Campus Parking, Student Vehicle Policy, and Vehicle Registration

Parking
Information

parking-map

Parking Map Notes:

  • Students can park in Faculty/Staff/Visitor areas from 5 pm - 1 am on weekdays and from 7 am - 1 am on weekends.
  • No overnight parking allowed (past 1 am) in any Faculty/Staff/Visitor areas (including faculty/staff cars)
  • All overnight parking should be in Student/General areas
  • Any space is a specific reserved sign can only be used for that purpose 24/7/365
  • Any area without a color means “no parking anytime.”

Undergraduate Student Vehicle Policy

All undergraduate students are required to register their vehicle and purchase a parking permit. Undergraduate students may park in any student or general parking lot on campus. First-time students are not permitted to have vehicles on campus under after Thanksgiving Break (see below).

  • Parking Permit Rate for 2025-2026 school year: $90 per year for undergraduate students
  • Parking Permit Rate for 2026-2027 school year: $150 per year for undergraduate students

 Register Your Vehicle

First-time, full-time freshman students who have been out of high school less than one year, or transfer students with fewer than 12 credit hours, are not permitted to have vehicles on campus until after Thanksgiving Break. For students entering Taylor University during Interterm or the spring semester, vehicles are not permitted on campus until after Spring Break.

Personal Exceptions
 Exceptions may be granted for the following reasons:

  • A medical or dental condition requiring frequent appointments
  • Off-campus employment (proof of employment and work schedule required)
  • Illness of a family member or other extenuating circumstances requiring emergency travel home
  • In rare cases, if no alternative transportation is available for a student to return home for Thanksgiving Break

To request an exception, students must email Taylor University Chief of Police Mike Spaulding at [email protected].

Graduate Student Vehicle Policy

All graduate and PA students are required to register their vehicle and purchase a parking permit. Graduate and PA students may park in any student or general parking lot on campus.

  • Parking Permit Rate for 2025-2026 school year: $45 per year for graduate/PA students
  • Parking Permit Rate for 2026-2027 school year: $75 per year for graduate/PA students 

Register Your Vehicle

Black parking lot with bright white stripes

Employee Vehicle Policy

All faculty and staff are required to register any vehicle they intend to park on campus. Faculty and staff may park in any campus parking lot.

Register Your Vehicle