Selected University of Pennsylvania Commencement Programs are available online in PDF format. Included are the opening pages or entire programs for June commencements from 1925 to the present as well as entire programs for selected earlier years.
Commencement Notes, historical accounts of the University published in each Commencement Program from 1985 to 2013 are also available online.
* Program available in entirety
† Program as reported in newspaper or Trustees minutes
21st Century
2020s: 2020 (virtual)*, 2020 (in person in 2022)*, 2021*, 2022*, 2023*
2010s: 2010*, 2011*, 2012*, 2013*, 2014*, 2015*, 2016*, 2017*, 2018*, 2019*
2000s: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006*, 2007*, 2008*, 2009*
20th Century
1990s: 1990, 1991*, 1992*, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
1980s: 1980*, 1981*, 1982*, 1983*, 1984*, 1985*, 1986*, 1987*, 1988*, 1989*
1970s: 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977*, 1978*, 1979*
1960s: 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968*, 1969
1950s: 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959
1940s: 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949
1930s: 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939
1920s: 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929
1910s: 1910*, 1911*, 1912*, 1913*, 1914*, 1915, 1916*, 1917*, 1918*, 1919*
1900s: 1900*, 1901*, 1902*, 1903*, 1904*, 1905*, 1906*, 1907*, 1908*, 1909*
19th Century
1890s: 1890*, 1891*, 1892*, 1893*, 1894*, 1895*, 1896*, 1897*, 1898*, 1899*
1880s: 1880*, 1881*, 1882*, 1883*, 1884*, 1885*, 1886*, 1887*, 1888*, 1889*
1870s: 1870*, 1871*, 1872*, 1873*, 1874*, 1875*, 1876*, 1877*, 1878*, 1879*
1860s: 1860*, 1861*, 1862*, 1863*, 1864*, 1865*, 1866*, 1867*, 1868*, 1869*
1850s: 1850†, 1851*, 1852*, 1853*, 1854*, 1855*, 1856*, 1857*, 1858*, 1859*
1840s: 1840*, 1841*, 1842*, 1843†, 1844*, 1845*, 1846*, 1847†, 1848*, 1849*
1830s: 1830*, 1831*, 1832*, 1833†, 1835†, 1836*, 1837*, 1838*, 1839†
1820s: 1820†, 1821†, 1822*, 1823†, 1824*, 1825†, 1826*, 1827*, 1828*, 1829*
18th Century
1780s: 1789