As a new graduate student, you can start moving in for the fall term on Friday, August 22, 2025. This date should be reflected in your housing contract.  We will be welcoming all new graduate students between the hours of 8:00am and 1:00pm at the Lewis Center for the Arts Forum on this day for Housing Check In.

Permission for early arrival is granted on a case-by-case basis as determined by your academic department and the Graduate School. If you have permission to arrive early for a specific academic program, such as paid research with a professor or participation in an academic “camp,” the Graduate Student Housing Office will email you the details regarding your move in date.

The U.S. Postal Services delivers mail directly to Graduate Housing Locations. 

Graduate College

Mail and packages are managed by the Porter's Lodge.  You will receive an email notification from the Porter's Lodge when letter mail/packages arrive. 

Your mailing address:

Full Name 

88 College Road West

[Room Assignment]

Princeton, NJ 08544

Graduate Annexes

Mail and Packages for Annex Residents are delivered directly to the building's address. 

Your mailing address:

Full Name

[Building] [Street] [Unit]

Princeton, NJ 08540

Lakeside Apartments and Townhomes

Mail is distributed to your designated mailbox.  Your mailbox number is located on your clear key packet. If you have any roommates, you and your roommate(s) will share one mailbox. 

Your mailing address:

Full Name

[Full unit address]

Princeton, NJ 08540

Do not use the mailbox number when receiving mail and/or packages.  

Lawrence Apartments

Mailboxes can be found near the main entrance of each building. In buildings 1-7, a separate key is needed for the mailbox; for buildings 8-14, the regular apartment key is used for the mailbox.  

Your mailing address:

Full Name

[Building #] Lawrence Drive, [Apt #]

Princeton, NJ 08540

Meadows Apartments

Mail is distributed to your designated mailbox.  Your mailbox number is located on your clear key packet. If you have any roommates, you and your roommate(s) will share one mailbox.  All mailboxes are located in 311 Court Drive (Building C). 

Your mailing address:

Full Name

[Full unit address]

Princeton, NJ 08540

Do not use the mailbox number when receiving mail and/or packages.  

Only students living in designated apartments or townhome units are permitted to have a cat or dog. Students in all graduate apartment locations may keep small, non-poisonous household pets that can be humanely housed in cages, bowls, or aquariums (tanks of 10 gallons or less).

Registered cats and dogs are permitted in pet-friendly units that can be found:

Lakeside

• 1st floor apartments with direct access to an exterior door

Lawrence

• Building 1- All 1st- 6th floor apartments
• Buildings 2-7 - All 1st floor apartments
• Buildings 8-9 - All 1st floor apartments
• Buildings 10, 11 and 12- All 1st and 2nd floor apartments
• Buildings 13 and 14 - All 1st floor apartments

Meadows Apartments

• 301 Court Drive- All unfurnished units on the 1st and 2nd floors
• 307 Court Drive- All unfurnished units on the 1st floor.
• 311 Court Drive- All unfurnished units on the 1st floor.   

All cats and dogs may be kept only after registering them with Housing and Real Estate Services or American Campus Communities (ACC) by completing a Pet Agreement and providing proof of required levels of personal property protection and liability insurance coverage as required and detailed below. Pets are not permitted under any other circumstances. In all cases, the roommate(s) must provide consent.

Pet Requirements

If you have been assigned a pet-friendly unit and plan to have a pet, you may not bring the pet to campus until the pet is fully registered and approved. You must provide the following documents to the Housing Office at least seven days prior to your contract start date:

• Proof of additional insurance.
• A clear photograph of the pet.
• A pet license, if the pet is a dog.
• Up-to-date vaccination records.

• A completed and signed Pet Agreement.

  If you are submitting pet documentation during June 2025, you must submit your proof of insurance to The Service Point via email to [email protected]. This must be completed at least seven days prior to your contract start date.

  Residents are required to submit current pet documentation annually, at least seven days prior to the start of each contract year. For example, if your new contract starts July 1, you should submit your up-to-date pet documentation by June 24.

  Once your pet is approved, the annual $100 cleaning fee will be automatically added to your student account.

Pet Rules and Policies

The Resident is responsible for all actions of the pet(s) and will abide by the following rules:

1. No pet may disturb the rights, comforts, or conveniences of other persons in or near the Property.

2. When outside of the Apartment and/or the Building, any pet must be confined by leashes under the Resident’s supervision at all times.

3. No pet may be tied to any fixed object in or on the Property.

4. Resident must promptly remove any pet waste from the Property.

5. The Resident must immediately remove any pet offspring from the Property.

6. The Resident must comply with all applicable statutes, ordinances, restrictions, and other enforceable regulations regarding pets in effect or as amended.

