Media Schedule & Fact Sheet
Run of show
- 5:00-7:00 a.m. and by request —Live interviews with CU Boulder spokespeople
- 6:45 a.m.—Folsom Field opens
- 7:00 a.m.—Walk with CU media relations to Norlin Quad for student interviews
- 7:15-7:30 a.m.—Interview opportunity with Chancellor Justin Schwartz
- 7:15-7:45 a.m.—Interview opportunities with students and commencement speaker Emma Coburn
- 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 May 1, 2025:
- 10,138 total degrees being awarded
- 481 Doctoral degrees
- 1,793 Masters degrees
- 153 MBA degrees
- 178 Law degrees
- 7,533 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.