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The 2015 Doctoral Hooding Ceremony was held in Royce Hall on Thursday, June 12, 2015.
A total of 772 doctoral degrees were awarded. 318 graduates participated in the ceremony. UCLA has awarded more than 32,000 doctoral degrees since 1939.
Gender: 45% Female, 55% Male
Average age: 33
The youngest graduate was 24 years old. The oldest was 73 years old.
Four different degree types:
79 different majors
Engineering awarded the most degrees (21%), followed by followed by Physical Sciences (16%), Social Sciences (12%) and Humanities (11%).
150 faculty members attended the ceremony.
View the 2015 Doctoral Hooding Ceremony Printed Program.
View the 2015 Doctoral Hooding Ceremony Photo Gallery.
Read Dean Robin Garrell’s keynote speech.
View the Webcast of the 2015 Doctoral Hooding Ceremony.
The 2016 hooding ceremony will be on Thursday, June 9, 2016. Please check back during 2016 spring quarter for further details with regard to the start time, full schedule and more detailed information.