Dates and Deadlines

President Chilton

September 2026

September 1

Graduation Date (No Ceremony)

October 2026

October 26

Last day for undergraduates to Apply to Graduate for December 2026

October 30

Last day for graduate students to Apply to Graduate for December 2026

December 2026

December 14

Last day to submit final Ph.D. Dissertation of Master's Thesis to Grad School for December 2026

December 31

Graduation Date (no ceremony)

March 2027

March 29

Last day to Apply to Graduate for May 2027

April 2027

April 15

Last day to register to participate in the commencement ceremonies

May 2027

May 20

UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law Commencement Ceremony

May 21

Graduation Date

10 a.m. - UNH Graduate School Commencement Ceremony

3 p.m. - College of Life Sciences and Agriculture and the College of Health and Human Services Commencement Ceremony

May 22

Graduation Date

10 a.m. - Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics and the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences Commencement Ceremony

3 p.m. - College of Liberal Arts and the UNH College of Professional Studies (UNH Manchester and Online)Commencement Ceremony

Future Commencement Dates*

  • 2028: May 20
  • 2029: May 19
  • 2030: May 18

*Dates are subject to change