Commencement

Yale Law School Commencement 2026

Yale University’s 325th Commencement: Monday, May 18, 2026, at 10:30 a.m.

Yale Law School Commencement Ceremony for the Class of 2026: Monday, May 18, 2026, at 1:00 p.m.

For guest information on the Yale Law School Commencement ceremony, visit Yale Law School's Information For Guests. Information about the University-wide ceremony is available on the Yale Commencement website. Tickets are required for both the University and Law School ceremonies.

Details for YLS graduates will be available on the YLS Commencement portal opening January 20, 2026. For questions, please contact the Office of Student Affairs at osa@yale.edu.

Commencement 2025

The Class of 2025 Law School diploma ceremony was held at the Lanman Center in Payne Whitney Gym. Commemorations concluded with a reception for Law School graduates and their invited guests in the Baker Hall Courtyard. Tickets were required for both the University and Law School ceremonies.

For questions, please contact the Office of Student Affairs at osa@yale.edu.

Commencement 2025

A procession of people in regalia carrying flags, walking down stone steps

The procession to Beinecke Plaza

10 people posing in three rows dressed in regalia

The student and faculty marshals pose with members of the administration.

Two figures processing in regalia arm in arm

Professor Guido Calabresi ’58 and Dean Heather K. Gerken

four students in regalia taking a selfie while sitting in chairs outdoors

Students at the Old Campus ceremony

A group cheering and throwing their hands in the air

Students at the Old Campus ceremony

Visiting Lecturer in Law G. Eric Brunstad Jr. ’11 LLM, ’14 JSD

Elizabeth Barchas Prelogar, the 48th Solicitor General of the United States and Steven and Maureen Klinsky Visiting Professor of Practice for Leadership and Progress at Harvard Law School