Commencement 2021: By the numbers On Monday, May 17, the University of Pennsylvania honors the Class of 2021 with a hybrid 265th Commencement celebration. This includes a limited in-person ceremony on Franklin Field for undergraduates paired with a live online celebration for graduate and professional students, family, faculty, and staff. Penn’s live webcast begins at 9 a.m. with celebratory videos submitted by friends and family being aired. The official ceremony kicks off at 10 a.m. As students, family members, and friends celebrate the achievements of the Class of 2021, how many are graduating? How many seniors earned Academic All-Ivy? And how many graduate students were honored with Graduate Leadership Awards? Here are those numbers and more.