Moving Companies with Student Discounts

Storage Scholars is a moving and storage company built for college students, with per-item pricing, complimentary pickup and delivery dates timed to your campus calendar, and a supply kit included with registration.

Key takeaways

• Storage Scholars is a moving, storage, and shipping service made for college students.
• Pricing is per item, per month, with a four-month minimum and a $49.99 registration fee.
• Pickup and delivery are complimentary on select dates that follow your school's calendar.
• One packing supply kit comes with registration, and more kits can be bought in the online portal.
• The company operates on 200+ campuses across the U.S.¹

Searching for moving companies with student discounts usually comes down to one goal: spending less on move-out day. The biggest costs are rarely the move itself. They are the truck rental, the boxes, the help with heavy items, and the storage over the summer.

Storage Scholars tackles those costs by building the whole service around students. This guide explains how it works, what it costs, and how to avoid extra fees.

Student savings come from how the service is built

A coupon takes a few dollars off one bill. A service designed around students can remove entire line items from it. Storage Scholars replaces the truck rental, the storage unit, and the separate moving help with one order.

When you compare moving options, look for these features:

• Pickup and delivery scheduled around your campus calendar
• Pricing based on the items you store, not a full truck
• Storage bundled with the move
• Fees and minimums shown before you commit

Storage Scholars was started by college students

Sam Chason started Storage Scholars in 2017 from his freshman dorm room at Wake Forest University. Matt Gronberg joined him as a co-founder, and the two went on to secure a $250,000 deal with Mark Cuban on Shark Tank in 2022.²

The people who pack and move boxes are college students themselves.² Storage Scholars' student teams manage each order, and the company also works with vetted professional moving partners for trucks and heavy lifting.

The company now operates on 200+ campuses.¹ You can find your school on the Storage Scholars campus page.

One supply kit comes with registration

Registration costs $49.99. It locks in your pickup spot and includes one supply kit at no additional charge. The kit contains five boxes, a roll of tape, sticker labels, a Sharpie, and shipping label sleeves. If you need more supplies, additional kits are available in your online portal.

The How to Pack guide covers what to pack, how to label it, and what to leave behind.

Complimentary dates keep moving costs down

Storage Scholars offers a select number of complimentary pickup and delivery dates for each campus. Pickup dates follow your school's final exam week, and delivery dates follow its move-in week.

Dates outside your school's complimentary window carry a $300 special move fee. You can avoid it by choosing a complimentary date or by naming a friend, roommate, or RA to be present for you.

Per-item pricing means you pay for what you store

Storage Scholars charges per item, per month. Each item falls into one of five size tiers: small, medium, large, extra large, and extra extra large. Items are charged for a minimum of four months.

Storage Scholars' pricing FAQ says the average order is about seven items, and that four months of storage for that order costs between $500 and $700.³ Your total depends on your school and your items. The pricing page includes a calculator so you can estimate your cost first.

Extra fees are easy to avoid

A few charges can apply on pickup day. A mini fridge that has not been defrosted carries a $50 fee, and a customer who is not ready when the crew arrives may be charged $100. Packing fees can also apply if items are not packed to the company's protection requirements.

Read the packing guidelines before pickup day, and finish packing before your crew arrives. Storage Scholars also offers optional Value Protection plans for your belongings.

Getting started takes about five minutes

1. Find your school on the campus page.
2. Estimate your total with the pricing calculator.
3. Sign up online and pay the registration fee.
4. Pack with your supply kit.
5. Choose pickup and delivery dates in the customer portal.

Graduating soon? The moving after college page covers your first move beyond campus.

Ready to skip the truck rental?

If you want student-focused moving and storage in one order, Storage Scholars handles the supplies, the pickup, the storage, and the delivery. Get started with Storage Scholars and see what your move will cost.

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