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Student Parking Lot? Yes
Freshmen Allowed to Park? Yes
Freshmen are allowed to park on campus, but only if they live on the Livingston campus or are from out-of-state.
Approximate Parking Permit Cost $160.50–$256.80 per year
Common Parking Tickets
  • Rutgers hangtag not displayed: $10
  • Expired meter: $20
  • Failure to obey signs: $20
  • Outside of marked stall: $20
  • Parked in prohibited area: $20
  • Unauthorized lot: $20
  • Fraudulent use of permit: $50
  • No Rutgers sticker displayed: $50
  • Unauthorized campus: $50
  • Display of altered permit: $100
  • Parked in fire zone: $100
  • Restricted parking 2 a.m.–6 a.m.: $100
  • Counterfeit permit/hangtag : $250
  • Display of lost or stolen permit/hangtag: $250
  • Parked in handicapped stall: $250
Good Luck Getting a Spot Here
  • It is incredibly hard to park anywhere on the entire College Avenue Campus—even off campus! There is extremely limited parking, and the small amount that is available is primarily given to commuters and faculty.
  • Off-Campus parking is also near impossible. For numerous blocks past College Avenue, resident parking permits are necessary to park on the street.

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

Ask any Rutgers student what they hate most about the University, and parking is probably in the top five. As part of the popular “RU Screw,” students have to pay heavy fines for parking in areas where they don’t have a permit. Students often complain about the burdens of having a car on campus. One major peeve students living on College Avenue have is that they have to park their cars on the Busch or Livingston campuses and take the bus to class. No student can drive to class legally and park in a lot, unless they have a proper permit. Even commuters have to park in Rutgers Football Stadium lot and take the commuter bus to class.

Some students have been rumored to have gone into debt over Rutgers’s parking tickets, as well as the cost of the permits. The permit to park in Easton Avenue apartment complex deck costs $450 annually. Parking tickets and permit costs make the majority of students leave their cars at home and rely on the Rutgers buses, NJ Transit, and friends to take them around.

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Parking at Rutgers University

keynesandkrugmanrock

Economics '15

0.8
D-

AWFUL!

Worst thing about Rutgers hands down. Make sure you get to campus 30-40 minutes before class starts- because parking is a horror - ON ALL CAMPUSES. Not only that, but parking permits are outrageously expensive ranging from $200 to $300, depending on the campus. So -- you're restricted to parking on ONE campus, then, and you can imagine how annoying that is. Hello, packed buses and tons of hurrying!

May 17, 2012

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Parking at Rutgers University

philshoward

Biological Sciences '15

3.5
B

Alright

Parking on campus isn't that bad but with multiple campuses and no easy way to get around with the buses being a pain, parking can be a pain

Mar 27, 2012

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Parking at Rutgers University

katemarg

Political Science and Government '14

1.9
C-

Terrible Parking

Parking is giving to students who purchase a parking permit only. These are limited to assigning you to a number of lots for you to chose from.

Mar 16, 2012

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User rating for Rutgers University - Parking is 2.3 out of 5 based on 52 user reviews.

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Facts

Getting a Parking Permit

Douglass College residents are not allowed to have cars on campus until their senior year. Cook College residents are not allowed to have cars on campus until their junior year. Livingston College residents are all allowed to have cars. Rutgers College residents are not allowed to have cars on campus until their junior year. University College students living on campus must follow the college restrictions of the residence hall they are living in. Graduate Students are all allowed to have cars.

Parking ServicesWhat's This?

Department of Transporation Services
26 Mine St.
(732) 932-7744
parktran.rutgers.edu

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