Regalia
All academic attire, including the cap and gown, is ordered through the Columbia University Bookstore. For more information on academic attire, graduation announcements, class rings, and diploma frames, please contact the bookstore at [email protected] or 212-854-4132.
Check with your individual school on regalia requirements and any unique instructions prior to placing your order.
2026 Grad Fair
- Tuesday, February 17 - Friday, February 20
- 11:00 a.m. - 6:00p.m. | Morningside Campus Bookstore
Graduating Students
Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees
Recipients wear a cap and gown, with no hood, which can be obtained:
- In-store: Available starting on Tuesday, February 17th, through Commencement.
- Online: Available starting on Saturday, February 22nd, through Friday, March 20th to be directly shipped to students
- After March 20th, please visit https://columbia.bncollege.com/Regalia/c/ac-graduation-regalia to place your order.
Doctoral Degrees
Recipients wear a gown, hood, and a velvet tam. Candidates can rent a gown, hood and a tam is only available as a purchase option.
- In-store: Available starting on Tuesday, February 17th, through Commencement.
- Online: To place an order after Friday, March 20th, email the bookstore at [email protected] and they'll provide order instructions. The bookstore manager, Sudie Wheatle, will coordinate your order for either pick up or ship.
- Pick Up: Available starting on Monday, April 20th, at the Morningside Campus Bookstore. The bookstore is open weekdays 9am - 6pm and weekends 11-5pm.
- Pick Up: Available starting on Monday, April 20th, at the Morningside Campus Bookstore. The bookstore is open weekdays 9am - 6pm and weekends 11-5pm.
Email [email protected] if you have any questions on Regalia.
Faculty & Officers
All Columbia University faculty and officers of administration are invited to march in the academic procession at the University Commencement ceremony.
Faculty and officers participating in the academic procession should coordinate regalia orders with their school or department.
If you are a Columbia degree holder, you will receive a Columbia blue gown, hood and blue mortarboard (master's) or black velvet tam (doctoral). Those that hold degrees from other institutions may wear their own regalia or will receive black caps and gowns with a hood that includes colors of that institution.
Guidelines for Commencement Stoles
Any School, Program, Department, Recognized Student Group or School-authorized cohort that plans to create commencement stoles should follow the below guidelines. Stoles must be ordered through a licensed vendor. Orders must be placed by March 15, 2026.
- Looking at the art on the page, the left side of the stole should refer to the School and the right side to the Group:
- The left side should identify the School in one consistent manner across all groups, per the guidelines and examples below.
- The right side should identify the individual group by its name. Groups may include their official logo.
- The text on either side of a stole should have clear space around it, separate from any patterns, without overlap.
- The recommended colors are text in white if the stole has a dark background and text in PMS 280 if the background is light.
For additional resources and a list of approved vendors, read the Guidelines for Use of Columbia Marks. For questions, email [email protected].
Examples:
