The Stern MBA and PhD Convocation ceremony for the Class of 2025 will be held on Friday, May 16, 2025, from 3:30pm to 6:30pm (approximately), at The Theater at Madison Square Garden, located on Seventh Avenue between 31st and 33rd Streets in New York City. Formal electronic invitations will be sent mid-March.
Important Note: September 2024, January 2025, May 2025, and August 2025 candidates from the following degree programs are eligible to walk at Stern's MBA and PhD Convocation ceremony:
Andre Koo Tech MBA
MBA Business: Luxury & Retail
Langone Part-time MBA
Two-year Full-time MBA
JD / MBA
MD / MBA
MBA / MFA
MBA / MPA
MS in Biology / MBA
MS in Mathematics in Finance / MBA
Dual MBA with HEC School of Management
DDS / MBA
PhD
*Tentative Schedule*
Friday, May 16, 2025
2:15pm: Graduating students arrive at The Theater at Madison Square Garden dressed in academic attire for special instructions.
2:45pm: Theater doors open and guests are seated.
3:30pm: Ceremony begins. Tassels are placed on graduates’ left side of cap and moved to the right after degree is conferred.