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Comparable Schools'
Parking Grades:
Quick StatsStudent Parking Lot
Yes - Camden parking area, Columbus parking area, Columbus parking garage, North parking area, Renaissance parking garage, and West Village garage.
Common Parking Tickets
- Expired meter - $25
- Fire lane - $40
- Handicapped zone - $50
- No parking zone - $55
- Parked in a residential area without a resident sticker - $40
Freshmen Allowed to Park
No - Only under special circumstances, such as freshmen on co-op
Approximate Parking Permit Cost
- $320 per semester for a day pass
- $430 per semester for an overnight pass
Parking Permits
Prior to the start of each academic year or semester, faculty, staff and students can apply for a parking permit online. Permit applications are usually available sometime during the week prior to the start of each semester. Faculty and staff may purchase a parking permit each semester, or annually. Full-time day undergraduate, graduate, and law students can purchase a parking permit on a semester basis.
College Prowler Take
Prior to the start of each academic year or semester, NU students can apply for a parking permit online. Permit applications are usually available sometime during the week prior to the start of each semester or quarter. It seems to be a universal truth among students who attend big city schools that a car is an unnecessary and expensive endeavor on campus. Not only is parking ridiculously expensive, but your car will invariably wind up towed, ticketed, abused, and worn down. A car can nonetheless be a luxury to have a quick way out of town. Also, you’ll find that some poor carless student who lives in your vicinity may be quite willing to pay for your gas—or even more—for a ride home. Overall, though, the permit prices are just way too high, and the the parking fines, which you’ll most certainly rack up, will be billed to your tuition account. So, if you have to take a car to school, park in the garage, or enter the campus grounds at your own risk. Students Speak Out
Love your school more than free food? Hate your school more than term papers?
Somewhere in between? Show the world what YOU think of YOUR school:
NUKZ says: Northeastern University 2014 Business  |
Parking on campus is barely worth...
Parking on campus is barely worth it—it is expensive, and everywhere I go, I take the T anyway. Boston also sucks parking-wise, so it's not easy to drive if you are going out. Parking passes are readily available, though I don't see the point unless you have to drive for work or something.
Parking: March 03, 2009
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sabia.a says: Northeastern University 2015 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies, and Humanities |
Parking is okay if you have a...
Parking is okay if you have a parking pass, which is a few hundred a semester. You can park on the street if you want to feed a meter. Parking is manageable, though. Freshmen can have a car, but don't bother—that's what your two feet and the MBTA are for.
Parking: February 22, 2009
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NUAG says: Northeastern University 2013 Social Sciences |
Parking is a veritable nightmare...
Parking is a veritable nightmare because there is none and can get unnecessarily expensive. There is no parking unless you want to pay through the teeth to get a spot in the university lot. NU is on both the Green and Orange lines, as well as several bus lines, so it's not hard to get anywhere in the city. Wait until you have an off-campus apartment with free parking before you consider bringing your car.
Parking: February 20, 2009
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NUSA says: Northeastern University 2015 Architecture and Planning |
It is difficult to park sometimes...
It is difficult to park sometimes unless you have a paid spot. They are very strict with tickets, so you have to be careful. I suggest you either pay for a spot or don't bring a car.
Parking: February 14, 2009
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Anonymous says: |
I really don’t like driving here...
I really don’t like driving here late at night. People are reckless drivers here, and I feel like an accident could occur at any time. People also have a problem with speeding here. If you ask me, it’s just not worth it to have a car here. |
Did You Know?Best Places to Find a Spot
Columbus parking garage or Renaissance parking garage, especially during the weekends when commuters aren’t on campus. Good Luck Getting a Spot Here
Virtually anywhere along one of the streets; you’ll likely have to park in one of the main parking garages on campus if you’re looking for a spot.
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