2026 Convocations
Convocations* at Northwestern are hosted by individual schools. Students cross the stage and hear their names read at these ceremonies. School-wide convocations are ticketed events.
Some Master’s programs do not participate in a school-wide ceremony and hold their own departmental ceremonies instead, including the School of Communication Master’s programs and the TGS/Feinberg Master’s programs. Many of these ceremonies do not require tickets. These ceremonies are not coordinated through the Graduation office and you will receive specific information from your program with ceremony details.
School convocations for the Graduates of 2026 will be held in-person and will be livestreamed for anyone viewing remotely. Livestream links will be posted June 1, 2026. More information will be sent out by each school about their convocation. For any additional information on convocations, please contact your school representative.
*Ticketed event. Students will need to reserve a separate set of tickets for each ticketed event they plan to attend.
Convocations by School
Bienen School of Music
The Family Institute
The Graduate School PhD and MFA Hooding Ceremony (for select programs only)
Kellogg School of Management
McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science Graduate Convocation & Hooding Ceremony
Monday, June 15, 2026
9:00AM - 11:00AM
Welsh-Ryan Arena
McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science Undergraduate Convocation
Monday, June 15, 2026
2:00PM - 4:00PM
Welsh-Ryan Arena
Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications
Pritzker School of Law
School of Communication
School of Communication Undergraduate Convocation
Saturday, June 13, 2026
9:00AM - 10:30AM
Welsh-Ryan Arena
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders Hooding Ceremony (MS-SLL, AUD, and SLPD Programs only)
Friday, June 12, 2026
11:00AM - 12:30PM
Pick-Staiger Concert Hall
School of Education and Social Policy
School of Professional Studies
Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
Please visit the Past Graduations and Programs page to access archives of previous graduation ceremonies.