Step 1
Free Packing Supplies
Packing a Storage Scholars box.

We ship you a packing supply kit with boxes and other packing essentials.

Step 2
Pick-Up & Store
Storage Scholars pick up.

Our team will meet you on your preferred date to move your items into climate controlled storage.

Step 3
Delivery To Your New Home
Storage Scholars delivery.

Your belongings will be delivered to your new home when you return to campus.

Step 4
Ship Boxes Anywhere, Anytime
Shipping Storage Scholars boxes.

We can ship boxes home for the summer, or to your first apartment a few months after graduation(optional).

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Storage Scholars vs DIY

Save time & Save Money

Packing Supplies
Movers for pick-up
Movers for delivery
Truck for pick-up
Truck for delivery
Storage Unit
Hidden Costs
Total Costs
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Storage Scholars

$172/mo
2025 Avg

DIY

$68
HomeDepot.com
$320 min
Move.org
$320 min
Forbes.com
$128
DIY Truck Rental
$128
DIY Truck Rental
$180/mo
DIY Storage Unit Rental
$2,000+
Parent Flights, PTO, Hotel, Food
$3,684+

Indianapolis might not have the sky-high rents of a coastal city, but that doesn't make student move-out any less chaotic. When spring semester ends at Butler University, a few thousand students try to vacate Hinkle Fieldhouse-adjacent dorms within the same 48-hour window. Over at IU Indianapolis, commuter students and residence hall students alike are clearing out while juggling final projects. And everywhere in between, the clock is ticking -- leases are ending, summer plans are starting, and your stuff needs to go somewhere.

Storage Scholars makes the transition seamless. We pick up your belongings from your dorm room or apartment, store everything in a climate-controlled facility, and deliver it back when you're ready. No renting a truck from the U-Haul on Michigan Street. No hauling boxes to a self-storage place on the west side. No leaving your stuff in a friend's garage where Indiana's summer humidity can wreck it. You handle finals. We handle the move.

Indianapolis weather swings hard. Summers push into the 90s with humidity that makes it feel like 100, and the city averages 40+ thunderstorm days between May and September. A non-climate-controlled storage unit in Indy means your electronics bake in July heat, your winter clothes develop mildew, and your wooden desk starts to warp. Then winter hits and the same unit drops below freezing -- cracking plastics and damaging anything temperature-sensitive.

Storage Scholars provides climate-controlled storage that stays consistent through Indiana's full range of weather. Our team coordinates with your school's move-out calendar, arrives at your room with all packing materials, and handles the heavy lifting. From May through August, your belongings stay in a stable, regulated environment while you're home for the summer or working an internship somewhere else.

Moving to Indianapolis from out of state? Butler draws students nationally, and IU Indianapolis has a growing residential population from across the Midwest and beyond. Our ship-to-school service lets you box up your belongings at home and ship them ahead. We receive your packages at our Indianapolis facility and deliver them directly to your dorm room on move-in day. No renting a trailer, no asking your parents to drive eight hours with a loaded SUV.

Whether you're switching from Butler's residential campus to an apartment in Broad Ripple, moving from IU Indianapolis housing to a place in Fountain Square, or heading home for the summer, we handle the physical work. Indianapolis is spread out -- Butler's campus on the north side is a solid 20-minute drive from IU Indianapolis near downtown, and off-campus apartments are scattered across neighborhoods from Irvington to Speedway. We cover the whole metro.