Commencement 2025

From the moment the first stirring notes of the NYU Pipes and Drums Band wafted over the crowd at the Barclays Center to when the last purple-robed graduate strode off the floor, NYU Tandon’s 2025 Commencement was a spectacle that every participant will long remember.

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By the numbers

Doctoral students: more than 100

Master’s degree recipients: more than 2,000

Undergraduates: more than 700

Cheering decibel level: About what you’d hear if all four Beatles reunited for a concert

Amount of hard work and dedication that go into an NYU Tandon degree: Incalculable

The Speakers

Faris Gomaa, Valedictorian

“As we enter this next phase of our lives, I hope we all keep valuing and supporting the communities around us, as I firmly believe that the path to success is forged not by competing with, but by uplifting one another.”

Bob Pragada, Commencement speaker

Chair and CEO of Jacobs

“No matter how brilliant your mind is, no matter how cutting-edge your skills are, your success and fulfillment in life will be determined — more than anything — by the personal values you live by, by the relationships you build, and by the way you treat others. NYU Tandon has taught you how to think critically, solve complex problems, and innovate with integrity. But it’s your humanity — your capacity to be respectful, kind, and compassionate — that will define the kind of engineer, entrepreneur, colleague, friend, and leader you become.”

Juan de Pablo

NYU Executive Vice President for Global Science and Technology and Executive Dean of the NYU Tandon School of Engineering

“I was part of the generation that saw the development of the personal computer, the internet, and the cell phone. Imagine that: we did not have cell phones! And today some of you are probably transmitting this ceremony live to the other side of the planet! It will be your responsibility to continue learning the foundations, and to be nimble enough to adapt to the changing landscape of whatever domain you are entering.”