- 3,954 graduates (1,737 undergraduate students and 2,217 graduate and professional students)
- 76 countries represented
- 36 degree types will be awarded
- 8 simultaneous ceremonies
- Every 3.5 seconds a graduate’s name is called to cross the stage at the main ceremony
- 180+ officers and volunteers
- 25,000+ people in attendance
- 29,775 chairs setup across campus
- 32 tents
- 2 street closures
- Chancellor’s Insignia (Chain of Office) was created in 1978 by local artist Kent Baldwin (and the 10 decagonal sides symbolize the University’s 10 Schools)
- 1,100 social media posts related to Commencement for #VU2016.
- Tag your posts #VU2017 this year and beat last year’s number!
- 23,296 live stream views (plus post-event views in 2016)
- 150,000 strawberries at the Strawberries and Champagne event