Domestic First-Year Students

First Year Move-in will be on Friday, August 16 and Saturday, August 17.

First year students living in Residential Life will move-in on the dates below between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. unless you are a part of international first-year student move-in.

Fall varsity athletes and student leaders supporting Fall Welcome may have a different arrival date. Please confirm your arrival date with your coach or program leader.

Check-in location

Students will check-in at the Danforth University Center (DUC). The address for the DUC is 6475 Forsyth Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63105.

Move-in date & timeslot selection

All students can select their move-in date and timeslot beginning on July 5, 2024 at 1PM through the Housing Portal on WebSTAC.

ONLY first-year students who are moving in on Friday, August 16 or Saturday, August 17 need to select a move-in date and time.

• If you are a Fall varsity athlete arriving on campus before Friday, August 18, you are not required to select a move-in time. Please confirm your arrival date with your coach.

Instructions for selecting a date and time

1. Log into the WashU Housing Portal
2. Select Move-In Time Slots at the top of the page
3. Click on Fall 2024 Check-in
4. Select between the 2 move-in dates
5. Select from available times
6. Confirm date and time by clicking Confirm

Your residential community

To view information about your assigned building and community click the button below.

Additional information

Vaccination and Immunization Records

Upload Your Vaccination Records to Student Health Center — Danforth Campus‘ Portal
See information here about how to upload your records and what is required of you prior to coming to campus.

Renter’s Insurance through Gradguard

WashU has partnered with GradGuard to offer renter’s insurance to students. You can obtain renter’s insurance through GradGuard via the Request Forms tab on the Housing Portal.

The Office of Residential Life strongly recommends that all students obtain renter’s insurance prior to their scheduled move-in date and time either through GradGuard or another provider of their choice to be covered in the event of theft, destruction, or loss of money, valuables, or other personal property belonging to, or in the custody of a student.

Bike registration

For students who bring bikes on campus, WashU provides free bike registration. If you are a Danforth Campus student, faculty or staff member who will park your bike on campus, it’s mandatory to register your bike with WashU and clearly display the registration shield on your bike.

Displaying a registration shield helps protect your bike from theft and facilitates the recovery of lost or stolen bikes. It also allows WashU to contact the owners of bikes that were impounded due to improper parking, (blocking pedestrian access, for example).

If you aren’t sure about bringing a bike, consider renting a bike from a student-owned business, WashU Bear Bikes. Bears Bikes exist today to help the WashU community move sustainably. No need to bring one with you, it’s already here!