USD to Celebrate Graduates at 137th Commencement Ceremony
The University of South Dakota will honor over 2,200 graduating students during the 2024 commencement ceremonies scheduled for Saturday, May 4, in the Sanford Coyote Sports Center.

Details on Saturday’s commencement, including attendance information, are available on the USD commencement webpage.
Over 1,200 undergraduate students will be recognized during the 9:30 a.m. undergraduate ceremony.
- 835 spring 2024 undergraduate candidates
- 289 fall 2023 undergraduate candidates
- 123 summer 2023 undergraduate candidates
Watch the undergraduate ceremony on YouTube.
Over 1,000 graduate/professional students will be recognized during the 2:30 p.m. graduate ceremony.
- 621 spring 2024 graduate/professional candidates
- 216 fall 2023 graduate/professional candidates
- 171 summer 2023 graduate/professional candidates
Watch the graduate/professional ceremony on YouTube.
This year’s commencement address will be delivered by Vance Thompson, M.D. ’86, B.S. ’82, USD alumnus and founder of Vance Thompson Vision. Learn more about Thompson.