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Commencement 2026

Congratulations to our graduates! See below for Commencement ceremony information. Continue to check the website for more details about the ceremonies. 

2026 Ceremony Dates & Times

  • Ceremony 1 (May 12, 10 a.m.)
  • Ceremony 2 (May 12, 3:30 p.m.)
  • Ceremony 3 (May 13, 10 a.m.)
  • Ceremony 4 (May 20, 10 a.m.)
  • Ceremony 5 (May 20, 3:30 p.m.)

See below for a detailed ceremony schedule.

Ceremony & Visitor Information

Ceremony 1

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

10am

Location: The Mann Center for the Performing Arts

College of Architecture & the Built Environment

Undergraduate

College of Health Professions

Undergraduate (East Falls)

College of Humanities & Sciences

Undergraduate

College of Life Sciences

Undergraduate

College of Rehabilitation Sciences

Undergraduate  (Exercise Science)

Kanbar College of Design, Engineering & Commerce

Undergraduate 

Ceremony 2

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

3:30pm

Location: The Mann Center for the Performing Arts

College of Architecture & the Built Environment

Graduate

 

College of Health Professions

Undergraduate (Center City) & Graduate

Kanbar College of Design, Engineering & Commerce

Graduate  

 

Ceremony 3

Wednesday, May 13, 2026

10am

Location: The Mann Center for the Performing Arts

College of Nursing

Undergraduate & Graduate

Ceremony 4

Wednesday, May 20, 2026

10am

Location: Kimmel Center | Marian Anderson Hall

College of Life Sciences

Graduate

Sidney Kimmel Medical College

Graduate

Ceremony 5

Wednesday, May 20, 2026

3:30pm

Location: Kimmel Center | Marian Anderson Hall

College of Pharmacy

Graduate

College of Population Health

Graduate

College of Rehabilitation Sciences

Undergraduate (OTA) & Graduate

Thomas Jefferson University does not provide transportation for Commencement guests. Free parking is available for guests at the Mann Center ceremonies. Parking is not provided for the Kimmel Center ceremonies. Please see below for information on our two Commencement venues (links will open in a new browser for each venue's website).

The Mann Center for Performing Arts

Address: 5201 Parkside Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19131

The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts

Address: 300 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102

Hotels within walking distance of the Kimmel Center:

Student Resources

Please note your Jefferson student email will be deactivated six months following your official date of graduation.

Moving content from your Jefferson student O365 Account to a personal Microsoft Outlook account:

  1. Establish a new personal Microsoft Outlook account (unless you already have one) at: 
    New Personal Microsoft Outlook Account
  2. Use the following guide to export your Jefferson O365 student account content to an Outlook .pst file.
    Note—you must use the full Outlook client to create and export the .pst file:
    Export or backup email, contacts, and calendar to an Outlook .pst file - Microsoft Support
  3. Import the Outlook .pst file into your new personal Microsoft Outlook.
    Note—you must use the full Outlook client to import the .pst file
    Import email, contacts, and calendar from an Outlook .pst file - Microsoft Support

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