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Move-in Information

Residence Hall Students

Move-in day for first-year and new students is Friday, August 21, 2026. Details are available on the #PSUArrival site. Find your way around campus using our interactive campus map.

Off-campus Students

Contact your landlord to make move-in arrangements.

Move-in Process for Residence Hall Students

Be sure to check in online via eLiving before you arrive on campus! Follow the instructions on the Arrival site.

All students, regardless of which building they will be living in, will enter the move-in line by using the main campus gates on Juniata Gap Road. You can use the following address in your GPS:

3000 Juniata Gap Road
Altoona, PA 16601

Be sure to follow signs and directions from volunteers. You will not be permitted in the halls until you have gone through the check-in line.

View Step 1 on our campus map

Follow the directional signs to the Juniata Gap Lot to check in. You'll get your Penn State Altoona Welcome Week bag, as well as important information about your first weekend and week in college!

View Step 2 on our campus map

Follow the directional signs to the Hawthorn Lot. Staff members will provide more information and release you to travel to your assigned residence hall.

View Step 3 on our campus map

Once you arrive at your hall, volunteers will help you move your belongings to your room.

As soon as your vehicles are unloaded, remember to move them to your designated parking lot. Details are available in Step 5.

View Step 4 for Oak and Maple View Step 4 for Spruce and Cedar

Once you've unloaded your vehicles, please move them to the designated parking lot. The Rider Lot is available for parking during move-in.

View Step 5 on our campus map

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    • Livestream
  • Academics
    • Majors and Minors
    • Academic Calendars
    • Out-of-Class Learning
    • Eiche Library
    • Registrar
    • Academic Advising
    • Honors Program
    • Delays, Closings, and Early Dismissals
  • Admissions
    • Visit Us
    • Information for First-Year Students
    • How to Apply
    • Accepted Students
    • Experience Altoona
    • Virtual Tour
  • Tuition & Financial Aid
    • Scholarships and Awards
    • Grants
    • Loans
    • Work-study
    • Financial Aid Basics
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    • Financial Aid Information
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