Date May 22, 2026
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Brown to confer 3,288 degrees at 258th Commencement

On Saturday and Sunday, May 23 and 24, the University will confer a total of 3,288 degrees in all categories — undergraduate, graduate, medical and honorary.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Brown University will confer a total of 3,288 degrees at its 258th Commencement, with undergraduate, graduate and medical school ceremonies taking place across the weekend.

More than 1,000 master's degrees will be conferred on Saturday, May 23, on the College Green during the Master’s Ceremony. Class of 2026 degree conferrals will continue the next day on Pembroke Field during the Doctoral Ceremony; at the First Baptist Church in America during the College Ceremony; and at the First Unitarian Church during the Warren Alpert Medical School Ceremony.

Undergraduate, graduate and medical students will then unite on the College Green for the University Ceremony, during which honorary and symbolic degrees will be awarded.

Bachelor's Degrees

971

Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)

852

Bachelor of Science (Sc.B.)

2

Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science (A.B./Sc.B.)

1,825

Total Bachelor’s Degrees Earned

Master's Degrees

149

Master of Arts (A.M.)

28

Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)

59

Master of Public Affairs (MPA)

146

Master of Public Health (MPH)

35

Executive Master of Business Administration (Brown-IE Business School)

27

Master of Fine Arts (MFA)

629

Master of Science (Sc.M.)

1,073

Total Master’s Degrees Earned

Terminal/Professional Degrees

182

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

145

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

327

Total Terminal/Professional Degrees Earned

Total — Degrees Earned

3,225

Honorary Degrees

6

Honorary Doctorates

57

Master of Arts, ad eundem

63

Total Honorary Degrees

Grand Total — Degrees Conferred on May 23 and 24

3,288