Media Schedule & Fact Sheet

Run of show

  • 5:00-7:00 a.m.—Live interviews with ˛ĘĂń±¦µä spokespeople available
  • 6:45 a.m.—Folsom Field opens
  • 7:00 a.m.—Walk with CU media relations to Norlin Quad for student interviews
  • 7:15-7:45 a.m.—Interview opportunities with students and Chancellor Phil DiStefano 
  • 7:50 a.m.—Stage for video of procession
  • 8:00 a.m.—Procession begins
  • 8:20 a.m.—Media must be inside Folsom Field
  • 8:30 a.m.—Commencement ceremony begins
  • 11 a.m. (roughly)—Commencement ceremony ends
  • 12 p.m. (roughly)—Folsom Parking Garage reopens

A media workroom is available throughout and after the ceremony. Media must be accompanied by a member of ˛ĘĂń±¦µä media relations to access the workroom.

Commencement by the numbers 

The following are combined Fall ’23 and Spring and Summer ’24 numbers as of May 3, 2024:

  • 9,310 individual graduates 
  • 9,470 total degrees being awarded  
  • 464 Doctoral degrees
  • 1,789 Masters degrees
  • 141 MBA degrees 
  • 194 Law degrees
  • 6,882 Undergraduate degrees 

#CUBoulder and #ForeverBuffs Network

  • $4.3B annual economic impact in Colorado
  • 154,000+ alumni reside in Colorado 
  • 12 research institutes
  • 87 research centers
  • #1 public university for NASA research funding

About this year’s ceremony

  • Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple and a technology entrepreneur, will deliver the 2024 Commencement address. 
  • Chancellor Philip DiStefano will give his last commencement speech as chancellor. 

Social media

As media assets become available, they will be shared through the official ˛ĘĂń±¦µä Strategic Relations and Communications Twitter account, @CUBoulderNews. Follow along at @CUBoulder for general commencement information. Use #ForeverBuffs for all commencement-related content.