Commencement Weekend: May 8–11, 2025
The Tepper School of Business is proud to celebrate the achievements of the graduating Class of 2025. Commencement is a time-honored tradition and a meaningful milestone that brings together students, families, faculty, and friends in recognition of years of dedication, growth, and success.
We look forward to honoring our graduates and all they have accomplished during their time at the Tepper School and Carnegie Mellon University! Use this page as your hub for any information related to commencement weekend.
Main Commencement Ceremony
- Bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree candidates and their guests are invited to join the main commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 11, for the conferral of all degrees.
- The main ceremony will include remarks from the president, keynote speaker, student speaker and academic deans, in addition to recognition of the honorary degree recipients.
- There is no limit on number of guests who can attend the main commencement ceremony and tickets are not needed.
- The ceremony will take place on CMU’s campus beginning at 10 a.m. and will be approximately 1.5 hours long. All guests must be seated by 9:15 a.m. for the start of the student procession. Access to guest seating will be restricted once the student procession begins.
For information about accommodations for the main ceremony, visit the Carnegie Mellon commencement website.
Tepper School Diploma Ceremonies
In addition to the main commencement ceremony, each college/school/department will host a diploma ceremony to recognize all graduating students. Diploma ceremonies will be held over the course of the weekend. Information for the Tepper School Diploma Ceremonies can be found below:
Ph.D.
Friday, May 9, 2025
Ceremony: 3-4:30 p.m.
Simmons Auditorium, Tepper Building
Reception: 4:30-6 p.m.
Room 4242, Tepper Building
Contact:
Lawrence Rapp
lrapp@andrew.cmu.edu
Specialty Masters
Saturday, May 10, 2025
Master's Ceremony: 8:30 a.m.
Auditorium, Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum
4141 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Contact:
Wendy Hermann
hermann@andrew.cmu.edu
MBA
Saturday, May 10, 2025
MBA Ceremony: 11:30 a.m.
Auditorium, Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum
4141 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Contact:
Wendy Hermann
hermann@andrew.cmu.edu
Undergraduate
Sunday, May 11, 2025
Reception: 1:15-2:15 p.m.
Ceremony: 2:30-4 p.m.
Auditorium, Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum
4141 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Contact:
Jennifer Wegner
jwegner@andrew.cmu.edu