UNM’s spring commencement to be held May 15-16

The University of New Mexico will celebrate the spring class of 2026 in two separate commencement ceremonies on Friday, May 15, and Saturday, May 16, at The Pit - Powered by Nusenda.

The graduate ceremony for master's and doctoral students will be held Friday, May 15 at 6 p.m., and the undergraduate ceremony will be Saturday, May 16 at 9 a.m.

A total of 3,697 will receive UNM degrees or certificates this spring across all campuses, 3,230 of them at the Albuquerque campus. An official degree count is determined following commencement.

The breakdown is as follows:

• 2,313 bachelor's degrees
• 496 master's degrees
• 124 doctorates
• 76 juris doctorates
• 96 medical doctorates
• 46 pharmacy doctorates
• 71 graduate certificates
• 8 education specialists

UNM's branch campuses will also confer degrees. UNM-Gallup will award 169 associate degrees and 28 certificates. UNM-Los Alamos will award 23 associate degrees and 10 certificates. UNM-Taos will award 36 associate degrees and 62 certificates, and UNM-Valencia will award 60 associate degrees and 79 certificates.

Honorary degrees
As approved by the UNM faculty and Board of Regents, three individuals will receive honorary doctorates at the spring 2026 undergraduate commencement ceremony on May 16. The honorees are:

• Roberta Cooper Ramo, Honorary Doctor of Laws
• Barry Ramo, Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters
• Esther Tenorio, Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters

Parking
Free parking is available for students and faculty on the north and west side of University Arena. It is requested that graduating students and guests park in the large parking lot across University Boulevard. Commencement parking areas will be clearly marked.

Additional information on accessing University Arena, as well as a map, can be found on the Commencement website.

Convocations
In addition to the main ceremonies, several schools and colleges hold convocation ceremonies for their graduates. A list of those can be found here.

Livestream and program information
Official programs listing the ceremony order will be available at graduation.unm.edu prior to the events. The ceremony will also be livestreamed on UNM's social media, as well as at https://lobograd.unm.edu, where information about Inspiring Graduates will also be featured.

Additional information, including instructions for students and guests and University Arena's clear bag policy, can be found on the Class of 2026 Spring Commencement website.