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Faculty and Staff Parking

Parking options are available if you drive to campus every day or periodically.

New Hires

A temporary parking permit is issued during your onboarding session.

The permit is valid for 15 days at the following locations:

Register for a permit using the instructions below before your temporary permit expires. 

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Permit Options and Rates*

Core (Brown, Green, Red, Silver, Yellow)

Availability

  • Full-time faculty and staff through department parking chair (options vary by department) 
  • Limited availability for part-time and affiliate staff through Transportation Services Office  

Parking Areas 

  • Only valid in the assigned lot (ex. Brown A, Green B, etc.) 
  • Also valid in all Orange and Commuter lots 

Rates

  • Faculty/staff employees:
    • Monthly - $41
  • Technical service employees:
    • Monthly - $40
    • Bi-weekly - $18.46

Orange

Availability 

  • Full-time faculty and staff through department parking chair 
  • Limited availability for part-time and affiliate staff through Transportation Services Office  

Parking Areas 

Rates 

  • Faculty/staff employees:
    • Monthly - $41
  • Technical service employees:
    • Monthly - $40
    • Bi-weekly - $18.46

Commuter

Availability 

  • Full-time faculty and staff through department parking chair 
  • Part-time and affiliate staff through Transportation Services Office

Parking Areas 

  • Valid in all Commuter lots 
  • Also valid in all Orange lots after 3 p.m. weekdays (beginning 11/27/2023)

Rates 

  • Faculty/staff employees:
    • Monthly - $14
  • Technical service employees:
    • Monthly - $13
    • Bi-weekly - $6

 

Red OO

Availability 

  • Only available to select administrators through department parking chair 

Parking Areas 

  • Valid in all faculty/staff and student parking areas 

Rates 

  • Monthly - $97

Blue OO

Availability 

  • Only available to select administrators through department parking chair 

Parking Areas 

  • Valid in all faculty/staff parking areas 

Rates 

  • Monthly - $70

LR - Emeritus

Availability 

  • Only available to emeritus faculty and staff through Transportation Services Office

Parking Areas 

Rates 

  • Monthly - $65

*Rates effective July 1, 2023

Additional Access

Evening and Weekend

Valid at all faculty/staff parking areas:

  • 4 p.m. through 7:30 a.m. weekdays.
  • All day on Saturdays and Sundays, except Green H, which is available after 6 p.m. weekdays.

If license plate information is correct, gates will automatically open at the East, HUB, Nittany, and West parking decks. If parked before 4 p.m. or after 7:30 a.m. weekdays, $1 per hour for that time will be due at the exit. If gates do not open, tap your Penn State ID at the in-lane machine for access.

No parking at Commuter lots between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m.

Events

Permits are valid for most campus events.

On Penn State Football home game days, park in areas west of Bigler Road.

Commonwealth Campus Parking

Find a parking space at University Park or another campus. 

Department Permits

Departments may purchase permits for visitors or employees who travel across campus.