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Student Information

Mail Services

Residential students will be notified via their USD email address when they have any mail, letters, magazines, or packages, and must present their USD ID when they pick up their item(s).

In order to insure prompt delivery of student mail and packages please be sure that mail is addressed in the following way:

USD Address

Student’s mailing address must include: student’s full name, street address, unit number and zip code. The unit number is: the first initial of student's first name, first initial of last name, and the last three numbers of the student’s USD ID number.

Example: Diego Torero, USD ID# 001234567. Diego’s Unit number is: DT567

Student's First Name and Last Name
5998 Alcalá Park Unit #__
San Diego, CA 92110

Orientation/Move-in Weekend Fall 2026

Information subject to change. Check back after 8/1/26 for updates.

Visit the USD Auxiliary Services Student Resource page for important move-in information.

Mail Center Services and Hours

  • Friday 8/28: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. NO package pick-ups at Mail Center
  • Saturday 8/29: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. package pick-up is available
  • Sunday 8/30: closed
  • Monday 8/31: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. package pick-up is available

Package Pick Ups:

On Saturday 8/30 from 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. residents may pick up their packages.

Early Arrivals - Prior to Saturday 8/29:

  • Do not send packages to campus more than two weeks prior to the first day of you living on campus.
    • Notify the Mail Center 24 hours in advance of your desired pick up date. Email us with your name and the tracking numbers of the items you are picking up, so we can pull them from storage. Email: mailcenter@sandiego.edu
  • If you belong to a Pre-Orientation Team, have Pre-O labeled/written on the package with your arrival date (ex: Pre-O 8/24).
    • Packages will be available for pick up in the designated areas that each Pre-O Team decides. Contact your Pre-O Coordinator for details.

Mail Center Location / USD Map

Mail Delivery

It is our goal to be sure that all the mail is sorted and all student packages are made available to students by 2 p.m. daily. On heavy volume days (generally days following a three-day weekend or extensive holidays such as Christmas and New Year's) second and third class mail may be delayed by one or two days.

For security reasons, friends may not pick up your mail or parcels from the service window without notification from you to us via email or by phone. Please note we are unable to assist with taking packages or boxes to your residence hall for you. You may bring a friend, or a car, for pick-ups of large items.

Change of Address

If you move off campus, you must notify the Mail Center to have your mail forwarded. Email your new address to: mailcenter@sandiego.edu. Be sure to also include your USD unit number in your forwarding request. Mail will be forwarded for six months. Send all necessary notifications to your correspondents, such as; Registrar of Voters, DMV, magazines, banks, family, friends etc.