You have until March 15 to order your cap and gown.

Visit collegegrad.herffjones.com and let us pick up the tab.

Yes, that’s right—your rental is paid for you by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

Anyone who misses the March 15 deadline must pay for their order without the guarantee that Herff Jones can fulfill the rental. All regalia questions should be directed to Steven Clarke at Herff Jones: 516-223-2572 or thegraduateguy@aol.com.

You can pick up your regalia on April 29 from 4-7 pm or April 30 from 11 am - 2pm in the Office of Student Affairs at Aron Hall (50 East 98thSt).

All MD, PhD, and Dual Degree graduates will be given eight (8) guest tickets. Tickets will be distributed during the regalia pick-up dates in April.

If you would like to request additional tickets, please fill out the Additional Commencement Ticket Form by April 17. Due to capacity limitations, extra tickets are not guaranteed. We will do our best to accommodate you. We encourage you to work with your classmates for additional tickets prior to filling out the additional ticket request form.

Please note that all guests, including children 2+, will need a ticket to enter Lincoln Center’s David Geffen Hall.

Any degree candidates who require special accommodation in order to participate in their Commencement Ceremony should contact commencement@mssm.edu. Students with guests requiring early seating or special needs accommodations for Commencement should fill out the Special Seating Request Form by April 17.

Please note: those who enter the Hall for early seating cannot hold seats for others.

The School will hire a professional photographer to capture your hooding and receiving your diploma on stage.

• Prints of these professional shots will be available for purchase after the Commencement Ceremony.

• You will receive further information on how to order prints in late May 2026.

You will be allowed to take photos after the ceremony with your guests for a limited amount of time due to Lincoln Center rules and schedule of events.

Please Note: If you wish to take photos outside Lincoln Center prior to sundown, we encourage you to arrive early. Following the ceremony, special photo opportunities will be available in the main lobby for graduates and their families.

Please note: You MUST return your cap, gown, and hood with Herff Jones. After the ceremony ends, Herff Jones will have drop-off stations inside the lobby of David Geffen Hall.

For ease, we have listed the following hotels with MSHS discounted rates:

Courtyard Marriot—New York Manhattan/Upper East Side
410 East 92nd Street
New York, NY 10128
(212) 410-6777
Discounted rates ranging from $209.00 - $284.00 per night.
Book your hotel stay online.

The Commencement ceremony will be livestreamed from David Geffen Hall. A link will be provided to share with your friends and family a few days before Commencement.

Each student will get eight (8) tickets. Please note that graduating students will not need tickets to enter David Geffen Hall. If you need additional tickets, please fill out the Additional Commencement Ticket Form and indicate how many extra tickets you need. The deadline for requesting additional tickets is April 17.

The institution has decided to not allow graduates to choose their hooder due to a multitude of reasons but mainly because of equity. Graduates will be hooded by a select group of senior leadership for the MD recipients, and PhD students will be hooded by their PI.

The ceremony is approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes.

Yes, you can take pictures during the ceremony.

Yes, you can leave tickets for your family members in a labeled envelope with the attendants at the Box Office at David Geffen Hall.

David Geffen Hall is located at 10 Lincoln Center Plz (at W 64th Street).

There is no discounted parking for Commencement.

There is no reserved seating.

Children are invited to attend but children aged 2+ require a ticket.

Several weeks after Commencement, pictures will be available for purchase online.

Students with guests requiring early seating or special needs accommodations for Commencement should fill out the Special Seating Request Form by April 17.

Yes, the MD. PhD, and Dual Degree Dean’s Reception will be held on Monday, May 4, 2026, at 6 pm. The Dean’s Reception will be for all graduating MD, PhD, and Dual Degree students and their guests at the Museum of the City of New York.