Undergraduate Student Permits

Parking permits are available by semester for students living in campus residence halls. Each residential neighborhood is assigned a designated priority and secondary perimeter parking area. These locations, which are restricted to residents of that neighborhood and are partially funded and maintained by MU Housing, are not part of the general parking inventory available to non-MU Housing students.

Incoming students are assigned to a lot based on their housing assignment as follows:

• Res North (Park View): Mark Twain, McDavid and Mizzou at UCentre
  •  Lots RC9 (Tier 2) and WG14 (Tier 2)
• Res East (College Crossing East): College Avenue, Gateway, Hatch and Schurz 
  • Lots AV14A (Tier 2) and AV14B (Tier 2)
• Res South (Southwest Village): Bluford, Brooks, Center, North and South
  • Lot SG7 (Tier 2) and SG7C (Tier 2) 
• Res Central (Truman Central and College Crossing West): Defoe-Graham, Discovery, Dogwood, Excellence, Galena, Gillett, Hawthorn, Hudson, Johnston, Respect, Responsibility and Wolpers
  • Lot SG4M (Tier 3) and SG4N (Tier 3)

Returning MU Housing students are assigned a lot based on their housing assignment as follows:

• Res North (Park View): Mark Twain, McDavid and Mizzou at UCentre
  • RC4 (Tier 1), RC15 (Tier 1) and RC16 (Tier 1)
• Res East (College Crossing East): College Avenue, Gateway, Hatch and Schurz
  • AV8 (Tier 1)
• Res South (Southwest Village): Bluford, Brooks, Center, North and South
  • WG6 (Tier 1) 
• Res Central (Truman Central and College Crossing West): Defoe-Graham, Discovery, Dogwood, Excellence, Galena, Gillett, Hawthorn, Hudson, Johnston, Respect, Responsibility and Wolpers
  • Virginia Avenue Parking Structure Level 4-6 (VAPS) (Tier 1)

Note: If you change your MU Housing location, it may affect your parking assignment. If you move out of your residence hall, you will lose your parking assignment. To update your parking assignment based on your housing move, please reach out to Parking & Transportation. 

Looking for a move-in map? Visit MU Housing.

For students living off-campus who drive to class and need daytime parking only. 

• Issued by class standing (seniors get first pick). See Campus Parking Priorities for more information.
• Locations vary based on availability 

Typical locations where commuting students are assigned, based on availability, include:

AV14B (Tier 4)
RP10 (Tier 4)
SG4O (Tier 3)
SG5P (Tier 2)

Note: Unsure if you qualify for a commuter permit or an overnight permit? Reach out to Parking & Transportation.

Designed for students in fraternity or sorority housing or other non-MU Housing residence halls near campus. 

• Valid in select perimeter lots (AV14B, SG4N, Hitt Street Parking Structure Level 6, MH1, RC1, RC21, SG4N)
• First-come, first-served
• Separate overnight application form required 
• Applicants may be asked to provide proof of residency, like a lease agreement

Note: If your preferred location has sold out, you can ask to be added to the overnight permits waitlist.

Unsure if you qualify for a commuter permit or an overnight permit? Reach out to Parking & Transportation.

Permit holders get email and text alerts about: 

• Game day relocations for home football games and men’s home basketball games
• Lot closures for events, construction and inclement weather

Park in the wrong spot? You may be cited or even towed. Unpaid tickets may result in a hold on your account, which can block course registration. 

You can appeal or resolve your citation to lift the hold. 

Note: Due to federal privacy regulations (FERPA), the university cannot share student records — including billing — with parents or guardians without your consent. 

Find more information about Citations & Fees.

Buy a permit

• Parking isn’t free. Visit your parking account and buy your permit or register your car. See permit purchase dates above.
• When entering your license plates, pay attention to similar characters like numbers 0/1 and letters O/I. Missouri plates only use 0 (zeros) and 1 (one). Incorrect entries could be flagged for citation.
• Permits can’t be transferred or sold.

Keep your car info current

• Get a new car or change license plates? Remember to keep your parking permit/account information up to date.

