THE GRADUATE STORY
From our very first outposts way back in 2014 to today's collection of 33+ handcrafted hotels, we've been on a mission to create spaces worthy of their communities. Take a trip into the world of Graduate and check out some highlights from a decade of unapologetically unique hospitality.
2024
![Lobby seating area](https://www.hilton.com/im/en/MultiHotel/20741065/pctgp-lobby-2.jpg?impolicy=crop&cw=4500&ch=3000&gravity=NorthWest&xposition=150&yposition=0&rw=400&rh=266)
Graduate Hotels joins Hilton’s global portfolio of award-winning brands, offering millions of travelers the opportunity to experience the stay in iconic university towns.
![Lobby seating area](https://www.hilton.com/im/en/MultiHotel/20741065/pctgp-lobby-2.jpg?impolicy=crop&cw=4500&ch=3000&gravity=NorthWest&xposition=150&yposition=0&rw=400&rh=266)
Graduate Hotels joins Hilton’s global portfolio of award-winning brands, offering millions of travelers the opportunity to experience the stay in iconic university towns.
2023
![A reception desk with a floral background stating "Graduate Palo Alto", a colorful rug, and lots of chintzy seating and a gallery wall](https://www.hilton.com/im/en/NoHotel/21343940/graduate-palo-alto-reception-desk.jpg?impolicy=crop&cw=3000&ch=2000&gravity=NorthWest&xposition=0&yposition=71&rw=400&rh=266)
Graduate Palo Alto, our 33rd hotel, opens down the road from Stanford University.
![A reception desk with a floral background stating "Graduate Palo Alto", a colorful rug, and lots of chintzy seating and a gallery wall](https://www.hilton.com/im/en/NoHotel/21343940/graduate-palo-alto-reception-desk.jpg?impolicy=crop&cw=3000&ch=2000&gravity=NorthWest&xposition=0&yposition=71&rw=400&rh=266)
Graduate Palo Alto, our 33rd hotel, opens down the road from Stanford University.
![LeBron James Training Academy](https://www.hilton.com/im/en/NoHotel/21343740/i-promise-village-training-camp.jpg?impolicy=crop&cw=1200&ch=800&gravity=NorthWest&xposition=0&yposition=-1&rw=400&rh=266)
We team up with LeBron James and his foundation again for Training Camp, a hospitality training and education program in Akron, Ohio.
![The Boat Race, Graduate Hotels](https://www.hilton.com/im/en/NoHotel/21343690/2023-boat-race-2.jpg?impolicy=crop&cw=5000&ch=3333&gravity=NorthWest&xposition=0&yposition=-1&rw=400&rh=266)
Way to row! We celebrate our second year as the official hotel partner of The Boat Race.
2022
![Graduate Hotels book](https://www.hilton.com/im/en/NoHotel/21343954/221026-graduate-book-11089.jpg?impolicy=crop&cw=2076&ch=1384&gravity=NorthWest&xposition=0&yposition=125&rw=400&rh=266)
The Graduate Hotels coffee table book hits shelves, with 272 glorious pages of design stories and college nostalgia.
![Graduate Hotels book](https://www.hilton.com/im/en/NoHotel/21343954/221026-graduate-book-11089.jpg?impolicy=crop&cw=2076&ch=1384&gravity=NorthWest&xposition=0&yposition=125&rw=400&rh=266)
The Graduate Hotels coffee table book hits shelves, with 272 glorious pages of design stories and college nostalgia.
![Handcrafted Hotels](https://www.hilton.com/im/en/NoHotel/21343680/handcrafted-hotels.jpg?impolicy=crop&cw=1200&ch=800&gravity=NorthWest&xposition=0&yposition=49&rw=400&rh=266)
Look, Ma. We're famous! "Handcrafted Hotels" premieres on the Magnolia Network, showcasing some of Graduate's most memorable designs.
2021
New hotels open in Oxford and Cambridge, U.K. Stateside, we also welcome Graduate East Lansing and Graduate New York to the team.
New hotels open in Oxford and Cambridge, U.K. Stateside, we also welcome Graduate East Lansing and Graduate New York to the team.
![Stranger Things themed suite.](https://www.hilton.com/im/en/INDGBGU/20990940/18.jpg?impolicy=crop&cw=3000&ch=2000&gravity=NorthWest&xposition=0&yposition=0&rw=400&rh=266)
Things get weird in Bloomington with the opening of our immersive Stranger Things Suite.
2020
![Promise village exterior](https://www.hilton.com/im/en/NoHotel/21343080/i-promise-villiage-edited.jpg?impolicy=crop&cw=4060&ch=2696&gravity=NorthWest&xposition=0&yposition=1938&rw=400&rh=266)
The I PROMISE Village by Graduate Hotels opens, our project in partnership with the LeBron James Family Foundation and James' life-changing I PROMISE School.
![Promise village exterior](https://www.hilton.com/im/en/NoHotel/21343080/i-promise-villiage-edited.jpg?impolicy=crop&cw=4060&ch=2696&gravity=NorthWest&xposition=0&yposition=1938&rw=400&rh=266)
The I PROMISE Village by Graduate Hotels opens, our project in partnership with the LeBron James Family Foundation and James' life-changing I PROMISE School.
