The University of San Francisco to Celebrate More Than 2,100 Graduates at Commencement Ceremonies May 15-17
SAN FRANCISCO (May 7, 2025) – The University of San Francisco (USF) will hold its 166th commencement ceremonies Thursday, May 15 through Saturday, May 17 at St. Ignatius Church on the USF campus. The 2025 spring graduates include 1,142 students from the College of Arts and Sciences, 168 students from the School of Nursing and Health Professions, 174 students from the School of Law, 378 students from the School of Education, and 447 students from the School of Management.
Continuing USF’s commitment to access, 34 percent of graduates are first in their families to earn college degrees.
ROTC Commissioning will be held on Wednesday, May 14 at 10:00 a.m. on the Presidio Western Lawn, located at 210 Lincoln Blvd., San Francisco. The Honorary Guest will be Colonel Alfred A. Chang, Commander 319th Terminal Brigade Expeditionary, Dublin, CA.
The USF Spring 2025 Commencement Schedule is listed below. All events are ticketed and will be held in-person at St. Ignatius Church on the USF campus.
Thursday, May 15
6:00 p.m. School of Nursing and Health Professions
Honorary Degree Recipient and Commencement Address: Terry T. Fulmer, PhD, RN, FAAN, President, The John A. Hartford Foundation
Friday, May 16
9:00 a.m. - College of Arts and Sciences (Undergraduate Humanities and Sciences)
Honorary Degree Recipient and Commencement Address: Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., Distinguished University Professor, Georgetown University, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, McCourt School of Public Policy
12:00 p.m. - College of Arts and Sciences (Undergraduate Arts and Social Sciences)
Honorary Degree Recipient and Commencement Address: Sister Norma Seni Pimentel, M.J., President & CEO, Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley
3:00 p.m. - College of Arts and Sciences (Graduate Students)
Honorary Degree Recipient and Commencement Address: Ann Zwicker Kerr, Advocate for International Education and Lifelong Student of the Middle East
6:00 p.m. - School of Education
Honorary Degree Recipient and Commencement Address: Janet E. Helms, PhD, Augustus Long Professor Emerita, Boston College
Saturday, May 17
9:00 a.m. - School of Management (Undergraduate Students)
Honorary Degree Recipient and Commencement Address: Thomas E. Malloy, Chairman Emeritus, USF Board of Trustees & Founder, Trench Shoring Company
12:00 p.m. - School of Management (Professional Bachelors and Graduate Students)
Honorary Degree Recipient and Commencement Address: Noni Sri Ayati Purnomo, President Commissioner, Blue Bird Group Holding
3:00 p.m. - School of Law
Honorary Degree Recipient and Commencement Address: Hon. Benjamin T. Reyes II, Judge of the Superior Court, State of California, Contra Costa County
About the University of San Francisco
The University of San Francisco is a private, Jesuit Catholic university that reflects the diversity, optimism, and opportunities of the city that surrounds it. USF offers more than 230 undergraduate, graduate, professional, and certificate programs in the arts and sciences, business, law, education, and nursing and health professions. At USF, each course is an intimate learning community in which top professors encourage students to turn learning into positive action, so the students graduate equipped to do well in the world — and inspired to change it for the better. For more information, visit usfca.edu.
