Celebrating our Terp Graduates
The University of Maryland held its 2026 Commencement Ceremony on Thursday, May 21, 2026, at SECU Stadium, celebrating the accomplishments of the Spring 2026 graduates and the Summer and Winter 2025 graduates. The ceremony featured commencement speaker and UMD alumna, Dr. Jeanette Epps, M.S. ’94, Ph.D. ’00.
2026 Commencement Ceremony
Watch the University of Maryland’s main commencement ceremony celebrating our graduating Terps! The ceremony includes remarks from commencement speaker Dr. Jeanette Epps, President Darryll J. Pines and other special guests. Follow on social media and join in using #UMDgrad.
Commencement
The university hosted its 2026 main commencement ceremony on Thursday, May 21, 2026. Held at SECU Stadium, the ceremony featured remarks from commencement speaker, Dr. Jeanette Epps, President Darryll J. Pines and distinguished guests.
Leading up to, during and after commencement, graduates were encouraged to share their memories on social media using #UMDgrad. See Terps’ photos and reflections on Instagram and X.
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Colleges and schools hosted individual commencement ceremonies on May 19-22, 2026. These ceremonies featured remarks from deans and recognized each graduate by name.
2027 Commencement
The 2027 commencement ceremonies will be held from May 23 through May 26. The main commencement ceremony will be held on Monday, May 24. School and college commencement ceremonies will be held between Sunday, May 23, and Wednesday, May 26.
The exact dates and times of each ceremony will be announced in September 2026. Please check commencement.umd.edu for updates.
All future commencement dates are also available on the university's academic calendar.
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To see the ceremony dates for future years, visit the Academic Calendars website. The full schedule for 2026 individual school and college ceremonies has been released on commencement.umd.edu.