The University of Louisville’s December 2025 Commencement ceremony for August graduates and December degree candidates will take place at 7 p.m. Dec. 12 at the downtown KFC Yum! Center. More than 2,500 students will be honored with over 1,000 taking part in the ceremony.
President Gerry Bradley will preside at the event.
Non-traditional student Maria Rowland, graduating with her bachelor’s degree in organizational leadership and learning from the College of Education and Human Development, will serve as the student speaker.
Over 980 degrees and certificates were conferred for Summer 2025 and an anticipated 1,526 will be conferred for Fall 2025.
The ceremony will be broadcast live at uofl.edu/livestream.
In addition to commencement at KFC Yum! Center, the UofL Graduate School will host a doctoral hooding and graduation ceremony at 2 p.m. on the same day. Seventy-four graduates are expected at the ceremony, which will be on Belknap Campus in the Swain Student Activities Center Ballroom, second floor.
Follow #UofLGrads2025 on social media for updates. For more information, visit louisville.edu/commencement.
