Permit Types & Prices

Find the type of permit to meet you needs in the table below. Details on each permit type are explained below the table in the expandable menu.

Restricted

Permit	2024-2025 Annual Price
Restricted - C, P, ULOFTS	$732.00
Restricted - E, H2, L, N, T	$780.00
Restricted - FLC, M, U, W, Y	$516.00
Restricted - GSSW E	$546.00
Restricted - D	$1,182.00
Restricted - EMBA	$504.00
Restricted - 321	$1,080.00
Restricted - F, H1, I, Q	$600.00
Restricted - 108 only	$288.00

 

Night Permits

Permit	2024-2025 Annual Price
Night & Weekend - General	$315.00
Night & Weekend - D	$465.00
Night & Weekend - E, L, T	$417.00

 

General 

Permit	2024-2025 Annual Price
General, J	$426.00

 

Accessibility

Permit	2024-2025 Annual Price
Accessibility - Annual	$456.00

 

Other

Permit	2024-2025 Annual Price
Ricks Center Parent - L1	$330.00
General Quarter	$171.00
Night/Weekend Quarter	$138.00
Resident 24 hour access fee**	$261.00
Restricted - Iliff Employee/Resident Lot A	$292.75
Restricted - Iliff Employee/Resident Lot A - Quarter*	$78.25
Restricted - Iliff Employee Lot I	$292.75
Restricted - Iliff Employee Lot I - Quarter***	$78.25
Restricted - Iliff Student Lot I	$209.00
Restricted - Iliff Student Lot I	$57.50

Prices on all Iliff permits may change before the 2024-2025 term starts.

*Copy of state issued Disability Registration required. Individual on the Disability Registration form must be the same individual purchasing the permit. 

**A 24/7 occupancy charge is added to all Resident Student parking permits as required by the University of Denver.

***Not Prorated.

 

Permit Types

• Accessibility

  The University strives to make our campus accessible to our entire community, regardless of mobility limitations. Parking Services offers accessibility parking permits to faculty, staff and students with permanent or temporary disabilities. These permits can be purchased online or through the parking services office with verification of your state-issued credentials.

  Visitors to the DU campus who require accessible parking may utilize the designated spaces in our visitor/hourly lots. Drivers must display a state-issued disability-parking permit such as a placard or license plate. These spaces, like all visitor parking, require payment via meter, parking kiosk, or mobile device (via Parkmobile app). All DU parking lots have accessible parking.

  To park in any accessible parking space on campus, you must display both a valid state-issued disability credential (placard or plates) and an accessibility permit issued from Parking Services. Unlike regular DU parking permits, which are restricted to certain lots, an accessibility permit, along with a state-issued disability placard or license plate, allows the permit holder to park in any accessible parking space on campus, including those spaces located in visitor lots, without paying additional fees.

  • Accessibility permits are available for an annual fee, prorated throughout the year, to all students, faculty or staff. See current permit pricing. These permits can be purchased online or through the Parking and Mobility Services office with verification of your state-issued disability parking credentials. If you have already purchased or renewed your parking permit for the school year, please contact Parking and Mobility Services to exchange your permit for an accessibility permit.
  • Students, faculty or staff experiencing a temporary disability can obtain a temporary accessibility permit through Parking and Mobility Services with verification of state-issued temporary disability parking credentials. Temporary accessibility permits expire on the same date as the state-issued permit. Should your state-issued permit be renewed, present your renewal credentials to Parking Services to extend the expiration of your temporary accessibility permit. Temporary accessibility permits can be issued for a maximum of 180 days from the date of initial issuance.
    
    For persons who currently hold a parking permit for any lot on campus, there is no additional fee to obtain a temporary accessibility permit.
    
    For persons who do not currently hold a parking permit, a temporary accessibility permit can be purchased at the current annual accessibility permit price, prorated monthly for the duration of the temporary disability.

