PULLMAN, WA – Thousands of Washington State University students are preparing to walk across stages statewide this weekend and be recognized for their outstanding academic achievements.
More than 4,000 WSU students are graduating this spring, including 3,168 earning bachelor’s degrees, 396 completing graduate programs, and more than 440 Cougs earning professional degrees.
Among those earning professional degrees are 122 new Doctors of Veterinary Medicine, 68 Doctors of Medicine, and 59 Doctors of Nursing Practice.
This spring’s graduates will walk alongside their peers who completed their studies in the fall, who are eligible to participate in May’s commencement activities. Final spring graduate figures may vary slightly from figures available prior to commencement events, due to students being required to fulfill academic requirements prior to earning their degrees.
Each campus is hosting its own commencement ceremonies, many of which are taking place Saturday and Sunday. WSU Global Campus will hold its hybrid in-person/virtual event later this month in Seattle. More information about each campus’ events is available below:
WSU Pullman
More than 2,400 WSU Pullman students are being honored for their academic achievements this weekend. The largest group consists of more than 2,000 students earning bachelor’s degrees, 263 graduate students, and 122 new Doctors of Veterinary Medicine.
Commencement ceremonies for WSU Pullman soon-to-be graduates will take place throughout the day Saturday, May 3, inside Beasley Coliseum. Students will be honored during one of three ceremonies:
8 a.m.
- College of Agriculture, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences
- Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture
- Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine
- College of Nursing
- College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
- College of Veterinary Medicine
Noon
- College of Arts and Sciences
- School of the Environment
3:30 p.m.
- Carson College of Business
- Edward R. Murrow College of Communication
- College of Education
Attendees of the 3:30 p.m. ceremony will also hear from guest speaker Jamie Kern Lima, a member of the WSU Class of 2000 who founded IT Cosmetics, which is now part of L’Oréal.
More information about Pullman’s commencement activities is available online.
Media Contact:
Phil Weiler, vice president for marketing and communication, 509-595-1708, phil.weiler@wsu.edu
WSU Global Campus
Nearly 600 new graduates of WSU Global Campus are completing their studies this semester. This total includes more than 420 students earning bachelor’s degrees, 121 students earning Masters of Business Administration degrees, and 52 graduate students.
The WSU Global Campus will host a hybrid in-person and virtual commencement event on Saturday, May 17, at the Westin Seattle Hotel. The event is expected to run from 10 a.m. to noon. Virtual attendees will use Zoom to participate in the proceedings. More information about the WSU Global Campus commencement event is available online.
Media Contact:
Kaleigh Seiter, campus director of marketing and communication, 509-335-4027, kaleigh.seiter@wsu.edu
WSU Vancouver
In addition to its students who completed their studies in the fall, WSU Vancouver will recognize more than 350 bachelor’s degree recipients, 35 graduate students, and 34 Doctors of Nursing Practice set to complete the program this semester.
Students completing their studies at the WSU Vancouver campus will be celebrated inside the Cascades Amphitheater in Ridgefield on Saturday, May 3, from 1 to 3 p.m. More information about the WSU Vancouver commencement event is available online.
Media Contact:
Brenda Alling, campus director of marketing and communication, 360‑546‑9601, brenda_alling@wsu.edu
WSU Spokane
The hub of the university’s health science’s colleges, WSU Spokane has approximately 300 students set to earn degrees this semester. Within that group are more than 110 undergraduates, 34 graduate students, 74 Doctors of Pharmacy, 68 Doctors of Medicine, and 11 Doctors of Nursing Practice.
WSU Spokane will celebrate graduates from the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, the College of Nursing, the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, and the College of Education at its Commencement Ceremony Saturday, May 3. The First Interstate Center for the Arts will host the event, which will begin at 2 p.m.
More information about Spokane’s commencement ceremony is available online.
Media Contact:
Chantell Cosner, director of marketing and strategic communication, 509-368-6671, chantell.cosner@wsu.edu
WSU Tri-Cities
In addition to its students who completed their students in the fall, WSU Tri-Cities will recognize the academic achievements of 185 undergraduates, 11 students earning graduate degrees, and 14 Doctors of Nursing Practice during its spring commencement ceremony.
The WSU Tri-Cities campus will honor its graduates at its Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 3, at the Toyota Center. The event is slated to begin at 1 p.m. More details about the WSU Tri-Cities commencement event are available online.
Media Contact:
Leslie Streeter, director of marketing and communication, 509-372-7333, leslie.streeter@wsu.edu
WSU Everett
The newest of WSU’s physical campuses, WSU Everett is expecting to honor 38 students completing their bachelor’s degrees. The campus will also recognize its first graduate from the newly offered EdD program this weekend.
Spring commencement ceremonies will take place at 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 4, in the Orca Ballroom at the Tulalip Resort.
More information about WSU Everett’s Spring 2025 Commencement is available online.
