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Summer Storage

The Summer Storage plan is ideal for AU students who want to place their items in storage for the entire summer.

Great Value: Only $279 for the entire summer!

  • Four free boxes and tape.
  • We pick up your boxes in front of your dorm.
  • Your items are stored in a safe, climate-controlled warehouse for the entire summer.
  • We place your items into your room before you return for fall semester.
  • Living off campus? No worries, we offer free pick up service from The UPS Store beginning August 18!

How Summer Storage Works

Get your four free boxes and tape at The UPS Store

  • Get your boxes from The UPS Store beginning May 1.
  • Our large sturdy boxes (18″x18″x18″) provide enough space for most students.

Choose your own personal pickup time

  • Pick-up scheduling begins May 1.
  • Schedule your pick-up anytime between May 5 - May 11.
  • Pick-ups scheduled throughout finals for your convenience.

We pick up your boxes in front of your dorm

  • Our staff will meet you at the front of your dorm at your scheduled time. Meet inside dorm lobby if raining.

We label, inventory, and store your boxes

  • Your belongings will be stored in a safe, climate controlled warehouse during the summer.

Additional Storage & Unboxed Items

Additional storage is $65/box for our standard 18” x 18” x 18” box. Larger boxes cost more, smaller boxes cost less. You may purchase additional boxes or use your own.

Unboxed items like refrigerators and plastic bins may also be stored. 

IMPORTANT

Items in the Summer Storage plan are not accessible before August 18.  Please consider using Short Term Storage if you will need your items before this date.

Storage Return

On-campus Students

  • Your storage will be placed into your room before you return for fall semester.
  • We work with AU Housing to return your items between August 14-17. Everything will be in your room when you return to campus!

Off-campus Students

  • Free pick up from our on-campus AU Store beginning August 18.
  • You may also have your storage delivered to you. Off campus delivery charges may apply (see details below). Please provide 48 hours notice for off campus delivery.
  • Pick up and delivery times are Monday – Friday, 9-5.

Fall Semester Storage FAQs

Your storage will be in your dorm room before you return to school. Your storage will be the first thing you see when you enter your dorm room next semester.


How do we do it? We work with AU Housing to place storage into your dorm room between August 14-17. Your storage will be waiting for you when you return to school after these dates.


The UPS Store is a proud retail partner of American University. We have been on campus since 1987. We love AU students and appreciate your business.

The UPS Store offers a 100% money-back guarantee if you ever elect not to store with us. We will promptly refund your entire payment upon request. Our full refund policy means that there is no risk in reserving your storage space early.

Why do we offer such a great deal? Because we know that plans change. We want you to feel completely comfortable about your service so we back it up with a full refund policy.

Let us know if you make alternate plans or change your mind about storing. We will immediately refund your entire balance. 

Off campus delivery is available for students who want their storage delivered somewhere other than main campus.

The service costs $129, and arrangements for delivery must be made 48 hours in advance.

We provide a three hour delivery window so you don’t need to wait around all day. We are very punctual.

TIP: Avoid the off campus delivery fee by picking up your storage at our store. We are right on campus. Don’t have a car? Uber it. 

Reserve Summer Storage

Price: $254

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