Parking & Transportation

Spring 2025 Prorated Parking Permit Prices

Starting Friday, March 7, spring parking permits will be available at a prorated price. A complete list is listed below and available on the parking websiteTo check permit availability and purchase a permit, please visit the parking portal. Note: Summer permit sales start May 1, 2025.

Spring Permit Valid Period

  • Spring student permits are valid until August 15, 2025.
  • Spring faculty/staff permits are valid until August 31, 2025.
  • Adjunct/non-student wage permits are valid until May 22, 2025.

If you wish to change or deactivate your permit, please review the process below:

To Upgrade Your Permit:

To Downgrade Your Permit:

  • Submit the form online: Use the Permit Exchange/Deactivation form if the permit was purchased with a credit card.
  • Visit a Parking Services Office: if the permit was purchased with cash or check.
  • The refund is calculated by taking the current value of the parking permit you own (see the Refund Rate Table), subtracting the current value of the parking permit you are purchasing, and adding a $15 administrative fee.
  • Requests to downgrade a parking permit are not finalized until you have been notified by Parking Services and given a new permit number.
  • Please allow 2-3 business days for processing.

To Deactivate Your Permit:


Fairfax and Science & Technology Campuses

Faculty/Staff and Off-Campus Student Prorated Permit Table
Permit Type Prorated Price Original Price
West Campus $75 $120
Lot M & P $120 $195
Fairfax/SciTech General $170 $280
Global Center INTO Student $170 $280
Lot J Reserved $205 $340
Lot I Reserved $220 $365
Mason Pond Parking Deck Evening $215 $355
Shenandoah Parking Deck Evening $215 $355
Rappahannock Parking Deck $255 $425
Mason Pond Deck (Levels 3-5) $270 $450
Shenandoah Parking Deck $270 $450
Resident Student Prorated Permit Table
Permit Type Prorated Price Original Price
West Campus $75 $120
Townhouse* $130 $215
Fairfax/SciTech General* $200 $330
Lot J Reserved $225 $370
Lot I Reserved $240 $395
Rappahannock Parking Deck (Levels 4 & 5) $255 $425
Mason Pond Deck (Levels 3-5) $270 $450
Shenandoah Parking Deck $270 $450

* Townhouse—Only available to townhouse residents only;
   Fairfax/SciTech General—Only available to non-freshman resident students

 

Adjunct Faculty & Non-Student Wage Employee Prorated Permit Table
Permit Type Prorated Price Original Price
Adjunct/Non-Student Wage Rappahannock Parking Deck Rooftop $35 $60
Adjunct SciTech Campus Tower Lot $35 $60
Adjunct Mason Square Vernon Smith Level B3 $35 $60
Adjunct General Lite $70 $115
Adjunct Mason Pond Parking Deck (Levels 1 & 2) $90 $145
Adjunct Shenandoah Parking Deck Rooftop $60 $145

Mason Square

Faculty/Staff and Student Prorated Permit Table
Permit Type Prorated Price Original Price
Vernon Smith General $170 $280
Van Metre Reserved Faculty/Staff $255 $425
Van Metre Reserved Student $255 $425
Van Metre Reserved Day $185 $310
Van Metre Reserved Evening $185 $310

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