Fall 2025 commencement

A gallery of photos from ceremonies held Dec. 21

Published: December 21, 2025

By Jaydyn Isiminger

A wide photo of graduates facing the graduation stage during a ceremony — Penn State awarded associate, bachelor, masters, and doctoral degrees at Fall Commencement 2025, held Dec. 21 at the Bryce Jordan Center. Credit: Michael Owen / Penn State. Creative Commons

A student celebrates as he walks across the stage at graduation ceremony. — Graduating seniors celebrated their moment while walking across the stage at Fall Commencement 2025, held Dec. 21 at the Bryce Jordan Center. Credit: Michael Owen / Penn State. Creative Commons

Penn State's President stands at a podium during a commencement ceremony, looking out toward the audience as she prepares to speak. — Penn State President Neeli Bendapudi welcomes graduates, families, and friends to the Bryce Jordan Center for Fall Commencement 2025. Credit: Michael Owen / Penn State. Creative Commons

A smiling graduate wearing a navy cap and gown raises both arms in celebration on stage, wearing a Penn State scarf, honor cords, and fuzzy gloves. — Mason Reber, who was recently revealed as officially serving as the Nittany Lion, celebrates with the crowd at the Fall 2025 Commencement held on Dec. 21. Reber earned a degree in civil engineering and was also involved with ROTC throughout his Penn State career. Credit: Michael Owen / Penn State. Creative Commons

A student wearing a blue cap and gown walks across the commencement stage — Graduating seniors celebrated their moment while walking across the stage at Fall Commencement 2025, held Dec. 21 at the Bryce Jordan Center. Credit: Michael Owen / Penn State. Creative Commons

A man in commencement regalia waves toward the camera and smiles. — James Huy Ngoc Nguyen, who earned a master's degree in artificial intelligence, waves to his family and friends in the crowd at the end of the fall 2025 Fox Graduate School commencement ceremony. Credit: Liam Jackson, Fox Graduate School / Penn State. Creative Commons

A decorated commencement cap — A graduate from the College of Information Sciences and Technology displays a creative cap at Fall Commencement 2025, held Dec. 21 at the Bryce Jordan Center. Credit: Michael Owen / Penn State. Creative Commons

Rows of graduates seated indoors at a commencement ceremony, wearing navy blue caps and gowns with white tassels, facing forward and listening attentively during the program. — Many students received their associate, bachelor, master, and doctoral degrees during the Fall 2025 Commencement on Dec. 21, held in the Bryce Jordan Center. Credit: Michael Owen / Penn State. Creative Commons

An university official speaks at by podium to a crowd — Penn State Executive Vice President and Provost Fotis Sotiropoulos speaks to the crowd during the Fall 2025 Commencement on Dec. 21 at the Bryce Jordan Center. Credit: Michael Owen / Penn State. Creative Commons

A woman stands on stage and waits as her commencement hood is placed over her neck. — Lourdes Perez, who earned a doctorate in biobehavioral health, is hooded on stage by faculty escort Lindsay Fernández-Rhodes, associate professor of biobehavioral health. Credit: Liam Jackson, Fox Graduate School / Penn State. Creative Commons

A student celebrates as he walks across the stage at graduation ceremony. — Graduating seniors celebrated their moment while walking across the stage at Fall Commencement 2025, held Dec. 21 at the Bryce Jordan Center. Credit: Michael Owen / Penn State. Creative Commons

Penn State's President stands at a podium during a commencement ceremony, looking out toward the audience as she prepares to speak. — Penn State President Neeli Bendapudi welcomes graduates, families, and friends to the Bryce Jordan Center for Fall Commencement 2025. Credit: Michael Owen / Penn State. Creative Commons

A smiling graduate wearing a navy cap and gown raises both arms in celebration on stage, wearing a Penn State scarf, honor cords, and fuzzy gloves. — Mason Reber, who was recently revealed as officially serving as the Nittany Lion, celebrates with the crowd at the Fall 2025 Commencement held on Dec. 21. Reber earned a degree in civil engineering and was also involved with ROTC throughout his Penn State career. Credit: Michael Owen / Penn State. Creative Commons

A student wearing a blue cap and gown walks across the commencement stage — Graduating seniors celebrated their moment while walking across the stage at Fall Commencement 2025, held Dec. 21 at the Bryce Jordan Center. Credit: Michael Owen / Penn State. Creative Commons

A man in commencement regalia waves toward the camera and smiles. — James Huy Ngoc Nguyen, who earned a master's degree in artificial intelligence, waves to his family and friends in the crowd at the end of the fall 2025 Fox Graduate School commencement ceremony. Credit: Liam Jackson, Fox Graduate School / Penn State. Creative Commons

A decorated commencement cap — A graduate from the College of Information Sciences and Technology displays a creative cap at Fall Commencement 2025, held Dec. 21 at the Bryce Jordan Center. Credit: Michael Owen / Penn State. Creative Commons

Rows of graduates seated indoors at a commencement ceremony, wearing navy blue caps and gowns with white tassels, facing forward and listening attentively during the program. — Many students received their associate, bachelor, master, and doctoral degrees during the Fall 2025 Commencement on Dec. 21, held in the Bryce Jordan Center. Credit: Michael Owen / Penn State. Creative Commons

An university official speaks at by podium to a crowd — Penn State Executive Vice President and Provost Fotis Sotiropoulos speaks to the crowd during the Fall 2025 Commencement on Dec. 21 at the Bryce Jordan Center. Credit: Michael Owen / Penn State. Creative Commons

A woman stands on stage and waits as her commencement hood is placed over her neck. — Lourdes Perez, who earned a doctorate in biobehavioral health, is hooded on stage by faculty escort Lindsay Fernández-Rhodes, associate professor of biobehavioral health. Credit: Liam Jackson, Fox Graduate School / Penn State. Creative Commons

Last Updated December 22, 2025

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