Class of 2023

On the morning of Thursday, May 25, 2023, graduates and their guests celebrated the close of the 147th academic year at the Johns Hopkins University Commencement ceremony at Homewood Field.

Download 2023 Commencement Program

Honorary Degree Recipients

Eight honorary degrees were conferred at the 2023 universitywide Commencement. You can read more about these distinguished men and women here.

  • Andreas C. Dracopoulos
  • Christine H. Fox
  • John Foley Guess Jr.
  • Kay Redfield Jamison
  • Tak W. Mak
  • Michael John Trebilcock
  • Judy Woodruff
  • Volodymyr Zelenskyy
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Commencement 2023

JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY CELEBRATES THE CLASS OF 2023

May 25, 2023

Johns Hopkins University’s 147th Commencement ceremony took place Thursday morning at a sun-drenched Homewood Field, where the nearly 1,500 members of the Class of 2023 received their undergraduate degrees.

Commencement 2023

PRESIDENT DANIELS SPEAKS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF SMALL CONTRIBUTIONS TO SHARED ENDEAVORS

May 25, 2023

In remarks to the Class of 2023, he shares the story of the immense collective effort needed to help 88 people escape Afghanistan during its chaotic collapse in August 2021.

 

Commencement 2023

VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY DELIVERS STIRRING REMARKS IN SURPRISE COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS

May 25, 2023

President of Ukraine speaks movingly about the indispensable ideals of freedom, self-determination, and democracy, and his nation’s fight to defend those ideals.

Commencement 2023

EIGHT PIONEERING FIGURES RECEIVE JOHNS HOPKINS HONORARY DEGREES

May 25, 2023

University recognizes Andreas C. Dracopoulos, Christine H. Fox, John Foley Guess Jr., Kay Redfield Jamison, Tak W. Mak, Michael John Trebilcock, Judy Woodruff, and Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Commencement 2023

WE ARE 'A LIVING TIME CAPSULE'

May 25, 2023

During remarks to the Class of 2023, senior class president Sophie Liu reflects on the unique journey of a group of students who experienced Hopkins before, during, and after the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Class of 2023 Facts
Commencement Speaker
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine
Honorary Degree Recipients
8
Number of Graduates

Undergraduate: 1,489
Master’s: 8,894
Doctoral: 992
Total Graduates: 11,375