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2026 Michigan Ross Commencement

Friday, May 1, 2026
3:30-5:45 p.m. EDT
Doors open at 2:15 p.m.
Crisler Center, 333 E. Stadium Blvd. Ann Arbor, MI

2026 Commencement Celebrations

The 2026 Michigan Ross Commencement will take place on May 1 from 3:30-5:45 p.m. at Crisler Center and will be an all-ticketed event.

Bachelor’s degree recipients are eligible to receive up to 8 guest tickets. 

Graduate degree recipients are eligible to receive up to 6 guest tickets. 

All eligible graduates received an email on April 1 with a link to request Ross Commencement tickets for themselves and their guests. Only eligible graduates can request tickets; guests may not. Ticket requests close on Friday, April 17, 2026, at 12 p.m. EDT.

If you did not receive an email and believe that you are eligible to participate in Ross Commencement, please email [email protected].

Individual Program Commencement Celebrations 

The degree programs at Ross hold their own celebratory commencement events leading up to the Ross Commencement Ceremony. As the information for those events becomes available, it will be posted below.

Rosscars 
Tuesday, April 21, 2026 
6-9 p.m. 
Jack Roth Stadium Club

Full-Time MBA Celebration 
Tuesday, April 28, 2026 
6:30-8:30 p.m. 
Michigan League Ballroom

Executive MBA Celebration Dinner 
Wednesday, April 29, 2026 
6-9 p.m. 
Jack Roth Stadium Club

Executive MBA Ceremony & Reception 
Thursday, April 30, 2026 
Ceremony: 10-11:30 a.m. 
Reception: 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. 
Robertson Auditorium and the Davidson Winter Garden

PhD Celebration 
Thursday, April 30, 2026 
Noon-2 p.m. 
Tauber Colloquium

One-Year Masters Commencement Celebration 
Thursday, April 30, 2026 
4-8 p.m. 
Davidson Winter Garden

Dean’s Open House — All graduates welcome! 
Friday, May 1, 2026 12:30-2 p.m. 
Davidson Winter Garden

Part-Time MBA Celebration 
Friday, May 1, 2026 
5:45-7:45 p.m.
Davidson Winter Garden