Upcoming graduation ceremonies

Graduation takes place in St Andrews twice a year in June or July and either late November or early December.

Graduation ceremonies are held in the Younger Hall and last approximately one and a half hours.


December 2025

The ceremony that a student graduates in depends on the degree subjects they have been studying. Undergraduate students will graduate alongside postgraduate students within their same school.

Tuesday 2 December at 10.30am

  • School of Biology
  • School of Computer Science
  • School of Mathematics and Statistics
  • School of Medicine
  • School of Physics and Astronomy                

Tuesday 2 December at 2pm

  • BSc General
  • MA General
  • Graduate School for Interdisciplinary Studies
  • School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
  • School of English
  • School of Geography and Sustainable Development
  • School of International Relations

Wednesday 3 December at 10.30am

  • School of Art History
  • School of Chemistry
  • School of Divinity
  • School of History
  • School of Philosophical, Anthropological and Film Studies
  • School of Psychology and Neuroscience

Wednesday 3 December at 2pm

  • Business School
  • International Education and Lifelong Learning Institute
  • Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
  • School of Classics
  • School of Modern Languages

Summer 2026

Summer graduation ceremonies will take place in the week commencing 29 June.  The ceremony schedule will be confirmed later on in the year.