2025-26 undergraduate commuter student parking permit requests accepted now
Summary
- Two types of parking permits are available to commuter students for 2025-26.
- “C” permit requests are being accepted now and will continue on a first come, first served basis until permits are sold out.
- Value permit requests are also open and expected to be available throughout the year.
“C” permits
A limited number of West Lafayette “C” permits are available to undergraduate students who live outside of this boundary and commute to campus. Requests are being accepted now in the online parking portal. Proof of the student’s local address for the coming year must be uploaded at the time of the request. These annual permits cost $100 and are valid in any “C” surface lot space.
Once eligibility is confirmed, Parking Operations will notify individuals through email when the permit can be purchased online. Permits are available on a first come, first served basis and may sell out.
Value permits
Value permits are a new option for 2025-26, and requests opened earlier this week with anticipated availability throughout the year. Like “C” permits, students must live outside of this boundary and commute to campus. Requests are being accepted now in the online parking portal, and proof of the student’s local address for the coming year must be uploaded at the time of the request. Once eligibility is confirmed, Parking Operations will notify individuals through email when the permit can be purchased online.
Parking is available in either the east Purdue University Airport gravel lot or at 2550 Northwestern Avenue in West Lafayette, and more information about on-demand campus transit at these locations will be announced soon. Overnight parking is allowed in these locations for permit holders. Permits are $75 per year.
More information
All annual permits for the coming year will be valid Aug. 1, 2025 through Aug. 15, 2026. Current 2024-25 parking permits are valid through Aug. 15, 2025.
Updates for “C” and Value permits will be made to the Traffic and Parking Regulations and downloadable parking map in the coming months.
Parking Operations staff are available until 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at 765-494-9497 or parking@purdue.edu, and the lobby in Stewart Center G054 is open until 4 p.m.