When to Arrive

All Class of 2026 students should plan to arrive to campus on Friday, August 26, 2022 between 8 am– 1 pm. An e-mail with check-in sign up information will be sent to Class of 2026 students during the week of July 25.

Where to Go

Check-in for the Class of 2026 is at the Lewis Center for the Arts Forum on Alexander Road. If you arrive by car, enter campus via Faculty Road and follow it to the roundabout. Turn on to Elm Drive, where University staff will direct you to parking lots.

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

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 15/16-foot 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. 

Trailers 

• You may bring a trailer up to 10 feet onto campus. This length specification accommodates the University’s many narrow walkways and sharp angle turns, which make the movement of trailers very difficult and unsafe. 

Where to Park before Unloading

Personal Vehicles 

• Please plan to follow the directions of University staff to park in West Garage and P20. Frequent TigerTransit shuttle service will be provided from P20.

Moving Trucks and Trailers

• Please plan to park larger vehicles or vehicles with trailers at the Princeton Station Parking. Walk up past the Wawa to reach the Move In check-in at the Lewis Arts Complex.

Where to Park after Unloading

After unloading at your Residential College, staff will direct you to return to your prior parking location:

• Personal vehicles will be directed to West Garage and P20. Tiger Transit buses run continually from P20 and will shuttle you to the rest of campus and the main street of Princeton, Nassau Street.

• Moving trucks and trailers will be directed to Princeton Station Parking.

If you drive into Princeton, you’ll find a parking garage on Spring Street, parking lots at Tulane Street and Park Place, and limited on-street parking. But consider walking. It’s just a short, 10-minute stroll through campus to the shops and restaurants in downtown Princeton.

Parking in Downtown Princeton (https://princetonol.com/Parking/map/parking_map.cfm)

 

 

 

When to Arrive

Students are permitted to arrive beginning on Saturday, September 3.

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

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 15/16-foot 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. 

Trailers 

• You may bring a trailer up to 10 feet onto campus. This length specification accommodates the University’s many narrow walkways and sharp angle turns, which make the movement of trailers very difficult and unsafe. 

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/)