The 2026 Student Housing Printing Report

Most students don’t think about printing until they suddenly need it. 

It’s the syllabus a professor expects them to bring to the first day of class. It’s the research paper due at 8 a.m. that still requires a physical copy. It’s the resume for a campus career fair. In those moments, printing transforms from an afterthought into a necessity.

For millions of students living in off-campus student housing communities, printing is a small service that carries surprising weight. When it isn’t available, the disruption is immediate, especially during peak academic periods.

PrintWithMe powers printing for more than 1.1 million students nationwide through its self-serve amenity. This report, built on 6,000 survey responses from real PrintWithMe student users, clearly shows that printing isn’t obsolete. It’s thriving.

Shared printing delivers measurable value for student housing communities by eliminating the cost and burden of clunky, outdated equipment, reducing reactive work for on-site teams, and supporting students with convenient, on-demand printing right where they live.