June 9, 2025
UW celebrates Class of 2025 with 150th Commencement in Husky Stadium and ceremonies in the Tacoma Dome and Hec Ed
The UW’s 150th Commencement ceremonies are scheduled for Saturday in Husky Stadium. UW Tacoma’s event takes place Friday and UW Bothell host two ceremonies Sunday in HecEd.University of Washington
University of Washington President Ana Mari Cauce will be the featured speaker at the UW’s 150th Commencement ceremony on Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium scheduled for 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Cauce will deliver her final address before ending her 10-year run as president and returning to the faculty.
“The University of Washington’s 150th Commencement celebrates more than a milestone — it affirms the power of higher education to change lives. Our 2025 graduating class exemplifies resilience, embraces diverse perspectives, and upholds a proud commitment to excellence,” Cauce said.
More than 7,400 UW graduates of the Class of 2025 — the most ever to pre-register — plan to participate in the June 14 ceremony. Officials expect as many as 50,000 family members and friends to cheer the graduates from the Husky Stadium grandstands.
UW Tacoma will hold its commencement June 13 at the Tacoma Dome. UW Bothell’s graduation ceremonies are scheduled for June 15 at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion.
UW Tacoma’s commencement ceremony is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on Friday, June 13, at the Tacoma Dome and will be streamed live here. Doors open 60 minutes in advance.
The June 14 Commencement ceremony in Seattle will be streamed online starting at 12:30 p.m. Doors to Husky Stadium open at 12:30 p.m. “Purple Carpet” programming begins at 12:30 p.m., followed by the procession of graduates at 1:30 p.m. and the Commencement ceremony at about 2 p.m.
UW Bothell will host the 34th annual Commencement Ceremonies on Sunday, June 15, at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle. The Purple Ceremony, beginning at 11 a.m., includes students from the schools of Business, Educational Studies and Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences. The Gold Ceremony, beginning at 4 p.m., is for students from the schools of Nursing & Health Studies and of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics. Doors open one hour prior to the ceremony.
President Cauce will present nearly 18,833 degrees to the Class of 2025 across all three UW campuses’ ceremonies. Members of the UW Board of Regents, deans and other representatives of the University’s 24 colleges and schools across all three campuses also will participate in the ceremonies.
The following data, drawn from preliminary information broken down by campus and prepared by the Office of the University Registrar, will be presented at the Board of Regents’ June 12 meeting:
- For work completed at the Seattle campus, about 15,412 degrees will be conferred, specifically: 8,712 bachelor’s degrees, 5,161 master’s degrees, 589 professional degrees, 17 Educational Specialist degrees, and 933 doctoral degrees.
- At UW Bothell, about 1,663 degrees will be conferred, including 1,425 bachelor’s degrees and 238 master’s degrees.
- And at UW Tacoma, students will receive about 1,758 degrees, including 1,393 bachelor’s degrees, 350 master’s degrees, 12 Educational Specialist degrees and three doctoral degrees.
Degrees are awarded to those who have completed academic requirements during the 2024-2025 academic year. Many colleges and schools also hold separate graduation programs and investiture ceremonies.
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