Welcome to Boston College! Here your will find important information about Mail Services. To ensure you get the most out of our services, we encourage you to familiarize yourself with our information for first year students. Don't hesitate to reach out to us if you have any questions - we're here to help!
First Year Students
You send it, we will deliver it to your room!
Students can begin shipping packages to Boston College once room assignments have been received. Large packages (1 cubic ft or more), received before 8/23, will be delivered directly to the student’s dorm room. Please be sure to use the correct address based on dorm location.
Questions? 617-552-1965 or mail.room@bc.edu
Chestnut Hill, Upper Campus:
First + Last Name
Residence Hall + Room Number
325 Beacon St.
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
Newton Campus:
First + Last Name
Residence Hall + Room Number
885 Centre Street
Newton Center, MA 02459
Your mailing address depends on which residence hall you live in.
If you live on Newton Campus, your address will be:
[First Name] + [Last Name]
[Residence Hall] + [Room Number]
885 Centre St
Newton MA 02459
Newton Campus residence halls are:
- Cushing
- Duchesne East & West
- Hardey
- Keyes North & South
If you live on Upper Campus, your address will be:
[First Name] + [Last Name]
[Residence Hall] + [Room Number]
325 Beacon St
Chestnut Hill MA 02467
Upper Campus residence halls are:
- Cheverus
- Claver
- Fenwick
- Fitzpatrick
- Gonzaga
- Kostka
- Loyola
- Medeiros
- Roncalli
- Shaw
- Welch
- Williams
- Xavier
See also the "Student Mailing Addresses" section of this page.
No, your address will change every year. Your residence hall and room number are part of your mailing address (see "Student Mailing Addresses" section of this page). Each year when you move, please be sure you update your mailing address with friends and family and when you are ordering items online.
Boston College currenlty receives approximately 250,000 packages a year for students living on campus. In order to distribute them in a timely fashion, it helps for students to know some key information.
You will receive an email notification when your package is ready for pickup. The email will contain the package's tracking number and the location where it is located, including mail room and shelf location. Please present this email with your BC ID when picking up your package at the mail room, and the clerk will retrieve the package for you.
Pick up your packages in a timely fashion. After the initial email notification, you will receive a second notice and then a final reminder email to pick up your package. Typically, packages not picked up within 10 days will be returned to sender.
Proper addressing matters. Please use the name that you are registered with at Boston College. Nicknames or alternate names delay package processing and can lead to packages being returned to sender. Also, each mail room has its own street address. Please be sure to use the correct mailing address (see "Student Mailing Addresses" on this page).
Mail room hours are posted on this website. See the above "Mail Room Hours" section for current operating hours. To accommodate heavy demand at the beginning of the semester, the mail rooms are open for extended hours and some Sundays. Later in the semester, hours will be updated to reflect standard hours.
Please also refer to the "Frequently Asked Questions" section of this page for additional information.
When you are assigned to a residence hall room, you are assigned a mailbox where your letters and paper mail will be delivered. That mailbox is shared with your roommate(s), and you will all be issued the same combination. The mailboxes are located at the mail rooms, and you can look up your mailbox combination at the link below.
Yes, but just at the beginning of the fall semester move-in period. Mail Services and the Office of Residential Life are pleased to provide first year students with delivery of large and/or heavy packages directly to their residence hall rooms during peak move-in days in the fall semester. Large packages (roughly a cubic foot or larger) will qualify for this service. Once students receive their first year housing assignments from the Office of Residential Life, belongings may be sent to the BC campus.
In-room delivery of large packages is only available for first year students.
To be eligible for this service, packages must be received to the BC campus before August 23, 2023.
Please be sure packages are properly addressed (see "Student Mailing Addresses" on this page).
Large packages received after August 23 must be picked up at the mail rooms. If you have any questions about this service, please email mail.room@bc.edu, and we will respond as soon as possible.
The Office of Residential Life has a great web page for first year students. Check out their "First-Year Student Packing Guide" for items they recommend and items that aren't allowed.