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Student Parking Lot? Yes
Freshmen Allowed to Park? No
Approximate Parking Permit Cost
  • $135 per year for automobiles
  • $50 per year for mopeds
Common Parking Tickets
  • Booting : $50, plus all outstanding charges
  • Towing: $70, plus all outstanding charges
  • Violations (e.g. parking outside of designated areas, parking without a valid decal, parking outside of a designated space): $20

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

One major strength in Princeton’s parking program is that it is possible to walk nearly everywhere on campus, so parking is a non-issue. There are plenty of restaurants, shops, and small groceries within walking distance of the dorms. For independent students who need a wider selection of food, the Undergraduate Student Government has organized a free grocery delivery service. When students need to go off-campus, there are plenty of shuttle buses between the dorms and parking lots throughout the day.

It is possible to walk everywhere in the town of Princeton. For those who are not so energetic to walk to distant parking lots to pick up their cars, a campus shuttle runs throughout campus. While the shuttle bus runs regularly through most of the day, the parking lots are far from campus security booths. The lots all have lights and campus security blue phones, but they can be intimidating during certain times of day. That said, crime in the parking lots is rare, but it would be a good idea to carry a cell phone at the very least.

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Parking at Princeton University

anonymous000

'14

Molecular Biology

1.2
D

No Parking on Campus Till You're a Junior

Freshmen and Sophomores aren't allocated any on-campus parking space. Juniors and Seniors must pay a fee to be allowed to park on campus.

Aug 23, 2011

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Parking at Princeton University

Adellaide

'14

Engineering

0.0
F

Parking? What Parking?

There is no parking on campus. At all.

The nearest parking lot is usually crowded, and several blocks away from the rest of campus. If you need to get around in a hurry, bring your bike.

And underclassmen can't even live off campus or have cars, so that kind of tells you what it's like.

May 19, 2010

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Parking at Princeton University

Spartacus

'13

2.7
C+

Pump Your Brakes, Kid

Car's on campus are rare and jostle for space. Freshman aren't allowed vehicles and parking is both sparse and inconveniently placed on campus. However, the campus is very compact and there is no real need for a car apart from style points.

Feb 09, 2010

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Getting a Parking Permit

Freshmen are not allowed to bring cars to school. Most undergrads who apply for parking permits get them. There are two student parking lots: one far from the main part of campus near Jadwin Gym and the other one slightly closer between the main part of campus and Lake Carnegie. To apply, students should go to the Parking Office in New South before the end of the academic year to obtain a pass for the upcoming year. The earlier a student applies, the most likely he or she is to get a space in the closer lot.

Did You Know?

Best Places to Find a Parking Spot
Lot 23

Good Luck Getting a Parking Spot Here!
As long as you apply for a space early enough, no parking space in a student lot is unobtainable.

Parking ServicesWhat's This?

Department of Public Safety
A-Level, New South Hall
(609) 258-3157
web.princeton.edu/sites/tigercard/index.html

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