Commencement Day 2026 at Dartmouth

Posted on June 14, 2026

Photos from an inspiring day for graduates.

See more photos from Commencement on Flickr.

Read the main story about the speeches and ceremony.

Graduates toss their caps at the end of the Commencement ceremony.
(Photo by Julia Levine ’23)
Students proceed to the Green for Commencement.
(Photo by Julia Levine ’23)
JJ F. Dega II carries the American flag into the Commencement ceremony.
(Photo by Sophia Scull ’25)
A sea of guests seated on the Dartmouth Green.
(Photo by Kata Sasvari)
A decorated mortar board that reads thank you.
(Photo by Sophia Scull ’25)
A graduate makes her way to the Green, dressed in her Commencement robes.
(Photo by Katie Lenhart)
A Baker Tower cane at Commencement.
(Photo by Sophia Scull ’25)
Graduate with a crochet sunflower.
(Photo by Julia Levine ’23)
A graduate wraps her arms around other seated graduates.
(Photo by Sophia Scull ’25)
Cords and stoles hang from a graduate.
(Photo by Kata Sasvari)
Families line up like paparazzi to take cell phone pictures of their graduates.
(Photo by Kata Sasvari)
A graduate wearing cowgirl boots gives two thumbs up after her name is called at Commencement.
(Photo by Sophia Scull ’25)
A family holds a sign of their graduate's face.
(Photo by Kata Sasvari)
Graduates embrace.
(Photo by Julia Levine ’23)
A family stands and cheers, with their arms overhead during the ceremony.
(Photo by Kata Sasvari)
Native Americans pose with blankets.
(Photo by Robert Gill)
Commencement program and cords lay in the grass.
(Photo by Katie Lenhart)
A graduate forms a heart with his hands.
(Photo by Katie Lenhart)