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

The University of San Diego will host its 2026 commencement ceremonies May 22-24, 2026. This year, more than 3,500 undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and law students will be recognized for their academic achievements during six ceremonies held at the university’s Jenny Craig Pavilion.

  • Friday, May 22, 9 a.m. — Graduate Programs: School of Leadership and Education Sciences, Professional & Continuing Education

  • Friday, May 22, 2:30 p.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

  • Saturday, May 23, 9 a.m. — School of Law

  • Saturday, May 23, 1 p.m. — Undergraduate Programs: Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering

  • Sunday, May 24, 9 a.m. — Undergraduate Programs: Knauss School of Business

  • Sunday, May 24, 2:30 p.m. — Undergraduate Programs: College of Arts and Sciences

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

Media planning to attend the commencement ceremonies, please RSVP to press@sandiego.edu by May 22.

For a list of graduating student story ideas, you can view a list of students here.

2026 Undergraduate Valedictorians:

  • College of Arts and Sciences: Hannah M. Gagle, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and English.

  • Knauss School of Business: Jamil D. (JD) Mouri, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Real Estate with a minor in Chemistry; also a graduate of the Honors Program.

  • Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering: Cory Tamburrino, earning a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with dual minors in Mathematics and Cognitive Science.

Graduating Class Highlights:

  • The graduating class has secured coveted positions at some of the world's leading companies, like Google, BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, Walt Disney Imagineering, Nike, and Ernst & Young (EY).

  • Official data for the Class of 2026 will be available in early 2027, but previous outcomes data may be found here: https://www.sandiego.edu/outcomes/careers/.

  • Additionally, the Class of 2026 has embraced the spirit of community engagement, and some graduates have joined organizations like Harmonium and YMCA.

  • 10 of 12 McNair Scholar graduates will be continuing on directly into graduate programs. 

  • The NROTC program will commission nine new officers from USD, including seven U.S. Navy ensigns and two U.S. Marine Corps second lieutenants.

  • 134 members of the USD School of Law Class of 2026 trained at the legal clinics and contributed over 22,800 hours of free legal services, worth more than $3.9 million, to low-income and underserved clients in the San Diego community.

 

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.