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.
Students are arriving on Penn’s campus this week to get ready to start the 2023-24 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 2027 first-years moving in across campus. Returning students will arrive Friday through Sunday. Staff at the University’s undergraduate College Houses and Residential Services have been working for months to prepare for these arrivals.
2,416
First-year students expected at Move-In
3,301
Returning undergraduates moving into College Houses
13
Number of undergraduate College Houses
5
Number of first-year College Houses
96
Countries that are represented in the Class of 2027
234
New Student Orientation and Second-Year Orientation student leaders and volunteers
265
Events listed on New Student Orientation calendar
1,200
Move-In carts
5,376
Bottles of water ordered
44
Student Move-In Coordinators
3
Student Move-In interns
4
Days of street closures
Information and assistance:
Drop by the Campus Express Center and the New Student Resources Fair in Houston Hall at 3417 Spruce St. from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Join in the fun with photos:
Post your photos from Move-In using #LivePenn and #upennmovein2023, and #Penn2027 or tag @PennRes on Instagram.
Find photos of Penn Move-In 2023 on Penn’s Flickr page.
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