Parking Division

The Parking Division is located in 30 Gilchrist Hall. Parking personnel can answer your questions and provide you with directions, maps and appropriate permits.

We are open Monday thru Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.pm, except University holidays.

Phone: 319-273-3179 or 319-273-7093. Email: parking@uni.edu

Pre ordering for the 2025-2026 Academic Year is slated to begin on April 01, 2025!

All student parking permits (except C Preferred which are on a Waiting list) are virtual and can be ordered online through the Parking Portal.

-NEW FEATURE! Add, change a vehicle to your existing permit if it has plates yourself!

Log into your parking account and select the View/Change Existing Vehicle at the top of the page.

Change as often as you need to, when you need to!

If you do not have plates for the vehicle yet, please use our New Vehicle with No Plates/Update Vehicle with No Plates Form!

You will see this once you log into your parking account.

For a quick reference guide on how to order a parking permit, see our Ordering A Parking Permit Through the Parking Portal.

Order your parking permit via the Parking Portal! But keep in mind:

-New Students: You must be enrolled in classes to access the portal for the first time!

-Hawkeye students must have a signed housing contract!

-C Preferred (CP) parking permits for the 2024-25 school year are now on a waitlist. Please visit our Parking Permit Waitlist Page for more information.

Permit refunds: For B Student, C, R and Motorcycle virtual permits, visit our Virtual Permits page. For all other, call or email our office so we can provide you with the most expedient process to do so.

There are several changes for the 2025-26 academic year:

-B Student permits will now be Virtual Permit. This is a permit number assigned to your vehicle's plate. You will not receive a physical hang tag or permit.

-B and C student permits now offer a Fall only option. They will expire on December 31, 2024.

-We will now require the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) for any new vehicle added.

If you choose U-Bill as a payment option for Spring 2025, keep in mind U-Bill charges are not sent up until January! They will not appear on your U-Bill until then!

Office Hours:

Monday-Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Except University Holidays

Phone: 319-273-3179 or 319-273-7093
Fax: 319-273-7253
Email: parking@uni.edu

Parking On Campus

There are more than 8,300 parking stalls on campus, and more than 16,000 students, faculty, staff and visitors on campus daily. The allocation of these resources is one of the many responsibilities of the Parking Division staff.

Parking employees enforce the rules and regulations published in the Parking Manual. Copies of the manual are available for review at the Public Safety Office and online.

Basic Rules for Parking on Campus

All vehicles operating on the UNI campus are to be registered with the Parking Services Office. Parking staff will determine which type of permit is available to meet your needs.

Park only in areas valid for your permit or park in a non-visitor metered area. Most lots have restricted usage from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Read the signs posted at the entrance of each lot to see what restrictions apply.

Avoid parking in stalls designated for persons with disabilities unless you have the appropriate permit. Visitors to campus can park in any metered area. Any visitor needing to park for an extended amount of time may use the designated visitor parking in the Gallagher Bluedorn metered lot and the Multimodal Transportation Center, where meters have a 10-hour time limit.

Visitor Parking

Guests and visitors holding visitor parking permits are not allowed in the meters without paying. The only excepting is in the Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts lot and the Multimodal Transportation Center. Permits will be specific to the area in which they are valid.

You may visit our Visitor, Metered & Timed Parking interactive Google map of designated visitor and metered parking areas.

If you are a visitor to campus (not a student, full/part time faculty or staff, contract employee or vendor) citations for failure to purchase -and the vehicle has had no previous violations- will serve as a warning and no payment is due at this time. All other violations are not treated as warnings.

If you have questions, contact Parking Operations at 319-273-3179 or 319-273-7093.

For complete parking rules and regulations, please see the rules and regulations for the academic school year.

Ticket Appeals

If you wish to appeal a violation, an appeal must be filled within 10 days of the violation issuance date.

An online appeal may be done by logging onto your parking account via the Parking Portal page. Non-UNI persons can go here to set up an account and appeal the citation.

Appeals will be accepted in oral or written form by the Parking Appeal Committee.
Upon receipt of a parking appeal, parking staff will conduct an administrative review of the appeal to ensure it meets criteria for a valid appeal.
Once established criteria for an appeal is met, the appeal will go to the Parking Appeal Committee for consideration. Once the Parking Appeal Committee makes a decision, the person who submitted the appeal will be informed of the decision.
Valid appeal criteria should provide evidence the parking violation was not committed or the parking infraction was due to circumstances beyond the driver’s control.
The following reasons will not be considered as valid for appealing a parking citation:
1. Lack of knowledge of the parking rules and regulations.
2. Vehicle was illegally parked for a short period of time.
3. Other vehicles were similarly parked in an illegal fashion.
4. No other parking area was available.
5. Violator did not receive citations in the past for a similar infraction.
6. Violator was late for class or an appointment.
7. Disagreement with or dislike of the regulation(s).
8. No impact on or denial of legal parking for others.

Failure to appear for an oral appeal at the appointed time will result in denial of the appeal.