CANYON — Local students recently graduated from West Texas A&M University (WT), bringing the final tally for the Class of May 2025 to 1,048 graduates.
Overall, the university awarded 773 baccalaureate degrees, 272 master’s degrees and three doctoral degrees to spring graduates at the Friday, May 16 and Saturday, May 17 commencement ceremonies, following procedural confirmation from the university’s seven deans.
The oldest graduate was 75, and the youngest were 19. The graduating class included 120 with a perfect 4.0 GPA and 23 veterans; 47.9% of the undergraduates are the first in their family to earn a college degree. Students from 38 states in the nation and 21 different countries graduated, along with 370 potential August graduates, who walked the stage.
