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Spring 2026 commencement ceremonies will be held May 8 and 9 at the University of Arkansas with more than 6,600 graduates being honored in multiple ceremonies.
All ceremonies will be streamed live at the university's official YouTube channel
Our Graduates
Spring 2026 Graduate List Will be Published on May 8th at 8:30 a.m. CT.
*This list includes students who have applied to graduate in Spring 2026 and students from other terms who are participating in the Spring 2026 commencement ceremonies. Actual degree conferral is subject to the completion of all degree requirements.
Graduate Students
will be individually recognized at the University Commencement.
Walton Masters students will be recognized at the Walton College of Business Masters Students ceremony. Walton PhD students will be recognized at the University Commencement.
Undergraduate students and law students
are individually recognized at their respective college ceremonies across campus.
Friday, May 8, 2026
University Commencement - 8:30 a.m.
Bud Walton Arena
Guests enter through south or west entrances
Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences #1 - 1:30 p.m.
(School of Art; Music; Theater; English; History; Journalism; Philosophy; World Languages; Communication; Interdisciplinary Studies; and International and Global Studies; School of Social Work)
Bud Walton Arena
Guests enter through south or west entrances
Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food & Life Sciences - 2:30 p.m
Barnhill Arena
Guests enter through north or upper-level south entrances
Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences #2 - 4:30 p.m.
(Anthropology; Political Science; Psychology; Criminology; Sociology; Biological Sciences; Chemistry/Biochemistry; Geosciences; Mathematical Sciences; Physics; and Economics)
Bud Walton Arena
Guests enter through south or west entrances
Saturday, May 9, 2026
Walton College of Business #1 - 8:30 a.m.
(Accounting; Economics; International Business; Finance; Information Systems)
Bud Walton Arena
Guests enter through south or west entrances
College of Engineering - 9:30 a.m.
Barnhill Arena
Guests enter through north or upper-level south entrances
Walton College of Business Masters Students - 11:00 a.m.
Bud Walton Arena
Guests enter through south or west entrances
Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design - 1:00 p.m.
Barnhill Arena
Guests enter through north or upper-level south entrances
Walton College of Business #2 - 1:00 p.m.
(General Business, Management, Marketing, Supply Chain Management, and Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Venture Innovation)
Bud Walton Arena
Guests enter through south or west entrances
School of Law - 4:00 p.m.
Barnhill Arena
Guests enter through north or upper-level south entrances
College of Education and Health Professions - 4:30 p.m.
Bud Walton Arena
Guests enter through south or west entrances
Graduation applicants may purchase their regalia until Friday, May 8th at the University of Arkansas Bookstore on Garland Ave. If you have any questions or concerns about this process, please reach out to the University Bookstore at dhammer@bncollege.com
All degree candidates are to arrive dressed in their regalia.
Graduates will be added to our Graduate Recognition website the week of commencement.
Guests will not need tickets to attend.
No balloons, wrapped packages, glass vases, or strollers are allowed in Bud Walton Arena or Barnhill Arena. Compact umbrellas will be allowed. View the complete list of prohibited items (PDF) inside the University of Arkansas athletic facilities. There is a clear bag policy in effect and metal detectors will be in use.
At the conclusion of the ceremony, students and families are encouraged to disperse from the arena area as quickly as possible to avoid crowding.
Free parking is available in any unrestricted parking lot on campus. Download a map of all parking areas (PDF).
The Spring Commencement program lists degree candidates for the current spring term and upcoming summer graduates that have applied to attend the spring commencement. Students applying for spring graduation or spring commencement must meet the March 1st deadline to be included in the spring program.
Programs are compiled the week following the published deadline.
Printed commencement programs will not be distributed to guests, but an online version (PDF) will be available by May 6th.
