Subscribe KINGSTON, R.I. — May 13, 2021 — The University of Rhode Island will confer 4,438 degrees (689 graduate and 3,749 undergraduate) academic degrees upon 4,093 students at the University's commencement ceremonies during the weekend of May 21 through 23. The number of degrees conferred is greater than the number of graduates because many students earn more than one degree. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, there will not be a large undergraduate commencement on the quadrangle or a large graduate commencement at the Ryan Center. Subscribe Instead, all nine college ceremonies will be held at Meade Stadium, home of URI football. Students are allowed to invite two guests. The in-person ceremonies, which will include brief remarks by the respective college deans and ceremonial traditions conducted by President David M. Dooley and Provost Donald H. DeHayes, will be held rain or shine. Each ceremony will be streamed live, and the main commencement ceremonies, including speeches and music, will be pre-recorded and available for viewing commencement weekend and thereafter. To watch each ceremony and the recorded main ceremony online, go to URI Commencement 2021.