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Auburn University is excited to celebrate our graduates and welcome families and other guests to our institution's commencement ceremonies. To ensure the university adheres to venue capacity inside Neville Arena, Auburn will allot graduating students a limited number of free tickets for all commencement ceremonies beginning fall 2023. Ticketing Auburn's ceremonies ensures all graduates have the option of guests attending and prevents guests from being denied entry due to capacity constraints.
University-issued tickets are required for:
All graduates seated on the Arena floor or walking, and
All guests seated in the stands (all attendees must have a ticket, regardless of age)
Students registered to graduate can receive a set number of guest tickets based on anticipated ceremony size and venue capacity.
Exceptions: Graduates and attendees of the professional schools of Pharmacy and Veterinary Medicine do not require tickets.
Guest Ticket Allocation
Fall 2025 Commencement (December)
Tickets will be required for all graduates and attendees. All Fall 2025 graduates planning to attend the ceremony must reserve a ticket for themselves and can reserve up to 8 guest tickets.
**Only graduates may reserve commencement tickets and are encouraged to request only the number of tickets they intend to use.**
* Graduates may request two additional guest tickets, which are not guaranteed and are allocated based on capacity availability. Graduates will be notified after commencement ticket registration closes.
In 2023, Auburn University implemented a ticketing policy for all commencement ceremonies. Tickets are available only to students registered to graduate during the semester and are free, general admission (no seat assignments). Tickets are electronic and printable.
Only students registered to graduate for commencement can reserve guest tickets for their ceremony. Guest ticket reservations can only be placed by graduates, not by guest.
Tickets will be required for all graduates and attendees. All Fall 2025 graduates planning to attend the ceremony must reserve a ticket for themselves and can reserve up to 8 guest tickets.
Yes, all graduates need a ticket. A graduate ticket is automatically reserved for each graduate when they register for tickets. All graduates must register for a commencement ticket, regardless of whether they need guest tickets.
Guest waitlist tickets are determined based on (1) graduate ticket demand/reservations for each ceremony and (2) Arena capacity.
Fall graduates can reserve tickets beginning Monday, September 8, 2025, at 8 a.m. through Friday, November 7, 2025, at midnight and will be sent additional information.
Once downloaded, graduates can forward tickets to their guest(s). Guests are encouraged to print individual tickets to expedite entry to Neville Arena.
All tickets are electronic and can be downloaded as PDFs. Graduates are responsible for providing guest tickets to their guests. The Commencement Office does not distribute tickets to families and guests.
No. Regardless of whether a ticket is presented on a mobile device or printed, once it is scanned, it is no longer viable. Guests who present a ticket that has already been scanned will not be permitted entry.
Yes. Each ticket may only be scanned for the ceremony/graduate it was assigned to.
Yes. Each ceremony has a limited number of tickets based on (1) the estimated number of graduates and (2) the capacity of Neville Arena.
**Only graduates may reserve commencement tickets.**
Yes. All guests, regardless of age, must have a ticket to enter Neville Arena.
Yes. All guests entering the venue must have a ticket. Students and faculty should be included in each graduate’s guest ticket count.
Yes. Tickets are free and only issued by the university directly to graduates.
No. Once a ticket is scanned, it is no longer viable. Re-entry to Neville Arena is not permitted.
No, tickets are PDFs that can be electronically downloaded or printed and scanned once.
No. All tickets are general seating inside Neville Arena. ADA seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Only one guest may accompany a guest utilizing ADA seating.
No. Auburn's commencement tickets are free and available only to graduates registered to graduate. Graduate or guest ticket(s) may not be used for advertising, promotion (such as contests or giveaways), or other trade or commercial purposes. Auburn students who engage in such activities or in any other activity that disrupts the administration of the ceremony or who violate the Auburn University Code of Student Conduct or other University policies may be subject to disciplinary sanctions, including banned from attending commencement.
Guest tickets for Commencement at Auburn University have NO cash value.
The selling or bartering of Commencement tickets is strictly prohibited and is considered a Student Conduct offense.
If you are discovered to be selling or bartering Commencement tickets:
This may lead to the loss of guest ticket access.
Your guest ticket(s) being voided.
Tickets are issued by ceremony. Any unused tickets should be returned to the commencement office to be redistributed to other students.
Graduates who reserved guest tickets that are no longer needed are encouraged to log in to the ticket portal and return them to be redistributed to other graduates who have requested additional tickets.
