When to Arrive

All Class of 2029 students should plan to arrive to campus on Friday, August 22, 2025 between 8am and 1pm. Emails with check-in sign up information will be sent to Class of 2029 students in July and August.

Where to Go

Check-in for the Class of 2029 is at the Lewis Center for the Arts Forum. If you are driving to campus on August 22, follow directions to the Theater Drive Garage, and additional signage will help guide you as you enter campus. After you park, exit the garage from the north and look for the balloon arch. Princeton Station, a spur route of the Northeast Corridor, is across the street from the Forum.

What You Will Receive

At the Lewis Center for the Arts, you will receive your TigerCard University ID, an information packet, a move-in map and a parking pass, which allows you to drive up campus and park near your Residential College for one hour.

From the Lewis Center for the Arts, follow your move-in map and campus signs to find your Residential College. Staff will be available to assist you.

At Your Residential College

Use your move-in map to find your dormitory; to locate your room take a look at the floor plans for your Residential College. Volunteers will greet you outside your dormitory.

Floor Plans for Your Residential College

Bed Adjustment Assistance

For First Year Move In on August 22, 2025, Housing and Real Estate Services will have professional moving assistance on campus to help students with adjusting the height on dormitory beds, as well as bunking and unbunking beds. For assistance with bed adjustments, visit your nearby Housing Assistance Tent near your Residential College on Move In Day to receive same-day help. The location of your Housing Assistance Tent can also be found on the second page of your Move In packet. Please do not file a work order for bunking or unbunking a bed prior to your arrival on campus. If you unbunk your beds, the unused ladder, rail, and set of bunking pegs must remain in the room for the year.

Permissible Vehicles and Parking

Personal Vehicles 

• Personal vehicles will be allowed access near dormitory entrances during the Move In period at the beginning of the year.

Moving Trucks 

• You may bring a moving truck up to 16 feet onto campus. This length represents the cargo box attached to moving trucks made available by most rental truck agencies. This length also allows ample cargo capacity for studio apartments and 1-2 bedroom units.

When to Arrive

Students are permitted to arrive beginning on Saturday, August 30, 2025.

For more information concerning move-in and returning to campus, visit the Welcome Back site.

Bed Adjustment Assistance

For assistance with bed adjustments, visit the Housing Assistance Tent near your Residential College on Move In Day to receive same-day help. The location of your Housing Assistance Tent can also be found on the second page of your Move In packet. Please do not file a work order for bunking or unbunking a bed prior to your arrival on campus. If you unbunk your beds, the unused ladder, rail, and set of bunking pegs must remain in the room for the year.

Permissible Vehicles and Parking  

Personal Vehicles 

• Personal vehicles will be allowed access near dormitory entrances.   

Moving Trucks 

• You may bring a moving truck up to 16 feet onto campus. This length represents the cargo box attached to moving trucks made available by most rental truck agencies. This length also allows ample cargo capacity for studio apartments and 1-2 bedroom units. 

Dining 

Information about dining during move in will be available later this summer on Campus Dining’s website.

Frist Campus Center

The Food Gallery, C-Store, and Witherspoon’s are located in the Frist Campus Center and are great places to stop between classes or late at night for a quick snack. Hours of operations for fall term will be available later this summer on Campus Dining’s website.

Campus Cafés

There are several campus cafes located throughout campus. Hours of operations and locations are posted on the Campus Dining website.

On-the-Go?

Princeton Mobile gives access to University resources for members of the Princeton campus community and the world. Princeton Mobile is available as a web app on any browser and as a native app for iOS and Android. The dining option helps you choose where and what you’d like to eat. Look up both residential and retail dining locations and check open hours, menus, and nutrition information.

Princeton Mobile App (http://m.princeton.edu/info/)