Residential Life Parking Information

Incoming Res Life Students

Where you live determines your parking assignment based on availability and your completed housing contract date/time.

  • Johnston/Wolpers – SG4M
  • Hudson/Gillett – SG4M
  • Respect/Responsibility/Excellence/Discovery – SG4M
  • Hawthorn/Galena/Dogwood – SG4M
  • Defoe-Graham – SG4M
  • Bluford/Brooks – SG7
  • North/South/Center – SG7
  • Mark Twain – Hitt Street Parking Structure Level 6
  • McDavid – Hitt Street Parking Structure Level 6
  • Hatch/Schurz/College Ave – AV14A
  • Gateway – AV14A

You can find these lots on our campus map or by using our online interactive map.

**All parking assignments are subject to change based on space availability**

If this is the first time you’ve lived with Res Life, you’ll be parking in one of our perimeter lots. These lots are typically a 15 minute walk to your hall.

Your car must be registered to you or your family to receive a parking permit. If you sell or give your parking permit to another individual, both students will receive a student conduct violation.

If you break your Residential Life housing contract because you move off campus (which includes Greek housing and downtown apartments), you will lose your Residential Life parking permit. You are not guaranteed another parking permit on campus and most likely you’ll be re-assigned to a perimeter lot in the the Reactor area (RP10).

You can find these lots on our campus map or by using our online interactive map.

The hangtag you were given at move in was temporary and is not your assigned parking permit for the academic year. Mizzou does not provide physical hang tags for students and employees.

  • If you live with Residential Life and need a Spring 2023 permit, please complete this online form.
  • Information for Fall 2023 semester is forthcoming; please stay tuned.

No. For student-athletes, housing is prioritized. However, incoming student-athletes are not eligible for priority parking due to NCAA regulations. See FAQ about getting a parking permit.

We work with the MU Police Department and Campus Facilities to make our lots and structures as safe as possible. We have lights and bus shelters in the lots and MUPD patrols the areas day and night.

We also have the Tiger Line shuttle service for all MU community members at no additional charge. When classes are in session, the Tiger Line shuttles are running. For specific times, check the parking website. But generally, the shuttles run 6 a.m. to midnight on weekdays; weekend times can be found on the website.

  • You need to log into you online parking account.
    • First, remove the vehicle with the old plate
    • Second, add the new plate information with NO spaces or dashes
    • Third, the State of Missouri does not use letters “O” or “I.” Use “0 (zero)” or “1 (one)” respectively. This applies to personal plates as well.
  • Failure to do so, can result in citations for being an unknown car parked in a lot/structure that you aren’t registered for.

The following criteria is used to move students from the secondary to the primary location in each neighborhood:

  • Spaces must be available as determined by Parking and Transportation Services
  • Students must have an active permission in the secondary lot
  • Offers are extended via university email
  • Offers are based upon the date the student signed their contract with ResLife
  • Students must accept the offer within the deadline specified in the email

Returning Res Life Students

  • Where you choose to live determines your parking assignment based on availability and your completed housing contract date/time.
    • Johnston/Wolpers – Virginia Ave Parking Structure
    • Hudson/Gillett – Virginia Ave Parking Structure
    • Respect/Responsibility/Excellence/Discovery – Virginia Ave Parking Structure
    • Gateway – Virginia Ave Parking Structure
    • Hawthorn/Galena/Dogwood – Virginia Ave Parking Structure
    • Defoe/Graham – Virginia Ave Parking Structure
    • Bluford/Brooks – WG6 parking lot
    • North/South/Center – WG6 parking lot
    • Mark Twain – RC15 parking lot
    • McDavid – RC4 parking lot
    • Hatch/Schurz/College Ave – AV8 parking lot

You can find these lots on our campus map or by using our online interactive map.

**All parking assignments are subject to change based on space availability**

If you break your Residential Life housing contract because you move off campus (which includes Greek housing and downtown apartments), you will lose your Residential Life parking permit. You are not guaranteed another parking permit on campus and most likely you’ll be re-assigned to a perimeter lot in the the Reactor area (RP10).

You can find this lot on our campus map or by using our online interactive map.

  • If you live with Residential Life, DO NOT purchase a parking permit from Parking and Transportation Services.
  • If you missed the June 1 parking permit deadline, you are not guaranteed any parking permit — including priority or perimeter parking.
  • Priority parking is determined by selection of specifics halls and by the date and time you submitted your housing contract.

  • If you are not bringing a vehicle and live in the residence halls, you are eligible for a parking equivalent. The parking equivalent is the value of the parking permit.
  • Residential Life pays the parking equivalent to your student account in the fall semester.

  • If you lived with Residential Life in the spring semester, you are eligible for priority parking if you return to Residential Life the following fall semester. However, priority parking is based on space availability.
  • If you are not bringing a vehicle and live in the residence halls, you are eligible for a parking equivalent. The parking equivalent is the value of the parking permit.
  • Those living with Residential Life as summer residents, without having lived with Residential Life in the previous spring semester, are not considered a returning Residential Life resident and are not eligible for priority parking.

Yes. You must apply for a summer parking permit. They are a separate application and fee from the fall and spring semesters.

We work with the MU Police Department and Campus Facilities to make our lots and structures as safe as possible. We have lights and bus shelters in the lots and MUPD patrols the areas day and night.

We also have the Tiger Line shuttle service for all MU community members at no additional charge. When classes are in session, the Tiger Line shuttles are running. For specific times, check the parking website. But generally, the shuttles run 6 a.m. to midnight on weekdays; weekend times can be found on the website.

  • Once you have your priority parking assignment and need to change your parking information, go to your online parking portal and update the parking portion of your preference form.
  • Students receive their parking assignment from MU Parking and Transportation sometime in August, so be sure to keep an eye on your MU student email during that time and throughout the summer for further housing and move-in information.

  • You need to log into you online parking account.
    • First, remove the vehicle with the old plate
    • Second, add the new plate information with NO spaces or dashes
    • Third, the State of Missouri does not use letters “O” or “I.” Use “0 (zero)” or “1 (one)” respectively. This applies to personal plates as well.
  • Failure to do so, can result in citations for being an unknown car parked in a lot/structure that you aren’t registered for.