   

  For more information regarding accessible parking on campus, or to obtain an accessibility permit, please contact Parking and Mobility Services at parking@du.edu or 303-871-3210. For questions about ADA accommodations or to report concerns regarding disability discrimination, please contact the Office of Equal Opportunity at 303-871-7016 or EqualOpportunity@du.edu.

• Adjuncts

  Designed for the unique needs of adjunct employees. DU employees or students that also teach an adjunct class do not qualify for an Adjunct permit. Parking Services is in constant contact with Human Resources to verify adjunct status. On occasion, Parking Services may need further approval, which may take up to 48 hours.

  • Restricted Adjunct permits are available for Lot E, L or P. A restricted permit is valid in ONE specific lettered lot. For limited hours of 4pm – 6am Monday – Friday and at all times on weekends Restricted permits are also valid in lots H1, Q and W.
  • General Adjunct permits are valid in the General 100-series parking lots in the area designated on the front of the permit 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. For limited hours of 4pm – 6am Monday – Friday and at all times on weekends, General permits are also valid in lots H1, Q and W.
  • Permit is NOT valid in hourly paid lots at any time. Hourly lots are $2.00 per hour.
• Contractor or Vendor

  Designed for non-affiliated guests to the DU campus that need to park on campus on a regular basis for maintenance, delivering supplies, special projects, etc.

  All contractor/vendor permits are sold in-person at the Parking office. After consulting with a Parking customer service representative, they will help select the best permit for the situation. Permits are sold on a monthly or annual basis.

• Daniels EMBA

  Designed for the unique needs of the Daniels Executive Master's of Business Administration program.

  • EMBA E permits are valid in parking Lot E 24 hours a day Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
  • Monday through Thursday an EMBA E permit is valid for the limited time of 4 pm – 6 am in Lot E, H1, Q and W. It is also valid in General lots after 4 pm Monday - Friday and all day Saturday and Sunday.
  • EMBA E permits are NOT valid in hourly paid lots at any time. Hourly lots are $2.00 per hour.

   

• General
  • General Permits are separated into two permits: General North and Virtual General South.
  • A General North permit is valid in Lot 103 and Lot 101, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. These lots are on the North side of campus near Buchtel Blvd.
  • Virtual General South is valid in Lot 110S, 118S, 119S, 121S, 123S, 124S and 125S, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. These lots are south of Iliff Ave. (Virtual permits do not receive a permit to display. The vehicle license plate is the permit)
  • For limited hours, General North and Virtual General South permits allow additional parking in lots H1, Q, W and the General 100-series parking lots from 4pm – 6am Monday – Friday and at all times on the weekend. These additional lots are only accessible during the Night/Weekend hours.
  • General permits are NOT valid in hourly paid lots at any time. Hourly lots are $2.00 per hour.

   

• Graduate School of Social Work

  Designed for the unique needs of the Graduate School of Social Work program, a split permit was developed. There are two main GSSW permit options for the program.

  • GSSW E Monday/Tuesday permits are valid in parking lot E 24 hours a day Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday the permit is valid from 4 pm – 6 am in lot E. Also valid in General lots after 4 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and all day Saturday and Sunday.
  • GSSW E Thursday/Friday permits are valid in parking lot E 24 hours a day Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday the permit is valid from 4pm – 6am in lot E. Also valid in all general Lots after 4pm Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and all day Saturday and Sunday.
  • A GSSW E permit is NOT valid in hourly paid lots at any time. Hourly lots are $2.00 per hour.
  • GSSW permits are valid in all 100-series General lots and Restricted lots H1, Q and W during the specified times.

   

• Motorcycle

  Motorcycles utilizing DU parking lots/garages must display a DU permit valid for the lot in which the vehicle is parked. Motorcycle permits cannot be re-positioned. The location where the permit is affixed may vary between motorcycles. The permit must always be clearly visible to parking enforcement personnel. If you are unsure where to locate the permit, please contact Parking Services for assistance.

