Harvard University recently held its 375th Commencement, which, if you’re counting, means they’ve been at this for a while. And by “this,” we mean awarding a truly staggering number of degrees.
This year, a grand total of 10,143 degrees were handed out. That’s a lot of very smart people suddenly needing jobs, or at least a good nap. These numbers span the entire 2025-26 academic year, including those who quietly slipped out in November and February before the big May bash.
So, Who Got What?
Harvard College, the undergrad mothership, contributed 1,661 shiny new diplomas to the pile, with the vast majority (1,603) being Bachelor of Arts. Because apparently, everyone wants to write a thesis on 18th-century poetry.
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Start Your News DetoxThe Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) was the official dispenser of all Ph.D.s, because someone has to be in charge of making sure those dissertations are actually readable. They conferred 1,570 degrees in total, including 717 Doctor of Philosophy degrees. Let that satisfying number sink in.
Over at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), they were busy too, awarding 783 degrees. Because you can’t run the world on poetry alone; someone needs to build the robots.
Harvard Business School, always a popular destination, sent 956 graduates into the wild, 821 of whom now possess an MBA. A notable 49 of those MBAs were awarded with “High Distinction,” which sounds like something you’d want to put on your business card immediately.
Meanwhile, the Harvard Divinity School sent 146 folks out to ponder life’s bigger questions, while Harvard Law School unleashed 802 new legal eagles (608 of them with a Doctor of Law degree). Because someone has to interpret all those new business contracts.
The Harvard Kennedy School added 632 public policy and administration experts to the global conversation, and the Graduate School of Design contributed 356 new architects and urban planners. Because apparently that’s where we are now: designing the future.
Even the Harvard Extension School got in on the action, awarding a hefty 1,426 degrees. Because learning never stops, even if you’re doing it after work.
In short, Harvard just significantly increased the global population of very well-educated individuals. Which, if you think about it, is both impressive and slightly terrifying.
