100+ Best Graduation Instagram Captions For All Your Fire Cap and Gown Selfies

The stress of that final semester is over, and it's finally time to get your diploma. All that studying was totally worth it, and while it's sad to say goodbye to your friends, graduation is still the beginning of a new exciting chapter in your life. You did it!

Once you finally receive that special piece of paper, you'll be taking tons of pics for Instagram to remember one of the biggest milestones of your life. So whether you’re sharing a selfie of you in your cap and gown, or a pic with all your besties who you couldn't have made it through the last four years without, you’ll want to find the perfect quote or saying to caption your graduation posts.

Here are the best captions for all your amazing graduation pictures.

🎓 Cute Graduation Captions

• "When you lean into your passions, you can’t go wrong."

• "The future looks bright and I will keep on shining."

• "It's time to plant the seeds of hope and a new, brighter future."

• "The things we are racing towards are better than what we leave behind."

• "If you can dream it, you can make it so."

• "Whatever is good for your soul, that's what you should do."

• "Reach for the stars. You might become one."

• "There are far better things ahead than anything we leave behind."

• "On to my next adventure."

• "This isn't goodbye but see you later."

• "Enjoy the journey. Success isn't rushed."

• "Wherever life plants you, bloom with grace."

• "I believed I could, so I did."

• "Every end has a new beginning."

• "Now, everything awaits me."

• "One step closer."

• "Shout out to everyone who helped make this happen."

• "Keep shining. The world needs your light."

• "Gotta chase my own success."

• "Make today your day."

• "Though our branches grow in different directions, our roots remain as one."

• "Con-grad-ulations."

• "Some have a story. We made history."

• "And so the adventure begins."

• "The best feeling in the world is knowing your parents are smiling because of you."

• "Many dream, some try, but I achieved."

• "What feels like the end is often the beginning."

• "If it excites you and scares you at the same time, it probably means you should do it."

• "The best way to predict the future is to create it."

• "It’s official: I’m now too cool for school."

• "It’s about time!"

• "May your cap fly as high as your dreams."

🎓 Funny Graduation Captions

• "Now, it's hotter in here by one degree."

• "I graduated, so now I'm like all smart and stuff."

• "Graduate: (N.) A person who now has carpal tunnel from note-taking."

• "I'm 100% certain that I am zero percent sure of what I'm going to do."

• "I heard the next chapter gets really good! Too bad I'm done reading for a while."

• "That's all, folks."

• "I'd like to thank Google, Wikipedia, and whoever invented copy and paste."

• "Cs really do get degrees."

• "Turns out I wasn't too cool for school."

• "Beauty and brains."

• "Call me a chemistry cylinder because I am graduated."

• "Time to walk across the stage in my weird little hat and wizard robe unto the future."

• "I guess it's too late to drop out."

• "Let me put that 'hire me' sign on my front lawn now."

• "Very proud, very tired."

• "This fancy paper proves I'm smart, right?"

• "Blessed and stressed."

• "Am I an adult now?"

• "Is this that 'success elevator' I keep hearing about?"

• "The tassel was worth the hassle."

• "This wasn't like High School Musical at all."

• "I owe my diploma to coffee."

• "Can I take a nap now?"

• "Some graduate with honors, I am just honored to graduate."

• "I still have no idea what I’m doing."

• "Already forgot everything."

• "I guess it’s too late to drop out now, huh?"

• "Thank you Mom, Dad, and coffee."

• "I’d like to thank coffee for allowing me to get to this point."

• "Guess I was able to make a few of those 11:59 deadlines."

• "I personally would like to thank *me* for getting to this point."

