Ceremony Information
The Stern Graduate Convocation Ceremony for the Class of 2026 will be held on Friday, May 15, 2026, from 3:30 pm to 6:45 pm (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: January 2026, May 2026, and September 2026 candidates from the following degree programs are eligible to walk at Stern's Graduate Convocation ceremony:
- Andre Koo Technology and Entrepreneurship MBA
- BS/MS in Accounting (August 2025 candidates only)
- DDS / MBA
- Dual MBA with HEC School of Management
- JD / MBA
- Langone Part-time MBA
- Luxury & Retail MBA
- MBA / MFA
- MBA / MPA
- MD / MBA
- MS in Accounting
- MS in Biology / MBA
- MS in Business Analytics and AI
- MS in Fintech
- MS in Global Finance
- MS in Mathematics in Finance / MBA
- MS in Quantitative Economics
- Online MS in Quantitative Management
- PhD
- Two-year Full-time MBA
*Tentative Schedule*
Friday, May 15, 2026
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.
6:45pm (approximate): Ceremony concludes.
Media Release
Please be aware that by attending NYU Stern's Graduate Convocation at The Theater at Madison Square Garden, you consent to your voice, name, and/or likeness being used, without compensation, in films, tapes, and photography, and you release New York University from any liability on account of such use.
