • Administration, Leadership, and Technology
  • Applied Statistics, Social Science, and Humanities
  • Art and Art Professions
  • Music and Performing Arts Professions
  • Teaching and Learning


Watch the Afternoon Ceremony Recording

NYU Commencement at Yankee Stadium

The date for the All-University Commencement for the Class of 2025 is Thursday, May 15, 2025

For further details, including information about Academic Attire, please visit NYU Commencement.

Important Details for Students

Stage Pass (QRCode)

STAGE Pass is not your theater ticket, but a unique QR code you will need to screenshot or print and bring to the ceremony for scanning on stage at the theater so we can announce your name. Access your STAGE Pass QR Code through the TASSEL RSVP portal for graduation, and present it for scanning just before you go across the stage.

Ticketing Information

All Steinhardt ceremony tickets will be digital. Graduates will receive their tickets via their NYU email and should distribute them to their guests accordingly.

Radio City Music Hall Ceremonies (AM & PM): Tickets will be accessed by your web browser and your login for MSG (powered by Ticketmaster). View instructions on how to access and transfer tickets here. All guest tickets, including lottery tickets, will be distributed the week of May 5, 2025.

Accessibility Services

For more information on services at Radio City Music Hall go here
For more information about NYU Skirball Center services go here

Ceremony Live Streams

Each Steinhardt Graduation ceremony will be live streamed on this website. Please return on the day of the ceremony to watch.

Academic Attire

On-campus Distribution
Students who did not select home shipping for their academic attire order can pick up their attire in the Eisner and Lubin Auditorium at the Kimmel Center in early May. Attire will also be available for purchase

The first two days of distribution (Wednesday, May 7 and Thursday, May 8) are reserved for students picking up advance orders placed by Friday, April 4. However, Steinhardt DOCTORAL graduates are eligible to purchase attire on May 7 and 8 as well.

Distribution Schedule
Wednesday, May 7, 2025            11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.  (Advance orders or purchase for Steinhardt Doctoral only)
Thursday, May 8, 2025                11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Advance orders or purchase for Steinhardt Doctoral only)
Friday, May 9, 2025                     11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 10, 2025               1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. 
Sunday, May 11, 2025                  Closed
Monday, May 12, 2025                 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday, May 13, 2025                11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

For more information please visit NYU Academic Attire

Graduation Awards and Honors

Departmental Awards

Departments award additional honors to eligible undergraduate and graduate students. Requirements vary by department and program.

Departmental Award Recipients

Leadership and Service Awards

NYU Steinhardt salutes outstanding undergraduate and graduate students who have distinguished themselves through scholarship, leadership, and service.

Leadership and Service Award Recipients

Alumni Awardees and Speakers

2025 Dorothy Height Distinguished Alumni Award Honoree: Alycia Michelle Guichard (BS ’01)

Alycia Guichard (BS ’01, Media, Culture, and Communication) is Emerging Technology Counsel for Verizon and the 2025 Dorothy Height Distinguished Alumni Award winner.

2025 Graduation Alumni Speaker: Leyla McCalla (BM ’07)

Leyla McCalla (BM ’07, String Studies) is a multilingual singer and songwriter; master of the cello, tenor banjo, and guitar; and the alumni speaker at NYU Steinhardt's 2025 Afternoon Graduation Ceremony.