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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 - $43
  • 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 - $43
  • 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 - $15
  • 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 - $112

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, 2024

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.

Daily Parking Reservations

Transportation Services has launched a new reduced-cost daily parking program for full-time faculty and staff at select campus parking areas.

The new parking option offers an alternative to a monthly parking permit for remote and hybrid employees by using available space in the parking areas already overallocated for permits but consistently have unused parking spaces. The program also aims to relieve strain on the gated parking decks across campus during weekday daytime hours by redistributing some of the parking at those facilities to other areas.

The program is available to all current faculty and staff, regardless of whether they have a current parking permit. Users must log in with their Penn State user ID and password.

A limited number of daily reservations are available for the following parking lots for $4.35 per day, payable by credit card on the reservation website:  

Daily parking can be purchased for single or multiple days and will remain available for purchase through the day of or until parking for that day has sold out. Availability may vary based on permit holder usage, special events, and facility maintenance needs. Select dates may be unavailable, and the program may be discontinued at any time.

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.