🎓 Inspirational Graduation Quote Captions

• "Live! Live the wonderful life that is in you! Let nothing be lost upon you. Be always searching for new sensations. Be afraid of nothing." — Oscar Wilde

• “Education is the key to unlocking the world, a passport to freedom.” — Oprah Winfrey

• "The greatest adventure is what lies ahead." — J.R.R. Tolkien

• “Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.” — Judy Garland

• “The fireworks begin today. Each diploma is a lighted match. Each one of you is a fuse.” — Edward Koch

• "It is with passion, courage of conviction, and strong sense of self that we take our next steps into the world." — Legally Blonde

• "One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential." — Maya Angelou

• "Kid, you'll move mountains." — Dr. Seuss

• "Success is only meaningful and enjoyable if it feels like your own." — Michelle Obama

• "How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard." — Winnie the Pooh

• "What she tackles, she conquers." — Gilmore Girls

• "I never dreamed about success. I worked for it." – Estee Lauder

• "Did everyone see that? Because I will not be doing it again." —Pirates of the Caribbean

• "Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon." — Paul Brandt

• "Inspiring people is a definition of success." — Kanye West

• "You have to get lost before you find yourself." — Paper Towns

• "No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world." — Dead Poet's Society

• "To infinity and beyond!" — Toy Story
  

• "Mischief Managed." — Harry Potter
  

• "An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest." — Benjamin Franklin

• "Sometimes, you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory." — Dr. Seuss

• "You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go..." — Dr. Seuss, Oh, the Places You'll Go!

• "What, like it's hard?" — Legally Blonde

• "I can and I did." — Gina Rodriguez

• "She doesn't even go here." — Mean Girls

• "Believe in yourselves. Dream. Try. Do good." — Boy Meets World

• "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." — Eleanor Roosevelt
  

• "Well, I am not usually one for speeches, so goodbye." — Parks and Recreation

• "She turned her cant's into cans, and her dreams into plans." — Kobi Yamada
  

• "We have to dance it out. That's how we finish." — Grey's Anatomy
  

• “You can never be overdressed or overeducated.” —Oscar Wilde
  

🎓 Graduation Song Lyric Captions

• "Before I had it, I closed my eyes and imagined the good life." — Kanye West, Good Life

• “The best is yet to come.” — Frank Sinatra, The Best is Yet to Come

• "If feels so good to be so young and have this fun and be successful." — Ariana Grande, Successful

• "I wish that I could have this moment for life." — Nicki Minaj, Moment 4 Life

• "Always stay gracious, best revenge is your paper." — Beyoncé, Formation

• "It's something unpredictable, but in the end it's right. I hope you had the time of your life." — Green Day, Good Riddance

• "So just think of your future, think of a new life. Don't get lost in the memories, keep your eyes on a new prize." — Paramore, Future

• "Watch out for me, I'm bound to glow." — Drake, Glow

• "Thank U, Next." — Ariana Grande, Thank U, Next

• "And if at first you don't succeed, dust yourself off and try again." — Aaliyah, Try Again

• "I believe in myself; My back hurts in order to let my wings sprout." — BTS, 'Wings'

• "Man this wasn't luck, it was destined." — Big Sean, 'Blessings'

• "I'm in love with my future." — Billie Eilish, 'My Future'

• "Now they always say congratulations. Worked so hard, forgot how to vacation." — Post Malone, 'Congratulations'

• "I will leave my mark so everyone will know I was here." — Beyoncé, 'I Was Here'

• "Oh, look what you made me do." — Taylor Swift, 'Look What You Made Me Do'

• "Don't you know I'm still standing better than I ever did?" — Elton John, 'I'm Still Standing'

• "And this is the part where you find out who you are." — The Maine, 'Whoever She Is'

• "It's something unpredictable, but in the end it's right, I hope you had the time of your life." — Green Day, 'Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)'

• "Ain’t about how fast I get there. Ain’t about what's waiting on the other side. It's the climb." — Miley Cyrus, 'The Climb'

• "Hey look ma, I made it. Everything's comin' up aces. If it's a dream, don't wake me." — Panic! at the Disco, 'Hey Look Ma, I Made It'

• "Today is where your book begins. The rest is still unwritten." — Natasha Bedingfield, 'Unwritten'

• "But I know, we’ve made it this far, kid." — Twenty One Pilots, 'Migraine'

• "Long live all the magic we made and bring on all the pretenders. One day, we will be remembered." — Taylor Swift, 'Long Live'

• "Started from the bottom now we're here." — Drake, 'Started From The Bottom'

• "There’s just no telling how far I’ll go." — Moana, 'How Far I'll Go'

• “As we go on, we remember all the times we had together.” —Vitamin C

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