Residence Life is able to provide limited summer storage to students living on campus on a first-come, first-served basis. Storage areas are designated in each community based on space and availability. Students using on-campus storage must agree to the terms of on-campus storage, acknowledging they understand the university is not responsible for the loss, damage, or theft of their stored belongings. An application is required to secure storage space. Applications will be approved on a rolling basis and until storage capacity has been reached.
You are eligible to place boxes into storage over the summer if your plans match one of the following scenarios:
You are not eligible to place boxes into storage over the summer if your plans match one of the following scenarios:
You will not be allowed to store without a completed and approved application.
Residents in halls and on-campus houses should complete this form no later than May 9 at 5:00 pm. Residence Life will process applications starting in late April and we will notify you of your assigned storage time. You will work with Resident Life student leaders to access storage and you will not necessarily be assigned to store where you are currently living or where you are assigned to live in the fall.
If you have additional items to store, information about off-campus facilities can be found at the bottom of this page.
Only students who are approved to store in campus residence halls will be permitted to store. Items stored without approval will be disposed of.
No furniture or mini-refrigerators are permitted in university storage facilities. Lose or freestanding items, such as carpets, will not be accepted.
Storage is limited to three boxes or containers that meet the criteria below.
All items must be in sealed, shippable boxes no larger than 18" x 18" x 24" (W x L x H) and weigh no more than 70 lbs. Suitcases will be accepted if they meet the size and weight limitations.
Each box must be labeled with a Puget Sound storage label (provided for you). Storage labels must be filled out completely with all contact information.
Residence Life staff reserve the right to refuse to store any item(s) that may be hazardous or do not meet the listed criteria.
To store, students must sign the provided carbon storage agreement form acknowledging that they agree to abide by the university storage terms and conditions including but not limited to understanding that the university is not responsible for the loss, damage or theft of your stored belongings. Students will have an opportunity to read this form in its entirety prior to signing.
Storage retrieval is not available during winter or summer breaks. There are no exceptions, so be sure to take important items such as passports and valuables.
If personal items are not removed within one (1) month of the resident returning to campus they will be donated. Residents will be reminded of the storage clean-out deadline, but it is your responsibility to retrieve your items in a timely manner.
Students who do not return to campus will be notified of items left in storage and will be given a deadline for shipping or retrieving their items.
Students living on campus in the fall are eligible to store bikes in Trimble Hall's bike storage room. There are only 50 first-come, first-serve spaces. Students must complete the storage application to be approved to store a bike. Bike tags will be available starting the last day of spring classes, May 5, from the ResEx house at 3206 N 15th and will be available until spaces run out. The office is open Monday through Friday from 8am to 4pm.
Bikes cannot be stored on outdoor bike racks such as those outside of the SUB and Seward Hall. Bikes left outdoors will be removed by Security Services.
Bikes must be removed from Trimble storage in August before classes begin.
There is absolutely no storage available in on-campus houses. Do not store in the house basements. Items left in house basements will be disposed of over the summer. Homesteaders who choose to leave personal belongings, such as kitchen items, in the house do so at their own risk. The university will not be responsible for items that are damaged, lost, or stolen.
Please contact your GHC to store in your Greek Chapter House. The university does not manage and is not responsible for this process. An application is not required to store in a Greek house, however storage in Greek houses is limited to respective Chapter members only.
Students who stored items, including bicycles, in residential storage for the summer should pick up those items over the weekend before classes begin. Residence Life will schedule specific storage access times during this weekend, and students will not be able to retrieve items outside of these scheduled access times.
For students arriving early who did not store their items in Residence Life's early arrival storage room T/P 144A, please contact an RA, RCC, or GHC for that building to request an appointment. Per Residence Life’s storage guidelines, students are not guaranteed access to storage units prior to Residence Hall openings. Please be advised RAs, RCCs, GHCs will be in training and unavailable 9am-5pm in the weeks before residence halls open.
Further information about Fall 2021 storage will be made available in August 2021. Please check back for updates!
Please contact the staff member for your area to schedule an appointment to store items in your community.
Please click on Storage Access on the right navigation bar for storage dates, times, and phone numbers to call. Information about January 2022 storage access will be updated in December 2021.
If you need to store more than three boxes, or you plan to live off-campus in the fall, the following off-campus facilities are very close to campus. Students might decide to share a storage unit for cost-saving purposes. Please note, this information is offered to assist you in planning. We do not manage or work with any of these off-site facilities.
| Company | Distance from Campus (in miles) | Student Discount |
| Public Storage on N Mildred St | 2.1 | 10% |
| Public Storage on S Sprague St | 1.3 | 10% |
| Storage Court on S Sprague St | 2.9 | 10% |
| West Coast Self-Storage - Fircrest | 2.3 | No discount |
| ExtraSpace Storage on S Sprague St | 2 | No discount |