Media Schedule & Fact Sheet
Run of show
- 5:00-7:00 a.m.—Live interviews with CU Boulder spokespeople available
- 6:45 a.m.—Folsom Field opens
- 7:00 a.m.—Walk with CU media relations to Norlin Quad for student interviews
- 7:15-7:45 a.m.—Interview opportunities with students, commencement speaker Emma Coburn 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
A media workroom is available throughout and after the ceremony. Media must be accompanied by a member of CU Boulder media relations to access the workroom.
Commencement by the numbers
The following are combined Fall ’24 and Spring and Summer ’25 numbers as of April 24, 2025:
- 10,064 total degrees being awarded
- 480 Doctoral degrees
- 1,776 Masters degrees
- 153 MBA degrees
- 179 Law degrees
- 7,476 Undergraduate degrees
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- $4.6B annual economic impact in Colorado
- 154,000+ alumni reside in Colorado
- 12 research institutes
- 87 research centers
- #1 public university for NASA research funding
About this year’s ceremony
- Three-time track Olympian, NCAA national champion and CU Boulder alumna Emma Coburn will deliver the 2025 Commencement address.
- Chancellor Justin Schwartz will give his first commencement speech as chancellor.
Social media
As media assets become available, they will be shared through the official CU Boulder Strategic Relations and Communications Twitter account, @CUBoulderNews. Follow along at @CUBoulder for general commencement information. Use #ForeverBuffs for all commencement-related content.