Student Permits

Students who do not live in the residence halls are eligible to purchase a commuter permit.

You need a commuter permit for

• green surface commuter lots
• Monday through Friday
• 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Additional Guidelines

There is no overnight parking in any commuter lot between 3:30 a.m. and 7 a.m. Vehicles parked overnight may be towed at the owner or operator's expense.

A commuter permit does not authorize parking in the commuter restricted (CR8) area of the Student Center garage.

Commuter permits are sold on an academic-year basis. They cannot be purchased by the semester.

Prices for 2023-24

The price of your permit depends on the semester you buy it.

• Fall – $100
• Spring – $80
• Summer – $60

Expiration

All permits expire August 2, 2024.

If you do not live in a residence hall, you are eligible to purchase a commuter restricted permit for the:

• CR8 - 2nd & 3rd Floor of Student Center Parking Garage

You need a commuter restricted permit for:

• orange area of the R8 parking garage
• 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Monday through Friday

Please check with Parking Services on the price and availability of commuter restricted spaces. If we do not have a space available, you can request to be put on a waiting list.

Additional Guidelines

Commuter Restricted permits are sold by the semester.

There is no overnight parking in any parking garage. Vehicles parking overnight may be towed at the owner or operator's expense.

Prices for 2023-24

• Fall only – $188
• Fall and Spring – $276
• Yearly – $364

Fees include $100 for registration plus an additional fee that is prorated monthly beginning October 1, February 1, and June 1.

A restricted permit allows you to park in:

• an assigned red lot
• any green commuter lot

Please check with Parking Services on the price and availability of these spaces. If we do not have any available, you can request to be put on a waiting list.

Locations

• R2 – Petty and McKinley (surface lot)
• R5 – Architecture Building (surface lot)
• R6 – New York Parking Garage*
• R7 – McKinley Avenue Parking Garage*

Enforcement hours are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday.

* There is no overnight parking allowed in parking garages (3:30-7 a.m.).

Prices for 2023-24

• Fall only – $223
• Fall and Spring – $346
• Yearly – $469

Electric vehicle permits are available upon request for an additional $60 per semester. They allow parking in designated electric vehicle spaces located in the lot equal to where the permit holder’s permanent parking permit allows (i.e., any EV space in any red lot if the person has a red restricted lot permit; any EV space in a yellow lot or green lot if the permit holder has a yellow or green permit).

We enforce parking policies 24 hours a day, seven days a week at Ball State University’s two apartment complexes.

Resident Permits

Residents of Scheidler and Anthony Apartments must purchase one of the following permits to receive an accompanying apartment permit:

• commuter (green)
• commuter restricted (CR8) (orange)
• restricted (red)

Once you purchase a permit at the Office of Parking Services, send an email to the Office of Parking Services to receive your residential permit at no additional charge. 

Residents are limited to one car per licensed driver and two cars total per apartment. A Ball State permit must be purchased for each vehicle in order to receive an apartment permit.

Visitors

Scheidler Apartments – Guests of Scheidler Apartment residents need to display an apartment visitor permit between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Anthony Apartments – Guests of Anthony Apartment residents are required to display an apartment visitor permit 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Apartment visitor permits are issued at the University Apartment Office.

If you need to park on campus between 4:45 and 7 p.m., you may buy a night pass permit.

This permit applies to both of the following red restricted lots:

• R2 – Petty and McKinley (surface lot)
• R5 – Architecture Building (surface lot)

You may add a night pass to a commuter permit for a green lot or restricted permit for a different red lot or garage.

If you are already purchasing a standard restricted permit for R2 or R5, you do not need a night pass to park in the same lot. (After 7 p.m. you do not need a permit to park in any restricted lots.)

Night passes are not sold for the summer, when we stop enforcing restricted lots at 4 p.m.

Prices for 2023-24

All night pass permits are $50 per semester, excluding Summer, when we stop enforcing parking restrictions on these lots at 4 p.m.

Anyone parking in a Ball State disabled driver space must display a Ball State disabled driver permit along with a current Ball State parking permit.

The University issues disabled driver permits free of charge to students who provide supporting documentation.

Types of Permits

We offer two types of disabled driver permits, depending on how long you will need one.

Temporary

To be approved for a temporary disabled driver permit, please contact Disability Services.  Once you receive approval from Disability Services, documentation must be submitted to the Office of Parking Services.

 

Permanent

Permanent disabled driver permits are issued on an academic-year basis.

You must provide proof that you have a current state-issued disability placard or license plate, which you must submit to the Office of Parking Services every year.

Accepted forms of documentation are:

• the vehicle registration for the accessible license plate
• the certification sheet for the state-issued placard 

Parking Locations

Where you may use a disabled driver permit depends on the type of primary Ball State parking permit you have.

Commuter Permit

You may park in the disabled driver spaces of:

• yellow faculty/staff lots
• green commuter lots
• red restricted lots

(not blue residence hall lots)

Restricted Permit

You may park in the disabled driver spaces of:

• assigned red restricted lot
• yellow faculty/staff lots
• green commuter lots

Students or employees who do not have a current Ball State permit may purchase a temporary one that lasts two weeks.

The expiration date will be two weeks from the date you buy your permit.

Parking Services reserves the right to limit the number of temporary permits that may be purchased to three or fewer per semester.

The type of temporary permit issued will be determined by your classification.

• off-campus students – green surface commuter lots
• residence hall students – stadium and stadium overflow lots
• faculty/staff – yellow faculty/staff lots

Two-week permits are not available for red restricted or blue residence hall lots.

Cost

$25