UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State Transportation Services is reminding employees and students of the upcoming parking permit rate changes scheduled to take effect July 1.
For the 2026-27 academic year, permit rates for most non-technical service employees will increase between $1 and $2 per month, while most student parking rates will rise between $4 and $14 per semester, depending on the permit type.
Parking rates for technical service employees are set through their collective bargaining process, and previously approved rates are available to view in the current collective bargaining agreement. All other permit rates are set by Transportation Services and approved by the Office of the Senior Vice President for Finance and Business. The full list of parking rates for the upcoming year is provided below.
Parking fees are collected to cover the numerous fixed and variable costs associated with managing University parking facilities, to include parking facility construction and maintenance, staff salaries and benefits, and parking-related technology equipment and software. Parking revenue also is used to provide various campus transportation programs and services, to include campus transit, the RIDEpass reduced-fare mass transit pass program for employees and graduate students, campus bicycle facilities, and the Spin E-Bike Share Program.
2026-27 Faculty/Staff and Service/Delivery Parking Permit Rate Changes
Beginning July 1, the following faculty/staff parking permit rate changes will take effect:
- Core permits (Brown, Green, Orange, Red, Silver, Yellow) will increase from $45 per month to $47 per month for all non-technical service faculty/staff employees.
- Commuter permits will increase from $16 per month to $17 per month for all non-technical service faculty/staff employees.
- ROO permits will increase from $128 per month to $148 per month.
- LOO permits will increase from $93 per month to $106 per month.
- Service permits will increase from $77 per month to $81 per month.
These rates will remain in place through June 30, 2027.
2026-27 Student Parking Permit Rate Changes
Effective for the fall 2026 semester, the following student parking permit rate changes will take effect:
- Commuter permit rates will increase from $69 per semester to $73 per semester.
- Residential core permit (Lot 22, Lot 42, Lot 81, and Lot 82) rates will increase from $389 per semester to $403 per semester.
- Student storage permit (Lot 83, YAS-West Deck, and WDS-West Deck) rates will increase from $260 per semester to $273 per semester
- Lot 11 permit rates for White Course Apartments residents will increase from $224 per semester to $235 per semester.
2026-27 RidePASS Rate Change
The RIDEpass reduced-fare mass transit pass rate for eligible faculty, staff and graduate students will increase from $23 per month to $24 per month.
For questions or more information on University Park parking, visit transportation.psu.edu, email parking@psu.edu or call 814-865-1436.