2024-25 Academic Year - Student Permit Fee Schedule

Permit Type	Semester	Annual	Summer
Commuting Undergraduate (CS)		$125	$75
Resident Undergraduate (S)		$150	$75
Graduate		$130	$75
Garage/Reserved Lot	$440	$880
Greek Village (Residents Only)	$300	$600
Devine West (Greek Meal Plan participants only)		$50
MED - Med School students		$25
Remote Park and Ride (BPARK Permit)		$100
Motorcycle		$65	$35

Consult the Student Permit Reference Guide for details on each permit, inculding where that permit is allowed.  Be sure to read and understand the regulations for parking on campus.

Bull St. District - Park & Ride

A Bull St. District Park & Ride permit (BPARK) will be available for the academic year for commuting students, faculty and staff only. Permit holders will only be able to park in the lot located at 2700 Colonial Drive.  During the fall and spring semesters, shuttles dedicated to that lot leave every 20 minutes and drop off on Pendleton St. on either end of the Horseshoe from 7 am to 7 pm Monday through Friday only.  The BPARK Park & Ride permit does not allow permit holders to park in any other lots More information here

General Parking 

The university distributes several types of general parking permits to students including Resident Undergraduate Students (S), Graduate Students (GS) and Commuting Undergraduate Students (CS) .

Depending on your permit designation, you are restricted to specific parking areas around campus.

Resident Undergraduate Permits (S)

• Park in Student (S) and Any Decal (AD) lots

Graduate Student Permits (GS)

• Park in Grad Student (GS), Student (S) and Any Decal (AD) lots

Commuting Undergraduate Students (CS)

• Park in Any Decal (AD) lots

* Overnight parking is not allowed in certain AD lots. Please see all parking areas for details on each parking area.

Event Parking in the Arena District

• Carolina Coliseum and Colonial Life Arena lots GS4, AD16,N2,FS4 and FS11 are sometimes used for event parking. During events, permit parking may be restricted in the above noted lots. 

• Students and faculty scheduled for evening classes may be able to get a special permit to park at these lots during events. This permit is available if you have evening class in the following buildings:

  • Carolina Coliseum
  • School of Music
  • Koger Center for the Arts
  • Arnold School of Public Health
  • Darla Moore School of Business 
• You must have a valid USC permit, a printed copy of your class schedule and a picture ID to get this permit. Please contact your department for more information.

Additional Permit Options

Garages
Garage permits are available to students, faculty or staff members on a first-come, first-served basis.  Garage permit holders may park in their designated garage or any AD (Any Decal) lot.  Details on each garage can be found here. 

Greek Village

Greek Village permits are available to students who live in the Greek Village and can verify their residence through the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life.

GV permit holders may park in the Greek Village lot, Devine West lot and the Any Decal (AD) lots; however there is no overnight parking allowed in certain AD lots. Pease see all parking areas for details on each parking area.

Accessible Parking

In order to park in authorized ADA accessible spaces on campus, students and employees with state-issued ADA placards are required to register with USC Parking & Transportation Services.  Read more about accessible parking.

Motorcycle and Mopeds

Any motorcycle or moped parked on campus must be parked in a designated motorcycle/moped space, with the required MC permit properly displayed. MC permits are available in the Parking Services office.  Motorcycle and mopeds are NOT allowed in automobile spaces, metered spaces, bicycle racks, or inside any building.

Bicycles (free registration)

Any bicycle parked on campus must be registered.  Read more about bicycle registration.

Temporary Surface Lot Permits

Temporary surface lot permits are available based on your status.  Temporary permits must be purchased in the Parking office.