President Neil L. Rudenstine will confer a total of 5,580 diplomas during today's 349th Commencement exercises.

The National Weather Service predicts mostly sunny skies with a high around 75 degrees for the morning ceremonies.

Of the degrees awarded today, 1,580 will be given to undergraduates by the College. For the first time this year, undergraduate women will graduate from Harvard College only and will not have an additional signature on their diploma from the President of Radcliffe College.

Of the degrees awarded at today's lunchtime ceremonies, 1,569 will be bachelor of arts degrees (A.B.) and 11 will be bachelor of science (S.B.) degrees.

Of this year's bachelor degree recipients, 873 are male and 707 are female.

Seventy-nine students will graduate summa cum laude and 565 will graduate magna cum laude. Three hundred and ninety one will graduate cum laude in a field of concentration and the College will award cum laude general studies degrees to 375 students. Non-honors degrees will be awarded to 160 students.

The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences will award 267 doctorates of philosophy (Ph.D.), 203 master of arts degrees (A.M.) and 28 master of science (A.S.) degrees in Sanders Theatre.

And just up Garden Street in Radcliffe Yard, the Graduate School of Education will confer 513 master of education (Ed.M.) and 52 doctor of education (Ed.D) degrees and eight certificates of advanced study.