Commencement

Illinois Institute of Technology’s 156th Commencement took place in person at the Credit Union 1 Arena in Chicago, on Saturday, May 17, 2025. 

All graduates who completed degree programs in May 2025 and August 2025, along with December 2024 graduates, participated in the Commencement ceremony on May 17, 2025.

Commencement Ceremonies

There were two separate, combined college-level ceremonies. The first combined ceremony for the Institute of Design, Lewis College of Science and Letters, and the College of Computing began at 9 a.m. (CDT). The second combined ceremony for the Stuart School of Business, College of Architecture, and Armour College of Engineering began at 2 p.m. (CDT). 

A separate Ph.D. Hooding Ceremony was held on Friday, May 16, at 10 a.m. (CDT) in the McCormick Auditorium in Hermann Hall on Mies Campus.

Commencement for Chicago-Kent College of Law took place at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 18, 2025, at the UIC Dorin Forum.

GradImages and StageClip Information

Graduates can access their Commencement photos directly from GradImages®, the official photographer for the 2024–25 Illinois Tech Commencement. Photos are available to view and order by visiting the company’s website at www.gradimages.com (enter your last name followed by Illinois Tech for the school’s name and then select 2025 for the graduation year from the dropdown menu). For additional help, call the Customer Service Department at 800.261.2576 or email ecc.giservice@gradimages.net.  

StageClip is the official personalized video clip vendor from Commencement ceremony that captures the graduate’s special moment on stage. Visit their website at www.stageclip.com. StageClip sent each student a dedicated link to view their unique clip. If you have pre-ordered a clip through Herff Jones, use the code you received via email to unlock your clip. For additional help, visit StageClip’s student support website.

Have questions?

Make sure you contact the correct department! Commencement is a very large event with many departments involved. We want to make sure you contact the department best suited to answering any questions you have:

• Graduate and undergraduate student application process: aa@illinoistech.edu
• Coursera questions: coursera@illinoistech.edu
• Diploma questions: registrar@illinoistech.edu
• Disability services questions: disabilities@illinoistech.edu
• International student questions: global@illinoistech.edu
• Commencement ceremony questions: commencement@illinoistech.edu