Graduation Details
Class of 2025
SPS Graduation Ceremony: Friday, May 16, 2025
The May 2025 SPS Graduation is intended to celebrate the accomplishments of students with a degree conferral date of October 2024, February 2025, and May 2025. SPS Graduation will be broken into two ceremonies and each graduate will be able to bring up to six (6) guests. Graduate and guest information will be sent to all graduates via email.
Ceremony Location
Graduation will take place on the Morningside Campus, South Lawn. Graduate and guest entrance information with be announced at a later date.
Morning Ceremony, 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
- Actuarial Science
- Bioethics
- Enterprise Risk Management
- Information & Knowledge Strategy
- Narrative Medicine
- Strategic Communication
- Sustainability Management
- Sustainability Science
Afternoon Ceremony, 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM ET
- Applied Analytics
- Construction Administration
- Human Capital Management
- Insurance Management
- Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
- Nonprofit Management
- Political Analytics
- Sports Management
- Technology Management
- Wealth Management
View the 2025 Graduate Checklist
Live Stream and Recording
SPS Graduation is available on the Commencement website for live, online viewing during the event. Recordings of the ceremony will be available for on-demand viewing after the event on the Commencement website.
2024 Graduation Ceremony Program
Click here to view and download the Ceremony Program for both 2024 SPS Graduation ceremonies!
University Commencement
The university-wide commencement will take place on Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 10:30 AM on the Morningside Campus. For more information, please review the commencement website here or email commencement [[at]] columbia [[dot]] edu.
Additional Information
Commencement season is a time to celebrate and enjoy the accomplishments of our graduates. To honor the spirit and significance of this occasion, we do not permit the interruption of speakers or audience disruptions. Currently, all participants and guests attending Commencement season event(s) are expected to follow the responsibilities outlined in University policies, including the Rules of University Conduct and Standards and Discipline and agree to these terms upon registering. Those found in violation will be asked to discontinue and may be asked to leave the venue. If there are any future updates or changes, we will communicate directly to all registered guests and graduates.