Mail Services provides mail and package services for the campus community. Find out what you need to know sending and receiving mail and packages at Ursinus College.
Sending Packages & Letter Mail to Your Student
Whether sending a simple letter, care package, or package for your student, here are some helpful tips to follow along the way.
Address Format for Inbound Mail:
Student’s Full Name (as on file with the college) Ursinus College 601 E. Main St. Collegeville, PA 19426
Please note that including a middle initial greater ensures delivery accuracy, and the name used should be the name registered with the school.
The three emails to know:
Mail at mail services.
This requires stopping in with your student ID to receive it.
Package or packages at mail services.
This also requires stopping in with your student ID to receive it.
Package or packages at the parcel lockers inside of lower Wismer.
Within this email there is a code to retrieve them at your convenience.
If the student does not have the Ursinus College ID, the student must have a photo ID, such as a Driver’s License.
Student will receive a notification when mail or packages arrive and another approximately two weeks afterward as a reminder/follow-up that you have something waiting for pick-up at the mailroom or for retrieval from the parcel lockers.
Although Mail Services does not sell stamps, Ursinus can apply postage to outgoing mail. Outbound Parcels may be shipped as well, but students should have the parcel ready for shipment prior to the Mail Center. The Mail Center cannot package items for students. Please limit package weight to 50 pounds. The Collegeville Post Office - located at W. 3rd Avenue - can ship packages weighing between 50 and 70 pounds. The Office does not ship via UPS, FedEx, or DHL.
This policy applies to packages weighing between 4 and 44 pounds. A simple customs form may be required for packages weighing less than 4 pounds.
Mail Services uses the USPS (The Post Office) for international shipping.
All packages will be shipped by USPS International Priority Mail.
Insurance is not available through Ursinus College Mail Services.
Please come to Mail Services at least 2 days in advance of shipment in order to obtain the necessary forms and labels.
All customs forms and address labels must be completed when package(s) is/are delivered to the Mail Center for shipment.
Packages must be sealed and ready for shipment upon arrival.
Packages must not weigh more than 44 pounds.
Please schedule a time with Mail Services for the delivery of the packages to the Mail Center for shipment. To do so, please stop by the Mail Center, or call extension 3483.
Payment is due at the time of mailing, by cash or check.
The U.S. Post Office located on W. Third Avenue offers full-service international shipping, including insurance options.
Mail is forwarded to the student’s home address during Summer Vacations. Students who would like summer mail forwarded to an address other than the home address or held on campus must complete the Mail Forwarding Form.
For students with international addresses, first class mail will be forwarded to the home address during Summer Vacation. Winter Vacation mail will be held on Campus until the students return.
At the end of each semester the parcel lockers are emptied, and packages are brought back to the mailroom and scanned in for pickup. Once school has ended for the summer break, they are either held for returning students or returned to sender when possible.
If there is letter mail, it is forwarded to the address you provided for mail forwarding when possible. We cannot forward packages. Students must contact the mailroom to make arrangements for shipping via USPS Ground Advantage (charges apply). If able, they are returned sender whenever possible. Amazon rarely takes packages back as well as small vendors such as TikTok, Temu and other smaller online vendors.
Do:
Include the name on all of mail and packages.
Show the Ursinus College ID when picking up packages or mail.
Request a guaranteed delivery service such as UPS or Fed Ex when ordering or receiving important or costly packages or mail.
Don’t:
Send or receive cash through the mail.
Request Saturday or Sunday delivery of packages or mail (Those services are not available).
Conduct a business through the Ursinus Mail Center (Please use the Collegeville Post Office located only a few blocks away on Third Ave).
Use the US Post Office for delivery of important or costly packages or mail. (Use Fed Ex, UPS, etc. instead)
Ursinus College Mail Services’ goal is to provide efficient and satisfactory service to our customers. Our guideline is to have mail sorted by 4:30 p.m. every day. All packages are available upon completion of inbound processing and notification has be received by the student.
In order to assure timely receipt of mail and packages, please use the proper address formats (see Address Formats above). The Office can guarantee receipt of only those mail pieces and packages addressed properly.
