Clark University’s annual commencement ceremony is a well‑organized academic tradition. Graduating students are required to order their cap and gown via an authorized regalia store by a specified deadline. The university uses UltraGreen regalia by Balfour, made from 100% post‑consumer recycled polyester, underscoring Clark’s commitment to sustainability. Graduates pick up their caps and gowns in mid-May (e.g., May 13–14) from the Higgins University Center.

According to Clark’s 2024 Commencement Program, the academic regalia includes hoods whose linings reflect the institution’s colors—white and scarlet for undergraduates. For doctoral graduates, the program describes a distinctive emerald green doctoral gown with gold university seals, combined with a hood padded in the school’s graduate colors (emerald and white).

When it comes to honor cords, Clark University awards a gold cord to undergraduates who graduate with Latin honors. The commencement program does not broadly describe many other cord or stole colors, suggesting that honor accessories may be relatively limited or standardized for Clark.

Faculty regalia follows traditional academic dress. In the 2022 program, faculty wear academic gowns and hoods, and the doctoral faculty regalia includes velvet facings and sleeve bars, consistent with traditional doctoral robes.

In summary, Clark University’s commencement attire is classic and sustainable: recycled gowns, traditional mortarboards, colored hoods reflecting university and degree level, and gold cords for honors. The relatively limited public documentation of cord or stole color schemes suggests Clark focuses regalia on academic level and institutional identity rather than a wide variety of accessory colors.

Clark University Academic Regalia – Official Graduation Set

Celebrate your achievement with the official Clark University commencement regalia package — designed for sustainability and academic tradition.

Key Features:

• UltraGreen Graduation Gown: Made from 100% recycled post-consumer polyester.
• Mortarboard Cap: Classically styled square cap included to complete your graduation look.
• Graduation Tassel: Standard tassel worn with the cap, as part of Clark’s regalia set.
• Degree Hood: Undergraduates wear white‑and‑scarlet lined hoods; doctoral graduates use emerald‑and‑white velvet-trimmed hoods.
• Honor Cord: Gold cord for Latin honors undergraduates.
• Faculty Regalia: Professors’ robes with traditional detailing; doctoral gowns include velvet facings and sleeve bars.

Note: To confirm the exact colors of the graduation gown, cap, tassel, honor cords, and stoles for your specific program at Clark University, you can reach out directly to the college's administration or the office responsible for commencement and student services. They can provide you with the most accurate and up-to-date information regarding academic regalia.