Graduation season has been in full swing! If someone you know is graduating, you might want to get them a gift to celebrate their milestone. But what makes a great graduation gift? From the latest gadget to something more sentimental, here’s our pick of the best graduation gifts.
Tech Gifts
Today’s graduates are stepping out to a fully digital world. Here’s some top graduation present picks for the tech savvy graduate in your life.
- Wireless, noise cancelling headphones
- Bluetooth Speaker
- A Kindle for a book lover
- a lap desk for their laptop
Cash or gift cards
If you’re unsure on what graduation presents to get, you really can’t go wrong with cash or a gift card.
A gift card is a great graduation gift for friends as it takes the stress out of finding their perfect gift and allows them to choose what they want.
Jewellery/Watches
For sentimental graduation gifts you could consider an item they might wear every day.
- A smart watch (Fitbit, garmin)- not only will keep them on time but smart watches have many features such as step counters, heart rate monitors and digital wallets.
- A classic watch like a Cassio- they are fairly budget friendly, have a classic look making them easy to pair with many outfits.
- A bracelet- to make it a more sentimental graduation gift you could get the year of their graduation engraved on it.
- Graduation cuff links
Experiences
For a more unique graduation gift why not consider an experience. After lots of time spent studying and waiting for results, an experience can be something to look forward to.
- A spa treatment like a massage or facial
- Theatre tickets.
- A concert
- A lesson like surfing, yoga or perhaps pottery class
Keepsakes
For a sentimental graduation gift you could consider something like a photo frame and picture of their graduation day. For graduation gifts for friends, why not frame a photo of you together. You could even get a metal frame engraved with their graduation date on.
Other graduation presents:
- An illustration of their university
- A glass graduation plaque with their graduation year on
- Custom graduation teddy bear
- An engraved fountain pen
- A leather notebook with personalised binding
- Graduation diploma tube
Homewear
After graduating homewear gifts can be useful for graduates moving into house shares or their own apartments.
Some ideas:
- Cookwear
- Mocha pot for coffee
- New bedding
- Kettle
- Candles
- Piece of artwork
So there you have it, our top Graduation gifts for 2025 graduates.
At Evess we sell a number of graduation gifts as well as hiring and selling graduation attire.
Browse our Graduation gifts here.
