CONGRATULATIONS, CLASS OF 2026!
UCLA Department of Economics Commencement 2026
Date and Start Time: Saturday, June 13, at 6:00 p.m.
Date and End Time: Approx. Saturday, June 13, at 8:30 p.m.
Location: Pauley Pavilion
Student Arrival Time: 5:00 p.m.
Guest Arrival Time: The doors to Pauley Pavilion will open at 5:00 p.m.
Graduation Memento/Cord: https://economics.ucla.edu/merch
Guest Ticket Limit and Cost: No limit. The first four tickets, which must still be ordered, are complimentary. The cost for each additional ticket is $20.
Eligibility: If you are graduating Fall 2025, Winter 2026, Spring 2026, or Summer 2026, you are eligible to participate in our Department Commencement Ceremony. Students that are graduating in Fall 2026 and later but would like to participate in the Spring 2026 ceremony, please visit the Special Inclusion Petition webpage for specific instructions.
Ordering Tickets: To participate in the UCLA Department of Economics Commencement and to order tickets for your family and friends to attend, please follow the instructions that you will find at Ticketing – Commencement. Students will be able to order tickets on MyUCLA from Friday, May 8, 2026 12:00pm to Friday, May 22, 2026 11:59pm.
Ticket Delivery: Orders will be delivered via email, from May 29, 2026, through June 12, 2026. Please be sure to check your spam folder since tickets are often delivered there. To prepare for ticket distribution you may add cto@tickets.ucla.edu as part of your safe sender list. You will be receiving two emails per ceremony, one containing your graduate ticket and the other with your guest tickets. Please be sure to be ready to present the correct ceremony’s ticket upon check in. On the day of, your guests must have access to their tickets as well. If you have selected PDF Delivery, you will receive all of your tickets as a PDF via email. If you have not selected PDF Delivery, you will receive an email with instructions on how to load your tickets onto your smartphone.
Additional Information: Students participating in the ceremony will not be permitted to have any bags upon check-in. All those in attendance must adhere to the venue policy that can be found here. More information will be announced between now and commencement day. Please make sure that you check this webpage periodically and make sure that you are subscribed to Econ-Alert.
In the meantime, check out last year’s ceremony below!
