Read the Rules Before You Bring a Car to Campus

Resident Student Parking Permit
Apply Online for a Parking Permit
Commuter and Carpool Student Permit
Occasional/Evenings Student Permit
Questions about obtaining a Student Permit

Resident Student Parking Permit

Please note that although resident parking permits are available to upper class undergraduates and graduate students, residents are discouraged from bringing cars to MIT due to the scarcity of parking spaces on campus. Please consider leaving your car at home and using

Tutors, housemasters and other employees who live in an MIT residence should contact the Office of Residential Life and Student Life Programs (RSLP) to obtain a resident parking permit.

Not eligible for resident parking are residents of some independent living groups and those who live at 100 Memorial Drive. First-year undergraduate students are not permitted to bring cars to campus.

Apply Online for a Parking Permit

Undergraduate and graduate students must fill out the online application in order to obtain a parking permit.

Resident Student Parking Permits for graduate students are directly tied to their residential facility: Eastgate, Westgate, Edgerton, Green, Ashdown, NW30, NW86 and Tang.

Note that there may be restrictions in the number of parking spaces allocated to specific MIT residences.

RESIDENT STUDENT PARKING PERMIT
Annual Fee	Payroll Deduction	Student Account	Check or Cash
$898.00	No	Yes	Yes

Students living in Cambridge FSILGs

There are five on-campus FSILGS. In several cases the lease includes some allocated parking spaces with an annual cost specified in the lease. For example, Zeta Psi at 233 Mass Ave. has five North allocations in their lease at a cost of $75 per year each. If more residents of Zeta Psi want parking, they must go through the regular online application process, and pay the regular student parking permit fee.

When parking is not in the lease, an on-campus FSILG resident may buy a Student Resident permit at full price.

Resident student with family

Campus residents, either student or resident employees living in Eastgate or Westgate with small children, are eligible for a family tag as well as the Student Resident permit. Based on your campus residence, you will automatically receive the family tag when you apply for parking.

Sharing a permit

Resident students who need to share a permit to a gated area with someone else can authorize that person on the permit. Refer to Special Permits and Rates: Additional Parker.

More than one vehicle

Unlike commuters, residents with more than one vehicle must pay the full campus resident rate for each vehicle.

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Commuter and Carpool Student Permit

Except for first-year undergraduates, all students, including those who live in Boston/Brookline FSILGs or drive to campus, are eligible for a Student Commuter permit for the Westgate Lot. Students interested in obtaining a permit for a carpool or occasional and evening parking should fill out a Carpool Parking Application for MIT students.

COMMUTER AND CARPOOL STUDENT PARKING PERMIT
Permit Type	Annual Fee	Payroll Deduction	Student Account	Check or Cash
Student Carpool	$311.00	No	No	Yes
Student Commuter	$625.00	No	Yes	Yes

Undergraduate Commuting Students

Apply online at https://commuting.mit.edu and bring proof of off-campus residency to the parking office when picking up your permit.

Graduate Commuting Students

Apply online at https://commuting.mit.edu and bring proof of off-campus residency to the parking office when picking up your permit.

Non-Resident (out-of-state) Students

Students with out-of-state plates who wish to drive in Massachusetts beyond an initial thirty-day period must first determine their eligibility and obtain a Massachusetts Non-Resident Student Permit. Students qualify for a Non-Resident Student Permit if they meet the following definition of "student" under Massachusetts law:

"Student – any person enrolled full-time in a school, college or university, but not including any fully registered medical practitioner or any person enrolled in a school, college or university for the purpose of pursuing advanced or post graduate studies or on the job training under any fellowship program, or receiving compensation beyond the actual tuition costs of such schooling. In doubtful cases, the registrar may determine whether or not this definition applies."

More information from the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles on non-resident status is available at the Parking and Transportation Office, W20-022.

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Occasional/Evenings Student Permit

The Occasional/Evening Parking Permit is intended to meet the needs of students who normally use other means of commuting. This permit allows a person to park at MIT at a daily rate up to eight times a month. The fee is for a business day and not for each entry or exit during the day.

Undergraduate and graduate students must fill out an application to obtain an Occasional/Evening Parking permit.

To allow for emergencies and unexpected events, a person may park more than eight times per month but at a higher fee. Additional days will be billed at $10.00 per day. These permits also allow unlimited after-hours, weekend and holiday parking.

An occasional parker who leaves the Institute or who decides to terminate parking must notify the Parking Office. The Parking Office will calculate payment due or will refund a positive balance. Occasional Parking balances are carried over from year to year as long as the student continues to elect the Occasional Parking program.

OCCASIONAL/EVENINGS STUDENT PARKING PERMIT
Annual Fee	Payroll Deduction	Student Account	Check or Cash	Comments
Sticker: $50.00 Day Rate: $4.00	No	Yes	Yes	Requires additional deposit of $100.00 with application

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Questions about obtaining a Student Permit

The Parking Office can answer most of the questions you have about parking permits, locations and rates. Contact them at mitparking@mit.edu, 617-258-6510. Their office is located in the basement of the Stratton Student Center, W20-022. Additional information may be obtained from one of the Parking Coordinators listed below.

MIT Undergraduate students

Undergraduate Housing Office, W59-200 , residence@mit.edu

MIT Graduate students

Sandy Lugo, Graduate Housing Office, W59-200 , graduatehousing@mit.edu

Graduate resident tutors and graduate resident coordinators

Joshua Kastorf, Residential Life Programs, W20-549, jkastof@mit.edu

FSILG residents

Fran Miles, Student Life Programs, W20-549, fmiles@mit.edu

Housemasters and Tutors

Housemasters and tutors who require Campus Resident Permits should contact the Office of Residential Life and Student Life Programs (RSLP). On-campus parking is limited. Commuter Parking Permits will not be issued to anyone who already has a residential space.

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