Fresno State celebrates much than 6,000 graduates astatine 2025 commencement ceremonies
This year, Fresno State volition observe astir 6,018 graduating students astatine the Save Mart Center with ceremonies each time Friday and Saturday, May 16 and 17, and respective affinity celebrations besides taking spot connected Saturday, May 17.
These people of 2025 estimates are pending last certification of outpouring degrees.
“This year, Fresno State is celebrating the graduation of much than 6,000 graduates, whose stories are marked by determination, quality and the resoluteness to usage their gifts to elevate our society,” said Fresno State President Saúl Jimenez-Sandoval. “We are beyond arrogant to observe the people of 2025 and their bonzer talents — each 1 of them embodies a agleam imaginativeness and the inspiration and thrust to beforehand economical and societal maturation successful our Valley.”
Fresno State President Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval volition preside implicit the ceremonies for each of the university’s 8 schools and colleges. Two students selected from the undergraduate and graduate deans’ medalists — the President’s Undergraduate Medalist and the President’s Graduate Medalist — volition person the university’s apical world honors astatine their schoolhouse oregon assemblage ceremonies. These 2 recipients volition beryllium announced astatine the President’s Recognition Reception connected Thursday, May 15.
Fresno State volition besides grant 7 module members and 2 unit members with Provost’s Awards, which admit outstanding teaching, probe and service. Dr. Aris Athanasios Panagopoulos, a machine subject professor, was selected for the university’s 2025 Provost’s Award for Excellence successful Teaching.
Fresno State volition grant honorary doctorates to 3 individuals this twelvemonth — pedagogue Ron W. Goode, corrections section nonrecreational Danielle Lopez and entrepreneur Dennis Parnagian.
College and schoolhouse ceremonies volition instrumentality spot astatine the Save Mart Center connected Friday and Saturday. Degrees are conferred astatine the assemblage commencement ceremonies:
Friday, May 16:
- Craig School of Business, 8 to 9:30 a.m.
- College of Arts and Humanities, 10:30 a.m. to noon.
- College of Social Sciences, 1 to 2:30 p.m. (Goode volition person an honorary doc of humane letters and volition beryllium recognized during this ceremony.)
- Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, 3:30 to 5 p.m. (Parnagian volition person an honorary doc of humane letters and volition beryllium recognized during this ceremony.)
- Kremen School of Education and Human Development, 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 17:
- College of Science and Mathematics, 8 to 9:30 a.m.
- Lyles College of Engineering, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
- College of Health and Human Services, 12:30 to 2 p.m.
Commencement play besides includes respective affinity celebrations, including the Chicano/Latino Commencement Celebration, 1 of the nation’s largest Chicano/Latino celebrations. Lopez volition person an honorary doc of humane letters and volition beryllium recognized during this ceremony.
Here is the docket for the affinity celebrations:
- American Indian Graduation Honoring and Celebration, 2 p.m. May 17, The Ruiz ballroom (Resnick Student Union, archetypal floor).
- International Convocation, 2:30 p.m. May 17, Satellite Student Union.
- African American Student Recognition Ceremony, 2:30 p.m. May 17, Student Recreation Center, East Gym.
- Asian American and Pacific Islander Graduation Celebration, 4:15 p.m. May 17, Student Recreation Center, East Gym.
- Rainbow Graduation Celebration, 5 p.m. May 17, Student Recreation Center, Peters Education Center.
- Chicano/Latino Commencement Celebration, 7:30 to 10 p.m. May 17, Save Mart Center.
The assemblage and schoolhouse ceremonies volition beryllium livestreamed connected the Fresno State commencement webpage.
Answers to different often asked questions astir commencement tin beryllium found here.
CLASS OF 2025 BY THE NUMBERS
Fresno State’s people of 2025 consists of:
- 5,125 students who received a grade successful summertime oregon autumn 2024, oregon are pending last reappraisal successful outpouring 2025 for their baccalaureate degrees.
- 866 who received a grade successful summertime oregon autumn 2024 oregon are pending last reappraisal successful outpouring 2025 for their post-baccalaureate degrees.
The doctoral cohorts and campaigner breakdowns are:
- Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT), one awarded and 31 pending.
- Doctor of Educational Leadership (Ed.D.), three awarded and 20 pending.
- Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), three pending.
About 68% of the graduating students successful the people of 2025 are first-generation students whose parents bash not person bachelor’s degrees, portion galore others proceed a arrogant household bequest of being second- oregon third-generation Bulldogs.
By sheer numbers of the 2025 graduating class, the College of Science and Mathematics is the largest with 1,042 graduates, followed by the College of Health and Human Services (1,008), College of Social Sciences (887), Kremen School of Education and Human Development (783) and Craig School of Business (760).
The pursuing areas are the apical 5 majors of students successful the 2025 graduating class:
- Psychology (545).
- Liberal studies (429).
- Biology (197).
- Criminology-law enforcement (191).
- Kinesiology-exercise subject (169).
Additional details and updates erstwhile they go disposable tin beryllium recovered connected the Fresno State commencement webpage.
Please reappraisal the Save Mart Center visitant introduction requirements successful advance. Only wide plastic, vinyl oregon PVC bags that bash not transcend 12-inch by 6-inch by 12-inch volition beryllium allowed astatine Save Mart Center. Small clutch bags, 4.5-inch by 6.5-inch by 2-inch, tin beryllium taken into the arena successful summation to 1 of the approved wide bags. An objection volition beryllium made for immoderate indispensable aesculapian items, but specified items are taxable to inspection.
Guests who request accessibility accommodations should sojourn the Save Mart Center accessibility webpage for accusation connected disposable resources.
The commencement website volition person the latest communications and updates.
