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Student Parking Lot? Yes
Freshmen Allowed to Park? No
Approximate Parking Permit Cost $80–$600 per year
Common Parking Tickets
  • Expired meter: $25
  • Failure to display permit: $3
  • Handicapped zone: $150
  • No parking zone: $35
  • Parked out of zone: $30–$50
  • Unauthorized Use of a Parking Permit: $150

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

Parking at OSU is a task in itself, and when you do find a spot, it will probably be quite a distance from campus. While the University has tried to add more parking lots, the sheer number of students and prospective students makes it impossible for everyone to keep a vehicle on campus. In addition, some spots are getting lost to construction or taken over for events such as football tailgating, worsening an already bad situation. You will get at least one parking ticket in four years.

Students are not allowed to park on campus itself during the day, and overnight parking isn’t legal. If you have a parking permit you can try the student parking on West Campus, but you’ll have to take your chances everywhere else. The bottom line: get ready to build some leg muscles—you’re going to find yourself walking just about everywhere. Generally speaking, it isn’t even worth bringing a vehicle to campus. It’s a hassle driving back and forth from the West Campus lot, and you can’t count on parking anywhere else. In addition, all the main stores and campus buildings are well within walking distance. For getting around at OSU, the on-campus transportation system (CABS) is fairly efficient, with routes to get you almost everywhere you’ll need to go. If you don’t feel like waiting for the bus, you can always walk; traffic is so bad, it often doesn’t save time to go places by vehicle, anyway.

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Parking at Ohio State University

Desie

'15

Communications

3.1
B-

Lots of Parking Space, but Lots of Students

Ohio State is a big school, so it has a lot of students. There are parking garages all across campus, but if you're a commuter or have a car on campus, try to get to your classes ahead of time if you want to find a decent parking spot. Lots of students are always heading to different classes, so the spots can fill up pretty quickly.

Feb 04, 2012

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Parking at Ohio State University

TheJhubs

'15

Computer Engineering

1.5
D+

Ehhh....

Parking is awful. No spots within a 25 minute walk.

Jan 18, 2012

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ethsmite

'13

Fine Arts

2.3
C

Good in the Morning and the Evening

Parking passes can be very useful if you don't try to use them between 9:30AM and 4PM. If you spend a lot of time on campus in the evening it is definitely a good thing.

Jan 12, 2012

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Getting a Parking Permit

The higher up the hierarchy your pass is, the more parking options you have. “A” (faculty only) permits can park anywhere, anytime, while “WC5” permits are relegated to the West-Campus parking lots, on the other side of the Olentangy River from campus. There are more than a dozen options for parking permits, various ones depend on the number of credit hours a student has or where he/she lives.

Did You Know?

Best Places to Find a Parking Spot
The West Campus lots, near the Stadium.

Good Luck Getting a Parking Spot Here!
During the day, pretty much anywhere. Don’t even try on South Campus unless you have an “A” permit.

Parking ServicesWhat's This?

Transportation and Parking
160 Bevis Hall
1080 Carmack Rd.
(614) 292-9341
www.tp.ohio-state.edu

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