Vehicle & Visitor Parking Permits

Meter Rate Change: Effective Monday, August 25, 2025, the hourly rate for most parking meters will go from $.80/hr to $1.00/hr. The exceptions will be the Multimodal Transportation Center (MMTC), PAC, Bookstore, and Jennings Drive metered parking areas.

All vehicles on campus including visitors, students, faculty, staff, vendors and contractors need to have parking permits to meet their specific needs.

If you wish parking arrangements for an event on campus, please visit the Group / Visitor Parking Permit Request page.

Note- If you are a student wanting a guest past for just the weekend, just come by our office in Gilchrist Hall during our normal office hours and we will set one up for you. There is no need to fill out the Visitor Parking Permit Request form.

All student, faculty and staff permits can be ordered through the Parking Portal!

Current Students: If your status will change for the fall of 2025 (i.e., on to off campus student) please check back later. The parking admin system is updated once a day using data from Student Information System (SIS) and HR. Scroll down to see permit types and descriptions.

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Graduate Assistants: We do not offer 'A' permits to qualifying GAs until mid-August. The parking system will not be updated with Fall 2025 Graduate Assistant from the appropriate UNI databases until that time.