![Rosebowl arena](https://www.hilton.com/im/en/NoHotel/21343126/rosebowl.jpg?impolicy=crop&cw=1200&ch=800&gravity=NorthWest&xposition=0&yposition=49&rw=400&rh=266)
Graduate Eugene and Graduate Madison go head-to-head at the Rose Bowl.
![Saloon 16 bar with bartender.](https://www.hilton.com/im/en/TYSGKGU/21209777/usatsi-15331043.jpg?impolicy=crop&cw=4728&ch=3152&gravity=NorthWest&xposition=4&yposition=0&rw=400&rh=266)
Saloon 16, our bar with Peyton "The Sheriff" Manning opens in Knoxville, down the road from his alma mater. Go Vols!
![Kevin McCallister Home Alone suite.](https://www.hilton.com/im/en/ORDGEGU/21046480/22033-gradaute-01-096-v3.jpg?impolicy=crop&cw=2000&ch=1333&gravity=NorthWest&xposition=0&yposition=-1&rw=400&rh=266)
Guests live out their Kevin McAllister dreams in Graduate Evanston's Home Alone Suite. (Just go easy on the Pepsi.)
![Graduate Chapel Hill front desk.](https://www.hilton.com/im/en/NoHotel/21343565/200727-gradute-chapelhill0608.jpg?impolicy=crop&cw=2631&ch=1754&gravity=NorthWest&xposition=50&yposition=0&rw=400&rh=266)
We end the year with 28 hotels, opening new outposts in Chapel Hill, Cincinnati, Evanston, Knoxville, Storrs, and Tucson.
2019
Fashion icon Andre Leon Talley visits his portrait at Graduate Providence.
Fashion icon Andre Leon Talley visits his portrait at Graduate Providence.
![Two women sitting in phone booths laughing and eating pizza](https://www.hilton.com/im/en/HVNGNGU/20854935/231003-graduate-nh-3416.jpg?impolicy=crop&cw=5000&ch=3333&gravity=NorthWest&xposition=0&yposition=2023&rw=400&rh=266)
The world's first pizza pay phone arrives at Graduate New Haven.
![Nike moon shoes](https://www.hilton.com/im/en/NoHotel/21342998/gheo-nike-0850.jpg?impolicy=crop&cw=1294&ch=862&gravity=NorthWest&xposition=0&yposition=18&rw=400&rh=266)
A pair of rare Nike Moon Shoes land at Graduate Eugene.
![Graduate Annapolis front desk.](https://www.hilton.com/im/en/ANPGAGU/20851666/dmitchell-graduate-annapolis-05.jpg?impolicy=crop&cw=1798&ch=1199&gravity=NorthWest&xposition=0&yposition=0&rw=400&rh=266)
It's our biggest year yet, with nine new hotels: Annapolis, Columbia, S.C., Columbus, Eugene, Fayetteville, Nashville, New Haven, Providence, and State College.
2018
![Graduate Seattle lobby lounge](https://www.hilton.com/im/en/SEAGSGU/21111238/gsw-lobby-02-0423.jpg?impolicy=crop&cw=1350&ch=900&gravity=NorthWest&xposition=2&yposition=0&rw=400&rh=266)
Fast Company names us one of the World's Most Innovative Companies.
![Graduate Seattle lobby lounge](https://www.hilton.com/im/en/SEAGSGU/21111238/gsw-lobby-02-0423.jpg?impolicy=crop&cw=1350&ch=900&gravity=NorthWest&xposition=2&yposition=0&rw=400&rh=266)
Fast Company names us one of the World's Most Innovative Companies.
Graduate keeps growing, with new hotels in Bloomington, Iowa City, and Seattle.
2017
Inc. gives Graduate their 2017 "Interior Design" Design Award, which recognizes entrepreneurs using design to build great companies.
Inc. gives Graduate their 2017 "Interior Design" Design Award, which recognizes entrepreneurs using design to build great companies.
We hit double digits, with four hotel openings — Berkeley, Lincoln, Minneapolis, and Richmond.
2016
Ann Arbor joins our growing list of Graduate locations.
Ann Arbor joins our growing list of Graduate locations.
2015
![Graduate Oxford front desk](https://www.hilton.com/im/en/TUPGOGU/21008140/gho-arch-lobby-0134-a.jpg?impolicy=crop&cw=1350&ch=900&gravity=NorthWest&xposition=54&yposition=0&rw=400&rh=266)
Three new hotels open in Charlottesville, Madison, and Oxford.
![Graduate Oxford front desk](https://www.hilton.com/im/en/TUPGOGU/21008140/gho-arch-lobby-0134-a.jpg?impolicy=crop&cw=1350&ch=900&gravity=NorthWest&xposition=54&yposition=0&rw=400&rh=266)
Three new hotels open in Charlottesville, Madison, and Oxford.
2014
Graduate Hotels officially launches with our first two hotels — Graduate Athens and Graduate Tempe.
Graduate Hotels officially launches with our first two hotels — Graduate Athens and Graduate Tempe.