Move-In

*This page will be updated for 2026 NSO by September 1.

2025 Move-In

Welcome Home! Here's what to expect when you arrive to Stanford on New Student Move-In Day: Tuesday, September 16, 2025.

For East Campus Residences (Branner, Crothers, Gerhard Casper, Stern, Wilbur, EVGR-A): 
Print 2025 East Campus Move-In Instructions, Maps and NSO Parking Pass (PDF)

For West Campus (GovCo, Lagunita) and Central Campus (FloMo, Muwekma) Residences:
Print 2025 West-Central Campus Move-In Instructions, Maps and NSO Parking Pass (PDF)
(Students: If you are unable to access the packet via Google Drive, please log into the Approaching Stanford Canvas course and download the PDF.)

Getting to Campus

You may find the following maps useful:

• Use the 2025 Stanford NSO Move-In Google Map to find the Residences, Check-In Locations, and Housing Service Centers for Move-In.
• Download the Stanford Mobile app and use the “Map” feature or use the searchable campus map.
• EAST CAMPUS: If you will be living on the east side of campus (Branner, Crothers, Gerhard Casper, Stern, Wilbur, EVGR-A), print and follow the directions in the 2025 East Campus Move-In Instructions, Maps and NSO Parking Pass (PDF).
• WEST & CENTRAL CAMPUS: If you will be living on the west side (GovCo, Lagunita), or central side (FloMo, Muwekma) of campus, print and follow the directions in the 2025 West-Central Campus Move-In Instructions, Maps and NSO Parking Pass (PDF).

Checking In

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Check in at your Dorm's Outdoor Check-in Location. 
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM: Check in at your Dorm's Housing Service Center.
See chart below.

Once on campus, navigate to your Dorm's Check-In Location according to the chart below. At Check-In, pick up your room key and your Stanford University ID (SUID) card. Be ready to show a government-issued photo ID such as a driver’s license or passport. If you have already been issued a student SUID card, be sure to bring it, as a new card will not be printed. 

All students must be checked in by 5:00 p.m. Required NSO programs will begin this evening with Convocation followed by the First Student Dinner and House Meeting

Governor’s Corner (GovCo) Housing Service Center

• govcoservicecenter@stanford.edu | (650) 736-9990
• 589 Governor’s Avenue, Stanford, CA 94305
• Governor's Corner (Potter, Robinson, Schiff), Lagunita (Ujamaa, West Lagunita)

Lasuen Housing Service Center

• lasuenservicecenter@stanford.edu | (650) 736-9988
• 572 Mayfield Avenue, Stanford, CA 94305
• Florence Moore (Alondra, Cardenal, Mirlo), Muwekma-Tah-Ruk

Crothers Housing Service Center

• crothersservicecenter@stanford.edu | (650) 721-2765
• Mark Taper Student Center, 615 Escondido Road, Stanford, CA 94305
• Branner, Crothers, Stern (Burbank, Donner, Casa Zapata, Larkin, Sally Ride)

Wilbur Housing Service Center

• wilburservicecenter@stanford.edu | (650) 736-9982
• 658 Escondido Road, Stanford, CA 94305
• Wilbur (Arroyo, Cedro, Junipero, Okada, Otero, Rinconada, Soto), Gerhard Casper (Castano, Lantana, Kimball), EVGR-A

Moving In

After checking in, walk to your residence to locate your room and move in. Scan your SUID card at the entrance of your residence for entry. 

At your dorm, your residence team will greet you and give you your NSO packet with your NSO nametag, schedule, and other important information. Please wear your nametag for the duration of NSO.

While a few dorms have elevators, most do not. Be sure that you are able to carry the items you pack. If you have large items, handtrucks may be available at your Housing Service Center.

Dining

Your NSO meal plan will begin on Move-In Day. See dining.stanford.edu for open dining halls and hours. At each meal, please scan your SUID card. 

• Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner are served Mondays - Fridays
• Brunch and Dinner are served Saturdays and Sundays

If you are living in an undergraduate dorm: You will have NSO meals from Tuesday, September 16, through Thursday, September 18. Your regular academic year meal plan will begin on Friday, September 19.

If you are living in a graduate housing and do not have an academic year meal plan: You will have NSO meals from Tuesday, September 16, through Sunday, September 21. We invite you to eat in the dining hall during NSO with your affiliated frosh/transfer dorm.

Complimentary lunch in the dining halls is available for your guests on Move-In Day.

After Moving In

Use 'Student’s Guide to Stanford' map (in your NSO packet) to orient yourself to our beautiful campus. Familiarize yourself with the Stanford Mobile app, which includes campus eateries, restrooms, and more. We invite students and families to attend the following NSO signature events on this day:

• 135th Opening Convocation Ceremony: 5:00-6:00 p.m. at Frost Amphitheater; free tickets required.
  • We recommend heading to Frost at 3:30 PM to ensure time for ticketing, security check, and seating. Students and Guests will enter at separate gates. Frost has a clear bag policy - do not bring backpacks, large bags, or suitcases, as there will not be a bag check.
• Residence Welcome with your RFs and RAs
• NSO “Moo-ve In” Mingle in White Plaza
• NSO Dinner with the Provost, families only: 6:45-8:15 p.m. at Arrillaga Center for Sports & Recreation. Tickets have sold out.

The conclusion of Convocation is the traditional time for students and families to say their goodbyes. Students will be occupied with required NSO programs for the remained of the week. Please do not make any plans with family members or any guests for the remainder of NSO.

Campus Parking for Move-In Day

If you will be driving to campus with family members, print and display the NSO Arrival Day Parking Pass in your car on September 17.

Upon arrival, first park your car in the nearest residential parking lot or garage, and the walk over to your Dorm's Check-In Location to check in. 30-minute temporary parking in the lots while checking in is permitted. Please do not park your car temporarily at the curb to check in, as it will block traffic.

After checking in and locating your room, return to your car to move in. Head back to your car and drive to the nearest curb for active unloading to the curb. Move-In Day Volunteers will be waiting to help you unload and bring your belongings to your room. 

Families may temporarily park cars for active unloading to the curb near the student residences, but please stay with your car while unloading. All parking regulations will continue to be enforced. You must not park in front of fire hydrants, FDC pipes, or barricades, cones, caution tape, or other signage indicating that parking is not allowed. Citations may be issued to parked cars blocking these emergency access areas.

After unloading your car, immediately move your vehicle to the Galvez Parking Lot located at 294 Galvez St - the corner of Galvez St and Campus Dr, west of the Stanford Stadium. Ample free all-day parking is available with this pass on September 16 in the Galvez Lot, which is close to the venues for Convocation and Dinner with the Provost, where many families will end their day. Free NSO shuttle buses will run approximately every 15-30 minutes from the Galvez Lot back to the residences.

If you wish to re-park in a residential garage, you may choose to purchase an all-day parking permit for $8, valid in resident spaces in the garages only. See instructions on the NSO Parking Pass.

Please be sure to lock your vehicle. Do not leave any valuables or visible bags/suitcases in your car.

Campus Parking After Move-In Day

First-Year Parking Policy: Per University policy, first-year students are not allowed to have cars on campus in their first year and cannot purchase a parking permit. There are many programs and resources at Stanford that support students’ transportation needs. For more information, visit Transportation Options for New Students and register in advance for the Frosh Emergency Ride Home Program.

Transfer Student Parking: Transfer students who intend to keep a car on campus after NSO must purchase a parking permit after they have arrived to campus.