  • If you will only be driving a motorcycle to campus, purchase a permit for the full price of the lot you select. A few parking lots have motorcycle-only spaces, but typically motorcycles park in a single-vehicle parking stall. There are no discounts for motorcycle-only spaces.
  • If you are paying full price for a DU parking permit for a car and desire the ability to park your motorcycle on campus as well, you may purchase a secondary permit designed for motorcycles for only $20.00. An agreement stating that you will only have one vehicle on campus at a time must also be signed. You may not use your vehicle permit on a motorcycle.
  • Permits must be affixed in a location that is easily visible by an Enforcement Specialist and preferably close to the license plate. You may not affix a permit to the license per Colorado Law C.R.S. §42-3-202. If you are unsure of where best to affix the permit please contact Parking Services for assistance.
  • Vehicles with fewer than four wheels that need access into gated lots need to be conscious of the sensors that raise and lower the gate arms. These sensors are magnetic and the low magnetic signature of most motorcycles may cause an early release (lowering) of the gate arm. If you are unsure of the correct technique for entering or exiting a gated lot please contact the Parking Services office.

   

• Night/Weekend
  • Night/Weekend permits are valid from 4pm to 6am Monday – Friday and at all times on weekends.
  • Night/Weekend General permits are valid in all 100-series General lots and Restricted lots H1, Q and W during the specified times.
  • Night/Weekend Restricted permits are valid in the one Restricted lot indicated on the front of the permit as well as 100-series General lots and Restricted lots H1, Q and W during the specified times.
  • Night/Weekend Custodial Permits are valid from 4 pm to 6 am weekdays and all day on weekends at any General parking lot and in Restricted surface lots H1, K, Q and W. An after 8 pm permit is also valid in Restricted covered parking lots C, D, E, H2, L and P.
  • Parking Services must receive approval in writing from Custodial Services to purchase a Night/Weekend Custodial permit.
  • A Night/Weekend permit is NOT valid in hourly paid lots at any time. Hourly lots are $2.00 per hour.

   

• Recreation
  • After creating a Recreation parking account, Parking Services will contact the Ritchie Center to verify eligibility of receiving a Recreation parking permit. If approved, Parking Services will mail the permit to the address submitted on the parking account. New members are given a temporary permit to use during the interim.
  • Valid in lots 401, 108 and the reserved spaces for Ricks or Recreation on yellow, L1 level, of the L garage only.
  • You may park in the lots at anytime you are using the Recreation Center.
  • DU employees are only eligible if they have purchased a DU parking permit.
  • When parking in the L parking garage you must park only on yellow, L1 level. In all other spaces you are subject to ticketing.
  • Recreation permits are not valid during DU Athletic events.
  • Recreation permits are NOT valid at visitor lots at any time. Hourly lots are $2.00 per hour.

   

• Restricted

  Lettered Lots A, C, D, E, ELC, F, FLC, H1, H2, I, L, M, N, P, Q, T, U, Ulofts, W, Y or 108

  • A restricted permit is valid in the specified lettered lot 24/7. For limited hours, a restricted permit allows additional parking in lots H1, Q, W, and the General 100-series parking lots from 4pm – 6am Monday – Friday, and at all times on the weekend. These additional lots are only accessible during the Night/Weekend hours.
  • Covered garages are Lot C, D, E, H2, L, N, P, T and Ulofts. All other lots are uncovered.
  • Lot A - permits are only issued to approved residents of Iliff.
  • Lots ELC, F, FLC, M and Q - are employee-only lots.
  • Lot M - permits are valid in Lot M Monday – Friday between the hours of 7 am and 5 pm only. After 4 pm and on weekends the Lot M permit is valid in General lots and H1, Q and W.
  • Lot Q - permits are only issued to approved employees of the Women's College.
  • Lot ELC and FLC - permits are only issued to approved employees of the English Language Center and the Fisher Early Learning Center.
  • Lots C, E, H1, H2, N and Ulofts - are the closest lots to resident halls.
  • Lot U - is for Graduate Housing residents only.
  • Lots C, L, T and W - may be used for event parking or on occasion for large events held at the Ritchie Center.
  • Lots 108, ELC, FLC, D, F, I, J, Q, W and Y – are virtual lots and do not require a permit to be displayed. The vehicle license plate is the permit.
  • Restricted permits are NOT valid in hourly paid lots at any time. Hourly lots are $2.00 per hour.

