If you plan to attend the All-University Commencement, you must order tickets online here between Monday, March 12th, and Friday, May 4th.
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Tickets
Friday, May 4th is the deadline for ordering tickets.
If you miss the deadline, you MUST order and pick-up your All-University Commencement tickets and Grad Alley wristbands IN PERSON at the Coles Sports and Recreation Center, 181 Mercer Street, Lobby Level, beginning Thursday, May 10th from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm.
Degree Candidate Tickets
Candidates will require a candidate ticket to enter Yankee Stadium. Because there are no rehearsals, all your instructions including entrance gate, arrival time, information regarding the ceremony and the return of academic attire are on your ticket envelope. Please carefully read this information. Candidates must retain their ticket and envelope.
Guest Tickets
Please note that ticket allocation is based upon the actual number of students participating in the ceremony, capacity of the venue, and reasons for need. Your graduation from New York University is a major milestone in your life, and we wish that we could issue an unlimited amount of tickets for your loved ones. However, we must accommodate some guests for all of our students. Therefore, each candidate for graduation may request one candidate ticket and a maximum of four guest tickets for admission into Yankee Stadium.
Children
Children who are less than 30 inches tall and can walk freely under the turnstile or are carried into Yankee Stadium do not need a ticket for entry. However, the child must sit on an adult's lap during the ceremony without obstructing the view of any other guests.
Your guest tickets will be enclosed in a guest ticket envelope, which will include vital information including entrance gates, arrival time, maps and directions. Guests should carefully read and retain this information as well as their guest tickets.
Guest seating will be general admission.
Yankee Stadium Security Policies
- All guests will be subject to security screening before entering Yankee Stadium. NOTICE: All persons specifically consent to and are subject to reasonable search prior to entry. Any person or property that could affect the safety of Yankee Stadium occupants/property shall be denied entry. Please follow all signage and direction from security personnel. If you give tickets to someone who may not be familiar with Yankee Stadium security policies, please alert your guests to these measures.
- The following items are prohibited:
- Any bag larger than 16 inches by 16 inches by 8 inches, including diaper bags and purses
- Briefcases, coolers and hard-sided bags and containers
- Glass, cans and plastic bottles
- Laser pens
- Video cameras
- Laptop computers
- Tablets (e.g., iPads and Kindles)
- Firearms or knives
- Any other devices that may interfere with and/or distract any participant, other patron, audio or audio/visual telecast or recording or any technology-related service provided in Yankee Stadium
- Masks and costumes
- Such items will be prohibited from being brought into Yankee Stadium. There is no storage area for these items. Guests arriving by mass transit should take particular care not to bring any prohibited items, as no exceptions will be made.
- Factory-sealed plastic water bottles 1 liter in size or smaller are permissible. Please see the "Bottles and Cans" entry on the Yankee Stadium web site.
- Guests who are or appear to be intoxicated and/or unmanageable will not be permitted into Yankee Stadium.
- Re-entry is not permitted. Guests are not permitted to leave Yankee Stadium and return on the same ticket. Readmittance to Yankee Stadium will be allowed only in the case of an emergency. Please see security personnel prior to exiting Yankee Stadium.
- No alcohol will be sold in the stadium for this event. Smoking is prohibited in the stadium.
- Only vehicles dropping off or picking up guests with disabilities will be permitted curbside at Yankee Stadium. No other vehicles are permitted curbside.
The Yankees reserve the right to change or modify these guidelines without notice.
For more information: http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/nyy/ballpark/index.jsp.
Ticket Distribution
All-University Commencement only candidate and guest tickets must be picked up in person by the candidate at:
Jerome S. Coles Sports Center
181 Mercer Street
(between Bleecker & Houston Streets)
New York, NY 10012
Pick up tickets during the following dates and times:
| Date | Time |
|---|---|
| Tues, May 8 | 11:00 am - 6:00 pm (on-time orders only) |
| Wed, May 9 | 11:00 am - 6:00 pm (on-time orders only) |
| Thurs, May 10 | 11:00 am - 7:00 pm |
| Fri, May 11 | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm |
| Mon, May 14 | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm |
| Tues, May 15 | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm |
Be prepared to show valid photo ID to claim your tickets. Please note that tickets are not transferable.
Third Party Ticket Pick-Up
If the degree candidate lives out of state or cannot pick up academic attire at the times allotted, a third party may pick up All-University Commencement tickets provided the following documentation is submitted:
- Degree candidate's NYU ID card (NYU ID only as it must be scanned in order to get tickets)
- Photo ID of self
- Signed letter from the degree candidate authorizing pick-up
Note: If someone else is also picking up your academic attire, make two copies of these documents. One set will be collected as proof of third party ticket pick-up and will not be returned to you.