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Meet the class of 2025
Graduates by the numbers
More than 6,800 Tar Heels, including undergraduate, graduate and professional students, will have their Carolina degrees conferred at Spring Commencement on May 10. More than 5,000 of those students are North Carolina residents.
The Class of 2025 excelled in the classroom, conducted research, won national championships and served their country. They've made lasting impacts on our campus community and left their heelprints on Carolina.
- 6,829total graduates, including professional and certificate degrees
- 4,358undergraduates
- 1,487master's degree candidates
- 962students receiving doctoral degrees
- 779first-generation students
- 422Covenant scholars
Meet the graduates
Click on a photo below to get to know our Class of 2025 and learn more about their paths to Commencement.
Class of 2025 accolades
Pratyush Seshadri ’25 named Marshall scholar
The Morehead-Cain scholar will continue his studies in economics at the University of Oxford.
Senior Matthew Tweden awarded Barry scholarship
The prestigious scholarship provides fully funded graduate education at the University of Oxford.
Senior Anna Seaman selected as Luce scholar
This nationally competitive fellowship provides emerging leaders professional experiences in Asia.
They capture memories for graduating Tar Heels
Making graduation photos for classmates is a fun but busy endeavor for student photographers like Heather Diehl and Samantha Lewis.
Read more about their work and go behind the scenes of how the photos come together.
Students-turned-faculty offer advice to the Class of 2025
Who better to ask for tips than current faculty members who once donned the Carolina Blue cap and gown themselves?
Regalia has a rich history
At Spring Commencement, the graduates and others in the crowd will be wearing regalia that has a rich history dating back to medieval times. From the colors of their gowns to the traditional, and not so traditional, accessories, the story of their Carolina journey will be on full display.
Cherished memories
As Spring Commencement approaches, Carolina is celebrating its soon-to-be graduates.
In this video, Chancellor Lee H. Roberts congratulates the Class of 2025, and seniors talk about the people, places and campus life experiences they’ll miss most when they leave Chapel Hill.
- Press play above to watch the video
Picture time for the Class of 2025
With Spring Commencement fast approaching, Carolina's campus is busy with soon-to-be graduates taking photos in their caps and gowns. From the Old Well to the Bell Tower and everywhere in between, the Class of 2025 is smiling for the camera.
Photos by Johnny Andrews and Jon Gardiner, University Communications
