University of San Diego to Celebrate Law, Graduate and Undergraduate Students During Commencement Ceremonies

The University of San Diego will host its 2025 commencement ceremonies over two weekends, beginning Saturday, May 17. This year, more than 3,100 undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and law students will be recognized for their academic achievements during five ceremonies held at the university’s Jenny Craig Pavilion.

• Saturday, May 17, 9 a.m. — School of Law 
• Sunday, May 18, 9 a.m. — Graduate Programs: School of Leadership and Education Sciences, Professional & Continuing Education
• Saturday, May 24, 9 a.m. — Graduate Programs: College of Arts and Sciences, Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science, Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies, Knauss School of Business, Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering
• Sunday, May 25, 9 a.m. — Undergraduate Programs: College of Arts and Sciences
• Sunday, May 25, 2 p.m. — Undergraduate Programs: Knauss School of Business, Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering

A livestream of all of the ceremonies will be available to view online here. 

2025 Undergraduate Valedictorians:

• Bridget Murphy is receiving a bachelor of art degree with double majors in Biology and Spanish and a Chemistry minor from USD’s College of Arts and Sciences.
• Dylan Buck received a bachelor’s degree in Accounting (January 2025) from USD’s Knauss School of Business.
• Jack Berkowitz is receiving a dual bachelor of science/bachelor of art degree in Electrical Engineering from USD’s Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering.

Graduating Class Highlights:

• The graduating class has secured coveted positions at some of the world's leading companies like MetLife, Procter & Gamble, GE Vernova, Cadence Design Systems, and Deloitte. 
• Official data for the Class of 2025 will be available in early 2026, but previous outcomes data may be found here: https://www.sandiego.edu/outcomes/careers/.
• Additionally, the Class of 2025 has embraced the spirit of community engagement and some students have joined organizations like City Year and FirstSteps for Kids. 
• 10 of 16 McNair Scholar graduates will be continuing on directly into graduate programs.
• The NROTC program will commission 41 new officers to include 28 U.S. Navy ensigns and 13 U.S. Marine Corps second lieutenants.
• 124 members of the USD School of Law Class of 2025 trained at the legal clinics and contributed over 19,000 hours of free legal services, worth more than $3 million, to low-income and underserved clients in the San Diego community.

B-ROLL and Soundbites:

School of Law: Download b-roll and soundbites in English here and in Spanish here.

Graduate Programs: School of Leadership and Education Sciences, Professional & Continuing Education: Download b-roll and soundbites in English here and in Spanish here.

About the University of San Diego

Strengthened by the Catholic intellectual tradition, we confront humanity’s challenges by fostering peace, working for justice and leading with love. With more than 8,000 students from 75 countries and 44 states, USD is among the Top 20 Best Private Schools for Making an Impact according to The Princeton Review. USD’s eight academic divisions include the College of Arts and Sciences, the Knauss School of Business, the Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering, the School of Law, the School of Leadership and Education Sciences, the Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science, the Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies, and the Division of Professional and Continuing Education. In 2021, USD was named a “Laudato Si’ University” by the Vatican with a seven-year commitment to address humanity’s urgent challenges by working together to take care of our common home.