Know your parking spot and enforcement

• Familiarize yourself with your assigned lot/parking structure and enforcement hours.
• Only park in your permitted lot/structure or in a metered lot.

Your license plate must be visible from the driving aisle.

• Avoid parking in fire/drive lanes.
• Have an ADA placard? Be sure and register it with Parking & Transportation through your parking account.
• You can be ticketed or towed on first violation.
• If your assigned lot is near Memorial Stadium or Mizzou Arena, you may need to relocate temporarily for home football games or weekday men’s home basketball games. Permit holders will get email reminders and students also will receive text messages. Find details about game day parking for students with permits.

Pay citations promptly

• You have five business days to appeal or 10 business days to pay parking citations.
• If no action is taken, students may be billed or reported for misconduct.

Learn more about Citations & Fees, Enforcement, Student Regulations, Lane Regulations and Traffic Regulations.

No. Your license plate is your permit. This system helps us keep costs lower by eliminating physical tags.

Get a new car or change license plates? Remember to update your license plate in your parking account.

If you’re living on campus, your parking assignment is tied to where you’re living. Commuting from off campus? You can buy a permit each semester, with registration opening at different times depending on your class year (seniors go first, then juniors and so on). See Campus Parking Priorities for more information.

Log into your parking account at any time to see your permit details.

Off-campus students working early or late shifts may qualify. Email muparking@missouri.edu with the subject line “a.m./p.m. Permit Request” and include your:

• Name
• Supervisor’s name
• Work location
• Shift times

Email muparking@missouri.edu with the subject “Trying to Buy a Permit” and let us know your name, class year and reason for purchasing outside regular periods.

One vehicle is allowed per student permit. No exceptions.

No. That violates both our parking policy and the Mizzou Student Code of Conduct.

Missouri requires most vehicles registered in the state to have front and rear plates. Mizzou enforces this. For vehicles registered from other states, please abide by your state’s rules and regulations.

Please remember: Park your vehicle where the plates are visible from the drive aisle to avoid a citation.

If you’ve already purchased a fall parking permit but were unable to get a permit for a parking structure, you can request to be added to an undergraduate waitlist for certain parking structures. It’s pretty simple: Once you submit your request via email to muparking@missouri.edu, your spot on the waitlist is based on the date and time you signed up. Earlier is always better!

A few key things to know:

You must have an active fall permit to stay on the waitlist. If your permit isn’t active, you’ll lose your spot. Your waitlist spot will carry over from the fall to spring so you don’t have to start over.

If you have approved accessibility needs through the Disability Center, those accommodations take priority over the waitlist.

Waitlists are available for the following parking structures:

• Conley Avenue Parking Structure (Tier 1)
• Hitt Street Parking Structure (Tier 2)
• Turner Avenue Parking Structure (Tier 1)
• University Avenue Parking Structure (Tier 2) 

Note: We also maintain a waitlist for overnight permits if a student was unable to buy a permit for their preferred location.

When will I get a spot?

Waitlist movement depends on availability. Priority goes first to:

• Faculty and staff
• Graduate/professional students
• Housing residents
• Overnight permit holders

Once those groups are placed, any open spaces are offered to students on the waitlist.

If you get a waitlist offer:

You’ll receive a message in your Mizzou email.

You’ll have three days to accept or decline so keep an eye on your inbox!

Between 8:15 a.m. and 3:45 p.m., Monday through Friday, these areas are closed to drive-through traffic: 

• Rollins Street (MU Student Center)
• Hitt Street (Memorial Union)
• Conley Avenue (Jesse Hall)

See Closed Campus Barriers for more information.

View locations on our interactive campus map.

Parking rates are tiered based on demand. Lots and structures in higher-demand areas cost more, while lower-demand areas are more budget-friendly. This gives faculty, staff and students the flexibility to choose what works best for them — balancing location, cost and availability. Spots are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis, with faculty and staff getting first priority, followed by students.

Permit fees go right back into keeping our parking system running. That includes maintenance, upgrades and paying off construction bonds for lots and garages. Mizzou Parking & Transportation is self-sustaining — meaning we don’t get university funding — so every dollar collected from permits supports operations and future improvements.