With students arriving on Penn’s campus this week to move into the College Houses, Penn Today has compiled links to resources and statistics about the campus Move-In experience.
About 6,000 undergraduate students will be moving into the 13 Penn College Houses during Move-In 2022.
Students are arriving on Penn’s campus this week to get ready to start the 2022-23 academic year. Move-In officially begins Monday with international, transfer, exchange, and first-generation students. Tuesday and Wednesday will be busy days, with the Class of 2026 first-years moving in across campus. Returning students will arrive Friday through Sunday. Staff at the University’s undergraduate College Houses have been working for months to prepare for these arrivals.
2,417
First-year students expected at Move-In
3,469
Returning undergraduates moving into College Houses
13
Number of undergraduate College Houses
5
First-year College Houses
84
Nations represented in the Class of 2026
189
New Student Orientation student volunteers
168
Events listed on New Student Orientation calendar
1,150
Move-In carts
5,376
Bottles of water ordered
26
6-foot balloon columns
2
Balloon arches
Information and assistance:
Drop by the Campus Express Center in Bodek Lounge of Houston Hall at 3417 Spruce St. from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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