Parking & Transportation Services (PTS) is committed to providing safe and accessible campus parking and a high service standard to all patrons. The department is self-supporting and does not receive central funding from the institution (meaning no money from tuition or state dollars).
Parking fees (contracts, hourly parking, meters, and event parking) go directly to the construction, operation, and maintenance of University parking facilities; construction and maintenance of the transportation infrastructure such as roads and sidewalks; accessibility options for individuals with disabilities; and the intercampus transit system. PTS uses this revenue to pay these expenses and works to prepare a budget that both seeks to maintain our infrastructure and minimize increases where possible.
The University charges the same rates for everyone - no one is charged a different rate based on their status (student, faculty, staff, visitor, etc.). Every parking contract is charged based on the type of parking facility it is. Parking lots are the least expensive, followed by ramps, and then garages. A student parking contract is charged based on the semester's start and end date, but it is calculated using the same base monthly rate.