Class of 2025 orientation photo courtesy of Panfoto
Wellesley will celebrate the green class of 2025 on Friday, May 16, 2025 at 10:30 a.m. EDT. General seating will open at 9:00 a.m.
Journalist and bestselling author Isabel Wilkerson—whose boundary-breaking nonfiction writing has earned her both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Humanities Medal—will address the members of the class of 2025 and their families and friends at Wellesley’s 147th commencement exercises. The ceremony will take place outdoors on Severance Green beginning at 10:30 a.m. ET and will also be livestreamed for anyone planning to watch the event remotely. Captions will be displayed on both the in-person feed and on the livestream.
The draft schedule is tentative and subject to change with the exception of Commencement Exercises.
Commencement resources
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Map
Find your way around campus and to various activities.
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Livestream
Not attending in person? Watch the livestream.
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Commencement speaker
Isabel Wilkerson, whose boundary-breaking nonfiction has earned her both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Humanities Medal, will deliver the commencement address.
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
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2:00 p.m. Commencement rehearsal
Severance Green tent seniors only, attendance is required
Thursday, May 15, 2025
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9:00 a.m. -10:30 a.m. Academic department celebrations
Academic Quad tent: Economics:
Science Center Faroll Focus: Science Center departments
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10:45 a.m.‐11:30 a.m. Sigma Xi Initiation
Jewett Auditorium seniors and guests
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11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Pre-baccalaureate luncheon
Bates Hall Culinary Center Seniors and their guests may now purchase tickets here.
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1:30 p.m. Senior class picture
Severance Green Hill, all seniors. Photos available for purchase from Panfoto.
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2:00 p.m.- 3:00 p.m. Baccalaureate celebration
Houghton Chapel, all seniors, guests with limited seating. Please view more information here.
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3:15 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Academic department celebrations continue after the baccalaureate celebration
Houghton Chapel lawn tent: Humanities
Academic Quad lawn tent: Social Sciences
Davis Plaza: Arts
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4:45 p.m.-5:45 p.m. Phi Beta Kappa initiation
Jewett Auditorium, seniors and guests
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8:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Baccalaureate concert
Houghton Chapel, seniors and guests
Friday, May 16, 2025
Commencement day
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9:00 a.m. Ceremony seating opens
Severance Green tent
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9:30 a.m. Procession formation
Academic Quad, all seniors
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10:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Commencement exercises
Severance Green tent (also live streamed). Seating opens at 9:00 a.m. No tickets are required.
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1:15 p.m.‐ 3:00 p.m. Complimentary light lunch & reception
Houghton Chapel Lawn, graduates and guests
Wellesley College Commencement
Wellesley will celebrate the green class of 2025 on Friday, May 16, 2025 at 10:30 a.m. EDT.
Future commencement dates
Class of 2020: During the Fifth year reunion May 23-25, 2025
Class of 2026: Friday, May 15, 2026
Press contacts
106 Central St.
Wellesley, MA 02481
Commencement team
106 Central St.
Wellesley, MA 02481