UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — More than 1,400 Penn State World Campus students will graduate with their Penn State degrees at the close of the fall 2025 semester.
The students’ academic achievements will be recognized during the University’s fall commencement ceremonies on Dec. 21.
Penn State World Campus graduates and their families are also invited each semester to attend a reception at the University Park campus to recognize their success, as well as meet the faculty, academic advisers, and other staff who helped them reach this day.
The big picture
The final group of the Penn State World Campus Class of 2025 includes 1,402 graduates earning degrees from 100 different academic programs. Here is a breakdown by the level of degree they will receive:
- 677 students will receive a bachelor’s degree.
- 673 students will receive a master’s degree.
- 2 students will receive a doctoral degree.
- 60 students will receive an associate degree.
This group of graduates represents 45 states and 22 different countries, including China, South Korea, Austria, and Slovakia. (Note: Some students may be earning more than one degree.)
The graduates range in age from 20 to 75. There are 251 graduates with a military affiliation, such as being an active-duty service member, a veteran, a military spouse, or a reservist.
Sixty people are graduating with at least the second degree they have earned online through Penn State World Campus.
Student marshal
Student marshals have the highest grade-point average among all graduates of their academic college, and they lead their fellow graduates as they enter the commencement ceremony.
Aja Cramer will lead the Penn State College of Arts and Architecture. She will graduate with a bachelor of design in digital multimedia design that she earned online through World Campus.
“I work full-time, I balance family and social life, and I wasn’t sure what this journey was going to look like — how hard it was going to be, if it was something I was going to be able to see through,” Cramer said. “I guess I surprised myself that I really dug in, and I was doing this for myself, and I did it.”