7. The Resident must keep the pet(s) rabies vaccine current.

8. The Resident must abide by an amendment to these pet rules after Princeton University provides written notice of such amendment to the Resident.

9. No aggressive breeds are allowed on the Property. This includes, but is not limited to Pit Bulls, Chows, etc.

10. No more than two (2) pets are allowed per unit unless authorized in writing by Student Housing.

11. Pet(s) must be approved in writing by Student Housing and all Roommates by the signing of this agreement.

12. Residents must ensure that pet(s) use designated waste areas at all times and pick-up and properly dispose of pet waste

13. The Resident must comply with any applicable licensing requirements. The University reserves the right to request documentation showing that the animal has been licensed in accordance with licensing requirements of New Jersey's Office of Animal Welfare. The license number must be provided with the submission of the Pet Agreement.

Various construction projects to support the University’s goals of expanding its student body and achieving carbon neutrality by 2046 will be underway during academic year 2024-25. The following projects should be considered as you select your room for the upcoming academic year.

General Construction Note

Construction activities will occur between 7:00 am to 5:00 pm on weekdays and 8:00 am to 4:00 pm on Saturdays. Construction traffic will primarily utilize Elm Drive for deliveries and removal of material. Pedestrian and ADA pathways will be subject to incremental re-routing which will be coordinated with those impacted. Active detours will be posted to the campus detours tab on the construction website: Campus Detours | Construction at Princeton

Hobson College (areas impacted: Patton, Wright, Cuyler, Walker, Feinberg, Yoseloff, 1967, 1976, Bogle, Wilf, Bloomberg)

During Summer 2024, construction of the foundation structure will commence along with geo-exchange lateral pipe installation. Winter 2024 will bring steel structural erection that will continue through Spring 2025 alongside the installation of the exterior envelope which will include framing, roofing, exterior closure, and exterior glass. (Please note that a sidewalk bridge will be installed along Goheen Walk for pedestrian protection.)

Princeton University Art Museum, PUAM (areas impacted: Edwards, Brown Hall, Dod Hall, 1903 Hall)

Miscellaneous landscape and hardscape installation will continue into the fall. This project is scheduled to complete construction by Fall 2024 with museum and artwork installations continuing (by the Art Museum) into the Spring 2025, when the opening of the Museum is anticipated.

Meadows Apartments

After the Meadows Apartments open, there will still be construction happening to complete other areas of the Meadows Neighborhood.

Security Deposit

Students who are assigned an apartment are required to pay a security deposit prior to moving into their apartment. Submit your security deposit, equal to the first month’s rent listed on your Housing Contract. We require all residents to make their security deposit payments electronically.

• Electronic Payments for Security Deposits Only
  • You can view instructions for making a security deposit payment electronically on the Finance and Treasury website. To ensure proper recording of the transaction, please request that the sending institution provide your PUID and name in the reference field of the transfer.
  • You can access your rental account via the Princeton Rents portal. More information about online payments for security deposits, rent, and other financial procedures can be found on the Finance and Treasury FAQ.
• After you have made the electronic payment, submit your security deposit information to the Housing Office.
  • If your residency is slated to begin during June 2025, you must submit your receipt of transfer/payment to The Service Point via [email protected] at least seven days in advance of your contract start date.
  • If your residency is slated to begin after July 1, 2025, you will upload your receipt of transfer/payment via the Princeton Housing Portal at least seven days in advance of your contract start date.

Complete your W8 or W9 tax document.

• Due to state law, each security deposit is kept in a separate interest-bearing account.  An IRS W9 or W8 tax document is required to be on file by the bank in order for you to earn interest on your account.
  • Form W-8 (non-residents of the U.S without a social security number) or Form W-9 (U.S. residents and non-residents with a social security number). You do not need to submit this with your security deposit.
  • Please printout & complete the appropriate W-8BEN or W-9 tax document below.
    W9 (Domestic) - https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw9.pdf 
    W8 (Foreign) - https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw8ben.pdf 

  • Please mail your completed W-8BEN or W-9 form to the address below immediately:

    JP Morgan Chase 
    PO Box 803911
    Chicago IL 60680-0003

• Once your security deposit account is opened, you will receive a welcome letter from JPMorgan Chase bank. 

For confirmation that your security deposit has been received, please email [email protected]. 

Students need to upload proof of payment in the Princeton Housing Portal at least 7 days prior to your contract start date. 

Students transferring directly from one apartment to another (without a gap of more than one day) do not need to submit another deposit, as it will be transferred for their new apartment.