Commencement 2027
University of Maryland Commencement Ceremony
The University will host its 2027 main commencement ceremony on Monday, May 24, 2027 at 9am at SECU Stadium, with a weather contingency time of 7pm. If severe weather prevents the ceremony from taking place at 9am, the ceremony will move to 7pm the same day. Please plan for either possibility and share both times with your guests. The University will communicate any decision to move to the contingency time as soon as possible through commencement.umd.edu and official University communications channels.
Commencement will bring us together to honor the hard work, resilience and achievements of Terp graduates. The main ceremony will feature our commencement speaker, president and other notable speakers and honorees. Students will be recognized as a group with their school or college.
Leading up to and during commencement, graduates are encouraged to share their memories on social media using #UMDgrad. See Terps’ photos and reflections on X and Instagram.
School of Public Policy Commencement Ceremony
The School of Public Policy Commencement Ceremony will take place on Tuesday, May 25, 2027 at 5:30pm in the Reckord Armory. The ceremony will feature remarks from our dean and announce the names of each policy graduate. This ceremony is open to graduates from summer 2026, winter 2026 and spring 2027. A livestream will be available.
Questions?
For School of Public Policy questions, contact sppevents@umd.edu.