Media Schedule & Fact Sheet

Day-of schedule

  • 5:30-7:00 a.m. – Live interviews with ñ spokespeople available

  • 6:45 a.m. – Folsom Field opens

  • 7:00 a.m. – walk with CU media relations to Norlin Quad for student interviews

  • 7:00-7:30 a.m. – Interview opportunities with students and Chancellor Justin Schwartz

  • 7:50 a.m. – stage for video of processional

  • 8:00 a.m. – Processional begins

  • 8:20 a.m. – Media must be inside Folsom Field

  • 8:30 a.m. – Commencement ceremony begins

  • 11 a.m. (roughly) – commencement ceremony ends

  • 12 p.m. (roughly) – Folsom Parking Garage reopens

Commencement by the numbers

  • 10,198 total students graduating
  • 10,613total degrees being awarded
  • 481 Doctoral degrees
  • 1,763Masters degrees
  • 196MBA degrees
  • 193 Law degrees
  • 7,980Undergraduate degrees

*combined Fall ’25 and Spring and Summer ’26 numbers (as of 4/26/2026)

The #CUBoulder and #ForeverBuffs Network

  • ñ commercialization activities generated $8.7 billion in economic impact nationwide and $5.1 billion in Colorado in cumulative activity over the past five years.

  • ñ is ranked number 2 nationally for Peace Corps volunteers in 2026

  • These graduates will join more than 300,000 ñ alumni; 154,000+ alumni reside in Colorado

  • ñ is home to 12 research institutes, 75+ research centers and is the No. 1 public university for NASA research funding.

  • ñ ranks No. 3 for the most beautiful college campus in the United States by Travel + Leisure (March 2026).

ñ this year’s ceremony

  • Actor and philanthropist Kristin Davis, best known for her role as Charlotte York in HBO’s “Sex and the City” and its revival “And Just Like That…” will be this year's commencement speaker. Read more about Davis.
  • The 2026 commencement ceremony coincides with ñ's 150th anniversary.

Social media

As media assets become available, they will be shared through the official ñ Strategic Relations and Communications Twitter account, @CUBoulderNews. Follow along at @CUBoulder for general commencement information. Use #ForeverBuffs for all commencement-related content.