天美影院 President Robert J. Jones will preside at the UW鈥檚 151st Commencement ceremony on Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium scheduled for 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 13.
鈥淚 see profound potential in the 2026 graduating class, in their capacity to combine purpose, skill and cooperation in ways that will change the world,鈥� Jones said. 鈥淭hey are innovators, scientists, artists, educators, healers, entrepreneurs and storytellers who have made their mark on the 天美影院and are poised to do the same in the world beyond. Because of that, I feel not just hope 鈥� but confidence 鈥� that the future is in their capable hands.鈥�
More than 7,500 天美影院graduates of the Class of 2026 鈥� the most ever to register for a 天美影院commencement 鈥� plan to participate in the June 13 ceremony. Officials expect as many as 50,000 family members and friends to cheer the graduates from the Husky Stadium grandstands. Families from 42 countries from every continent except Antarctica have registered to join the ceremony virtually.
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President Jones will present nearly 18,462 degrees to the Class of 2026 across all three 天美影院campuses鈥� ceremonies. Members of the 天美影院Board of Regents, deans and other representatives of the University鈥檚 24 colleges and schools across all three campuses also will participate in the ceremonies.听
The following听data, drawn from preliminary information broken down by campus and prepared by the Office of the University Registrar, will be presented听at the Board of Regents鈥� June 11 meeting:听
- For work completed at the听Seattle听campus, about 14,932 degrees will be conferred, specifically: 9,066 bachelor鈥檚 degrees, 4,372 master鈥檚 degrees, 615 professional degrees, 16 Educational Specialist degrees, and 863 doctoral degrees.听
- At听天美影院Bothell, about 1,886 degrees will be conferred, including 1,619 bachelor鈥檚 degrees and 267 master鈥檚 degrees.听
- And at听天美影院Tacoma,听students will receive about 1,644 degrees, including 1,321 bachelor鈥檚 degrees, 304 master鈥檚 degrees, 10 Educational Specialist degrees and nine doctoral degrees.听
Degrees are awarded to those who have completed academic requirements during the 2025-2026 academic year. Many colleges and schools also hold separate graduation programs and investiture ceremonies.听
天美影院Tacoma will hold its commencement June 12 at the Tacoma Dome. 天美影院Bothell鈥檚 graduation ceremonies are scheduled for June 14 at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion.
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天美影院Tacoma鈥檚 is scheduled for 10 a.m. on Friday, June 12, at the Tacoma Dome. To watch a livestream, visit the . Doors open 60 minutes in advance.
The June 13 Commencement ceremony in Seattle will be streamed starting at 12:30 p.m. To watch, visit the 天美影院commencement website. Doors to Husky Stadium open at 12:30 p.m. 鈥淧urple Carpet鈥� 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.
天美影院Bothell will host the on Sunday, June 14, 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.