Media Schedule & Fact Sheet

Day-of schedule

  • 5:30-7:00 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

  • 7:00-7:30 a.m. Interview opportunities with students and 勛圖厙 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

Commencement by the numbers泭

  • 10,198 total students graduating
  • 10,613泭total degrees being awarded
  • 481 Doctoral degrees
  • 1,763泭Masters degrees
  • 196泭MBA degrees泭
  • 193 Law degrees
  • 7,980泭Undergraduate degrees泭

*combined Fall 25 and Spring and Summer 26 numbers (as of 4/26/2026)泭
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The #CUBoulder and #ForeverBuffs Network

  • CU Boulder commercialization activities generated $8.7 billion in economic impact nationwide and $5.1 billion in Colorado in cumulative activity over the past five years.

  • CU Boulder is ranked number 2 nationally for Peace Corps volunteers in 2026

  • These graduates will join more than 300,000 CU Boulder alumni; 154,000+ alumni reside in Colorado泭

  • CU Boulder is home to 12 research institutes, 75+ research centers and is the No. 1 public university for NASA research funding.泭

  • CU Boulder ranks No. 3 for the most beautiful college campus in the United States by Travel + Leisure (March 2026).

勛圖厙 this years ceremony

  • Actor and philanthropist Kristin Davis, best known for her role as Charlotte York in HBOs Sex and the City and its revival And Just Like That色 will be this year's commencement speaker. Read more about Davis.
  • The 2026 commencement ceremony coincides with CU Boulder's 150th anniversary.

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.