Over 8,700 Students Will Graduate From Oregon State University, Receive 9,003 Degrees in Saturday’s Commencement Ceremony

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Over 8,700 students are expected to graduate from Oregon State University this year, receiving 9,003 degrees during the university-wide commencement ceremonies in Corvallis and Bend.

Oregon State University will hold its 157th commencement ceremony on Saturday, June 13, 2026, at Reser Stadium in Corvallis, with on-campus and Ecampus students graduating between summer 2025 and summer 2026 invited to participate.

The 25th commencement ceremony for OSU-Cascades is scheduled for Sunday, June 14, 2026, in Bend for students completing their studies in the same period. University officials say the combined ceremonies will recognize more than 8,700 degree candidates and a total of 9,003 degrees.

Among this year's graduates, 211 students will each receive two degrees, two students will receive three degrees apiece, and one student will be awarded four degrees, according to Oregon State.

The Corvallis ceremony at Reser Stadium is set to begin with a graduate processional at 10 a.m., with gates for guest seating opening at 9 a.m. Graduates are instructed to arrive by 9 a.m. and line up by college, with separate lineup locations for master's and doctoral candidates.

The main university-wide ceremony is expected to start at 11 a.m. and run until about 1:30 p.m., and the event is free and open to the public, rain or shine, KVAL reported.

Students eligible to walk include baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral candidates who graduated or will graduate between summer 2025 and summer 2026, provided undergraduate participants have at least 135 earned and posted credits by the end of winter 2026.

Doctoral candidates will cross the stage as their names are read, while master's and undergraduate candidates will be recognized in groups with standing ovations.

The ceremonies will include graduates from a wide range of programs across OSU's colleges, as well as a significant number of Ecampus students completing their degrees online.

The 9,003 degrees to be awarded this year build on recent records in OSU's graduating classes, including 7,880 degrees awarded in 2024 and more than 8,257 degrees in 2025. Those graduates added to a historical total of more than 300,000 OSU degrees, as per KATU.