   

• Ricks Parent

  Designed for the unique needs of Ricks Center parent. DU employees or students that have a student that attends the Ricks Center are NOT eligible for a Ricks Center parent unless they have a full-priced regular DU parking permit. Additionally, the Ricks permits can only be used for short-term parking.

  • Permit is valid on Yellow, level L1 in the L parking garage. There is a sign in front of every space that says either "Reserved for Ricks or Recreation parking ONLY". Permit is valid in both types of reserved spaces. If the lot should be full the overflow lot is the roof of Lot L.

   

• Scooters/Mopeds

  Self-propelled vehicles that are 49 cc's or less and do not require a state license plate however, they are required to obtain a DU scooter parking permit. Vehicles over 49 cc's are considered to be motorcycles and are required to purchase a DU parking permit and park in the designated lot according to the permit purchased.

  • You may park your moped or scooter at designated scooter parking areas only.
  • You may NOT park in stairways, sidewalks, no parking zones, hashed areas or other areas that would impede pedestrian traffic.
  • Vehicles with fewer than four wheels that need access into gated lots need to be conscious of the sensors that raise and lower the gate arms. These sensors are magnetic and the low magnetic signature of most motorcycles may cause an early release (lowering) of the gate arm. If you are unsure of the correct technique for entering or exiting a gated lot please contact the Parking Services office.

   

• Student Resident Fee

  A Student Resident fee is applied to all applicable permits for 24/7 occupancy and is prorated.

• 2023-2024 Permit Prices

  Find the type of permit to meet you needs in the table below. Details on each permit type are explained below the table in the expandable menu.

   

  Restricted

  Permit	2023-2024 Annual Price
  Restricted - C, P, ULOFTS	$666.00
  Restricted - E, H2, L, N, T	$711.00
  Restricted - FLC, M, U, W, Y	$471.00
  Restricted - GSSW E	$495.00
  Restricted - D	$1,074.00
  Restricted - EMBA	$459.00
  Restricted - 321	$978.00
  Restricted - F, H1, I, Q	$546.00
  Restricted - 108 only	$261.00

   

  Night Permits

  Permit	2023-2024 Annual Price
  Night & Weekend - General	$285.00
  Night & Weekend - D	$423.00
  Night & Weekend - E, L, T	$378.00

   

  General 

  Permit	2023-2024 Annual Price
  General, J	$387.00

   

  Accessibility

  Permit	2023-2024 Annual Price
  Accessibility - Annual	$411.00

   

  Other

  Permit	2023-2024 Annual Price
  Ricks Center Parent - L1	$300.00
  General Quarter	$155.00
  General Semester	$200.00
  Night/Weekend Quarter	$125.00
  Night/Weekend Semester	$160.00
  Resident 24 hour access fee**	$237.00
  Restricted - Iliff Employee/Resident Lot A	$292.75
  Restricted - Iliff Employee/Resident Lot A - Quarter*	$78.25
  Restricted - Iliff Employee Lot I	$292.75
  Restricted - Iliff Employee Lot I - Quarter***	$78.25
  Restricted - Iliff Student Lot I	$209.00
  Restricted - Iliff Student Lot I	$57.50

  *Copy of state issued Disability Registration required. Individual on the Disability Registration form must be the same individual purchasing the permit. 

  **A 24/7 occupancy charge is added to all Resident Student parking permits as required by the University of Denver.

  ***Not Prorated.