Temple University will celebrate the Class of 2025 when it officially confers undergraduate, graduate and professional program degrees during its universitywide Commencement ceremony on Wednesday, May 7. Temple’s 138th Commencement ceremony will begin at 9:30 a.m. in the Liacouras Center, 1776 N. Broad St.
“Commencement is the most special day of the year at Temple University, as it illustrates how this institution transforms lives. It also helps remind us of exactly why we are here,” President John Fry said. “I am eager to join the larger Temple community to celebrate our graduates, champion their accomplishments and wish them well as they prepare to turn the page on this chapter of their lives. It will be a wonderful day.”
During this year’s ceremony, degree recipients will hear from Temple Board Chair Mitchell Morgan, FOX ’76, LAW ’80, who will deliver the Commencement address. In his speech, Morgan will share insights and anecdotes related to his own Temple Made story. Morgan, along with Tina Sloan Green, EDU ’70, former coach of the Temple women’s lacrosse team, will also receive honorary degrees during the ceremony.
Building off a new tradition established last year, Temple faculty and staff will congregate to create designated “cheer pods” to greet graduates with signs and cow bells as the soon-to-be alumni process to the Liacouras Center.
Nearly 8,500 graduates, 8,482 in total, earned degrees during the 2024–2025 academic year and will now count themselves among Temple’s more than 370,000 living alumni. A total of 40% of the undergraduate degree recipients are also U.S. students of color.
The Class of 2025 is reflective of Temple’s dual status as Philadelphia’s public research university and as a global institution of higher learning. A total of 57% of degree recipients come from the state of Pennsylvania, including 16% (1,348 students overall) from right here in Philadelphia.
For many of the students, Temple is also essentially home. One hundred and eighty-five of the new graduates live in one of the eight zip codes (19121, 19122, 19123,19125,19130,19132,19133 and 19140) that border Temple’s campus.
Graduates of this year’s class also come from 48 states and the District of Columbia. International representation is strong, as well, as 101 countries are represented within the Class of 2025.
This year’s youngest bachelor’s degree recipient is only 19 years old, while the oldest is 76. Sixteen sets of twins are also among this year’s graduates.
A total of 5,683 of this year’s graduates earned undergraduate degrees, while 2,050 earned graduate degrees. A total of 749 graduates celebrated the culmination of their professional studies.
Families and friends who plan to attend this year’s ceremony can find directions as well as information on accessibility here at this website.
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