Flagler College celebrated the academic and personal accomplishments of more than 560 graduates in the class of 2025 with a commencement ceremony on May 10 at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre.
This year’s graduating class is the largest in the college’s history. The class brought experiences and perspectives from across the country and world, with 18 international students and domestic students from 34 states and one U.S. territory.
The most represented majors among the graduating seniors were business administration (57), psychology (54), coastal environmental science (44), criminology (41), sport management (39), graphic design (30), marketing (27), digital media production and journalism (23), and hospitality and tourism management (23).
The class of 2025 was conferred 441 Bachelor of Arts, nine Bachelor of Fine Arts and 114 Bachelor of Science degrees. Additionally, five students received Master of Arts degrees. Each of these degrees represents rigorous academic journeys successfully completed, a testament to their hard work and dedication.
For the first time this year, three students received a Master of Public Administration degree. These three students represent the first graduating class from Flagler’s Master of Public Administration program launched in the summer of 2024.
Behind these degrees are countless experiential learning opportunities, in which 90% of the graduating class participated during their time at Flagler.
The class of 2025 is the first to complete Flagler’s Core experience, a groundbreaking general education program focused on the college’s core values and the skills and literacies employers are looking for.
More than a third of this year's graduating class has displayed high academic achievement and will graduate with honors: 77 students qualified for cum laude (GPA of 3.5-3.64), 75 qualified for magna cum laude (GPA of 3.65-3.79), and 38 qualified for summa cum laude (GPA of 3.8-4.0).
Among the graduates, 107 are student-athletes. Nineteen students completed Flagler’s honors program and will have an honors designation placed on their official academic transcripts. These students were among the 5% of their class invited to join the program during their freshman year.
Flagler’s class of 2025 also marks a significant milestone in the institution’s history with the graduation of Cam Buttrick, the first grandchild of a Flagler alumnus to earn a degree from the college. Her grandfather, Pete Buttrick, graduated in 1973, and now, more than five decades later, Cam continues the family’s enduring legacy to the Flagler community.
