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Student Parking Permits

Parking permits are available for purchase January 9, 2024.

Make sure to purchase your permit prior to the start of the Spring semester.  Visit the portal to purchase your Spring parking permit.

Parking Permits and Enforcement

All vehicles on campus must have a valid registration and parking permit and be parked in the correct lot designation to avoid being ticketed or towed. Ticketing occurs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. All vehicles coming on campus must be registered and a permit must be purchased. Permits will be issued based on campus designation (resident location or commuter). Permits are assigned to specific lots. Once you've successfully completed this process you will be issued a parking sticker to affix to your lower left driver's side of the windshield.

Registering your vehicle and getting your parking permit

Have your license plate and vehicle information available—you will need it to complete your permit registration. Please note that securing your permit is a two (2) step process: registering your vehicle and connecting a permit to it. 

First, visit the parking portal, click "UMass Dartmouth Login” and login using your UMassD username and password 

Step 1: Register your vehicle

  • Register your vehicle by entering your license plate number and vehicle information in the 'add a vehicle' field 
  • You may register one vehicle under this permit. 

Step 2: Connect your student permit to your vehicle 

  • Click ‘Get permits’ and follow the prompts to assign a permit to your vehicle. Once you have completed this step, you will receive a confirmation email.
  • To add vehicles to your permit, click ‘view your permits’, click on your permit number, click add a vehicle

If you need to change the vehicle that you have connected to your permit please e-mail the motor vehicle registration to parking@umassd.edu Students cannot accomplish this process on their own.

Permit types and charges

Resident* Student: $227 per academic year
Commuter** Student: $175 per academic year
Students with qualifying disabilities:
Students with qualifying disabilities, who are eligible for state-issued disability placards: No charge and no need to apply for a university parking decal as long as you have your state-issued disability placard. For temporary disabilities, please email parking@umassd.edu.
No Charge
Alumni***: $50 per academic year

*Resident: a student living on campus
Residential parking stickers will be allocated based on the residential address of the student.

**Commuter: a student not living on campus
Commuter parking stickers will be a different color and will allow students to park in all designated commuter lots.

***Alumni:  Must be a registered member with the Corsair network

Veteran Parking Permit

If you are a veteran, reservist, or active-duty military member, you will receive a 20% discount on your parking permit if you are registered with the Veteran's office. 

On campus students (residents & commuters), please visit the Registrar's web page. Once you are on the page there is a hyperlink on the right side that says "submit inquiry".  Sign in and select Registrar from the drop down menu and fill in the box that says elaborate on your request.

To register as a veteran, reservist, or active-duty military and you're attending the Law school, contact Nancy Moniz nmoniz@umassd.edu

Once your registration is approved, login to the parking portal and complete the above steps. When choosing your permit, select "Veteran Permit." If the option is unavailable to you, email parking@umassd.edu

To avoid towing and ticketing

Effective the first day of classes, all vehicles must have a valid UMass Dartmouth parking permit corresponding to their affiliation to the campus.

All vehicles without proper, current permits or in violation of the parking regulations will be subject to ticketing and fines, wheel boots, and/or towing at the owner's expense. Strict enforcement of parking regulations begins on the first day of each semester.

  • You may park only in the parking lots designated by your permit type on a first-come, first-served basis. Refer to the campus map for residential and commuter parking.
  • Any car parked in an illegal space (such as disability spaces, fire lanes, etc.) will be subject to ticketing and towing. 
  • If you have any questions regarding student parking decals, please contact Parking Services: parking@umassd.edu or 508.999.8131.

Parking services and regulations

Parking Voucher

If you have a credit balance on your UMD Account Summary, you may be able to use these funds in the form of a parking permit voucher. Go to your COIN account, click Finance Center, click Account Summary, click Account Activity, then Print Term Statement. Submit this printout along with the voucher application below to the UMass Parking office2023-2024 Parking Voucher Contract (PDF)

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