Media Schedule & Fact Sheet

Run of show

  • 5:00-7:00 a.m. and by request —Live interviews with Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder spokespeople
  • 6:45 a.m.—Folsom Field opens
  • 7:00 a.m.—Walk with Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØmedia relations to Norlin Quad for student interviews
  • 7:15-7:30 a.m.—Interview opportunity with Chancellor Justin Schwartz
  • 7:15-7:45 a.m.—Interview opportunities with students and commencement speaker Emma Coburn
  • 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

A media workroom is available throughout and after the ceremony. Media must be accompanied by a member of Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder media relations to access the workroom.

Commencement by the numbers 

The following are combined Fall ’24 and Spring and Summer ’25 numbers as of May 1, 2025:

  • 10,138 total degrees being awarded
  • 481 Doctoral degrees
  • 1,793 Masters degrees
  • 153 MBA degrees
  • 178 Law degrees
  • 7,533 Undergraduate degrees 

#CUBoulder and #ForeverBuffs Network

  • $4.6B annual economic impact in Colorado
  • 154,000+ alumni reside in Colorado
  • 12 research institutes
  • 87 research centers
  • #1 public university for NASA research funding

About this year’s ceremony

  • Three-time track Olympian, NCAA national champion and Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder alumna Emma Coburn will deliver the 2025 Commencement address.
  • Chancellor Justin Schwartz will give his first commencement speech as chancellor. 

Social media

As media assets become available, they will be shared through the official Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Strategic Relations and Communications Twitter account, @CUBoulderNews. Follow along at @CUBoulder for general commencement information. Use #ForeverBuffs for all commencement-related content.