Commencement

Each spring, over 1000 men and women, bedecked in black robes and mortarboards, march across Earle Bridge to the Quadrangle, where they receive their hard-earned degrees from WPI's president. It is a time for looking forward to lives and careers that wait just beyond the horizon, and to cherish the memories of accomplishments, friendships and events that have come before.

On this site, you may turn your gaze to the past, to learn about the history of Commencement at WPI, which stretches all the way back to 1871 when the university sent the 16 young men of its very first graduating class out into the world, or look to the present — Saturday, May 11, 2013, WPI's Spring Commencement Ceremony.