Commencement: Regalia
Academic Regalia
Cap and Gown Information
Academic regalia is required for degree candidates at Commencement and Convocation ceremonies. All candidates who do not possess regalia must obtain their regalia from the B&N UD Bookstore.
If you are financially limited, the Office of Sustainability has a limited number of donated and cleaned gowns from previous years available to borrow for free. For additional information, please visit their website.
Associate, Bachelor, and Master Candidates
The B&N UD Bookstore is the only approved vendor for the University of Delaware Commencement items, including official University regalia (caps, gowns, hoods, and tassel) from Oak Hall. This exclusively ensures that regalia worn at graduation will be uniform and is required.
The site link will be posted here when it is live.
The site will be open January 12th – April 5th, 2026. These will be shipped to the Bookstore and must be picked up at the Bookstore.
Cap & Gown pickup will be at the B&N UD Bookstore starting Tuesday, April 7th, 2026.
Life After UD Resource fair will be held at the Bookstore April 7th – April 9th.
If you are not local to Newark, DE and need your cap & gown shipped, you will need to place your order starting April 7th. At that time, a new link will be posted to the UD Commencement Website. You will be able to place an order for it to be shipped to your home from April 7th – April 18th. Orders will take up to 3 weeks to ship. If you need your order shipped, you must wait until April 7th to place your order.
Items sold separately can only be done in-store starting Tuesday, April 7th.
Renting associate, bachelor, or master’s regalia is not an option.
If you do not see your major listed, please email Lindsey Collings (LKillmey@udel.edu) to have it added.
The University does not use cords to distinguish Latin Honors.
If you are a double major, place an order for one hood(major) online. You will be able to purchase the second hood color (if needed) in-store starting April 7th.
Dual Country International Sashes are available by emailing Lindsey Collings (LKillmey@udel.edu) until April 10th.
Doctoral Candidates
The site link will be posted here when it is live.
The site will be open January 12th – April 5th, 2026.
The pick-up for rental regalia will begin on Monday, May 11th, 2026.
Rentals must be returned no later than Saturday, May 30th, 2026.
Custom/Fine Quality Regalia needs to be placed no later than March 2nd, 2026. You can place your order for keeper doctoral regalia here: https://oakhallcg.com/pages/udelfq
Diploma Frames
Diploma frames can be ordered by using this link: All Diploma Frames - All Diploma Frames - Gifts & Accessories | University of Delaware Official Bookstore (bncollege.com)
Graduation Announcements and Rings
Balfour is the University of Delaware’s official graduation retailer for announcements and rings. You can order custom announcements and rings using this link: https://www.balfour.com/udel Please allow 3 weeks for delivery of announcements and 8 weeks for delivery of rings.
Faculty Rentals
Faculty rental orders must be placed by Monday, April 6th, 2026. We cannot ensure delivery by Commencement of any orders placed after this date. Orders need to be placed by emailing Lindsey Collings at LKillmey@udel.edu. Please provide the following information:
Name:
Phone Number:
Email:
Height:
Weight:
Highest Degree:
Institution where you received your highest degree:
Who will be paying for your rental? Name & Phone Number
Which of the following are you attending: Doctoral Hooding, Convocation, and/or Commencement?
What department are you with on campus?
If a faculty member is looking to order custom/fine quality University of Delaware regalia, they can place an order online NO LATER than March 2nd, 2026 to ensure delivery. Here is the link for ordering custom UD regalia: https://oakhallcg.com/pages/udelaware If you are
looking to purchase custom regalia for a different institution, please email Lindsey Collings at LKillmey@udel.edu to inquire about additional details.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Convocations and Commencement Digital Programs available here https://www1.udel.edu/graduation/
For information regarding graduate photos, please visit www.GradImages.com to view and purchase custom photo products like prints, plaques, specialty gifts, and more. Photos will be available 3-5 business days following your ceremony. If you have any questions or concerns regarding your photos, please contact our Customer Service Department at (800) 261-2576, online at www.gradimages.com, or email ecc.giservice@gradimages.net.
How to Wear Your Graduation Hood and Cap
The Graduation hood depends on your major and degree. The pictures below are for a Bachelor of Arts in the College of Arts and Sciences. Your regalia may be a different color or style, but the instructions for wearing the hood are the same.
- Place the hood around your neck and shoulders so that the major portion hangs down your back and the velvet border is up.
- If possible, fasten the cord on the front of the hood to your shirt or dress to help keep the hood away from your neck.
- Looking from the front, the velvet border should be on the top.
- Looking from the back, the satin lining of the hood should be exposed by rolling the velvet border back. The tip (or tail) should be pointing away from you.
- Caps are to be worn squarely on top of the head with tassel:
- Right side for bachelors’ and associates’ degree candidates, after degrees are conferred, move the tassel to the left side.
- Left side for doctoral and masters’ degree candidates.
