B.E.S.T Neighborhood
- Important Move-In Information
Your move in date is dependent on your residence hall assignment and student status. Follow all specified move in and key pick-up directions to ensure you can move into your hall assignment upon arrival to campus. Please check back to this page just prior to your move-in date as information may be adjusted throughout the summer.
Please note:
- Convocation is Thursday, August 27, 2026, at Jersey Mike's Arena at approximately 5pm.
- The Involvement Fair is on Sunday, August 30, 2026, on the College Avenue Campus. College Avenue will be closed for most of the day.
Approved Early Arrivals/Move-In Team Volunteers
Only students who have completed the Early Arrival/Move-In Team Volunteer form and have been confirmed approved are able to move in on Sunday, August 23, 2026, between 9:00am to 4:30pm. Key pick-up will be in the Residence Life Office on the campus where your hall assignment is located.
Move-In Information
New Rutgers Global International Students
Aug 24, 2026
Pick-up time 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Floor/House All Location Busch Campus Residence Life Office: 55 Bevier Road, Piscataway, NJ (Buell Apartments)
First Year and New Transfer Students
Aug 25, 2026
Pick-up time & Floor
8:00 AM – 11:30 AM - BEST North
11:30 AM– 2:00 PM - BEST East
2:00 PM – 4:30 PM - BEST West
Location BEST Neighborhood
All Continuing Students
Aug 28 – Aug 31, 2026
Pick-up time 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM Floor/House All Location Busch Campus Residence Life Office: 55 Bevier Road, Piscataway, NJ (Buell Apartments)
Overview
The Busch Engineering, Science and Technology (B.E.S.T) Neighborhood opened in 2011. B.E.S.T. Neighborhood is a 3-building, 500-bed special interest community. Students who live in B.E.S.T. Neighborhood are enrolled in the Schools of Engineering, Arts & Sciences, and Pharmacy. In order to live in B.E.S.T. Neighborhood, students are required to maintain active participation in the B.E.S.T. Neighborhood community and must maintain a clean judicial record. B.E.S.T. Neighborhood also houses the Health and Medicine Living-Learning Community. Availability: First-Year
- What's Nearby?
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The Busch Dining Hall, Busch Student Center, Busch Recreation Center, Pharmacy, Science Labs, Engineering Buildings, University bus stops.
- Features & Amenities
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- Air conditioning
- Vending machines
- Wifi throughout the building
- Laundry facility in each building
- Computer lab
- Lounges on each floor
- Study Lounge (West 2nd floor, open to all BEST residents)
- Pool table, foosball table
- Communal kitchen with oven (no stove top) in each building
- Public bathroom available on first floor of WEST building
- Elevator
- Accessibility Ramps into each building
- Automated entrance doors (automated swipe door only in East building)
- What's included in my space?
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- Twin extra long bed and mattress
- Wardrobe
- Dresser
- Desk
- Chair
- Microfridge
- Blinds or curtains
- Mirrors (in every room)
- Wifi in bedrooms
- Hardwood flooring
- Private bathroom in room
- Room Photos
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- Floor Plans
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Contact and Location
Staff Members
Olena HrynakFacts About Residence Hall
- Type of Residence Hall: Suites
- Number of Students: 499
- Number of Floors: 4
- Average Room Size: 273 Square Feet
- Availability: First-Year Students
- Contract Type: Undergraduate Academic Year (Two semesters)
