The Old Campus Ceremony will begin at 9:45 PM on May 19, 2025.

All university degrees are formally conferred during the Commencement ceremony on Old Campus. During the ceremony, the dean of Yale College and deans of the graduate and professional schools formally present their approved candidates to the president. The president, in turn, confers the degrees and admits new graduates to each degree's "rights and responsibilities." Student marshals from each residential college and school accept symbolic diplomas from the president on behalf of their colleagues. The ceremony lasts approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes.

The Old Campus and the YSE Diploma Ceremonies will be live streamed in Burke Auditorium on the third floor of Kroon Hall. The YSE Diploma Ceremony will be live streamed in the nearby O.C. Marsh Lecture Hall. Guests who prefer air conditioning and cushioned seats are encouraged to watch the ceremonies on the big screens here.

The YSE Diploma Ceremony will begin around 12:45 PM (eastern) on May 18, 2026

You may also watch on YouTube.