Fall 2025 Parking Privileges Information
All permits are First Come, First Served
Parking privileges are keyed to the vehicle primary plate number of the buyer. At your initial purchase you will select your primary vehicle which will be linked to the permit – additional vehicle plate numbers can easily be added by notifying Security at MNSU-parking@mnsu.edu .
Security vehicles, equipped with scanning devices, will patrol the lots to verify by high speed scanner each vehicle plate comparing them to those on file.
Buy Parking Privileges Ad - 2025-2026
Gold Buyers
$411 is the price this year. The privileges kick in the first day of Fall Semester and last 12 months.
Employee Gold Parking - Purchasing Window
April 14 (9am) - April 22, 2025.
Only full payment will be allowed – no down-payments or split payments will be processed.
Employees buying Gold should use this portal: https://link.mnsu.edu/staridparkingportal during the April 14 - April 22, 2025 time-frame.
Employees who want Gold but missed the Employee Gold Window are asked to buy any time after April 23rd.
Enforcement coverage begins Monday, August 18, 2025 and ends Friday, August 14, 2026. During summer semester, enforcement is until 4 p.m
Gold permit spaces are enforced from 6:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday and 6:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.,
Friday. Gold permits are lot specific and cannot be used in Gold spaces in lots other than the one indicated at the time of purchase of permit until after 4:00 p.m
Student Gold - Purchasing Window
April 28 (9am) - August 25, 2025.
If there are any left-over Gold spaces they will show up in the “Student Window of Opportunity” which opens April 28, 2025. Historically, student Gold permit buyers are not that many and usually populate “default” Gold areas like Lot 16 Gold, Lot 7 Gold, and Lot 2 Gold. Over the years, we have yet to sell out all the Gold spaces.
Purple and Orange – Purchasing Window
April 28 (9am) - August 25, 2025.
Enforcement coverage occurs from Monday, August 18, 2025 to Friday, May 1, 2026. Purple and orange permit stalls are not enforced between 6:30 p .m. and 2 a.m. on weekdays during the academic year. Stalls are enforced Monday - Thursday from 6:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Outside of these listed times, during summer semester and when classes are not in session these stalls are NOT enforced. No overnight parking 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.
Green Residence Hall - Purchasing Window
August 4 (9am) - until gone.
Green residence hall parking privileges will go on sale August 4th at 9am when we have a better idea who has signed up to move into the residence halls.
Green permit users may park only in the zone designated. (i.e. Lot 14 can only park in 14; 16 can only park in 16 - they are not interchangeable.) Citations will be issued to violators. Enforcement coverage occurs from Monday, August 18, 2025 to Friday, May 1, 2026. Green permit Lots are not enforced during summer semester and semester breaks
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Cost |
Privilege Type |
Purchase Dates |
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$411 |
Window - Employee Gold (12 month protection) |
April 14th through April 22nd |
|
$411 |
Window - Student Gold and Late Gold Buyers (12 month protection) |
April 28th through August 25th |
|
$262 |
Purple (9 month protection) |
April 28th through August 25th |
|
$131 |
Purple (Fall Semester Only) |
April 28th through August 25th |
|
$70 |
Orange (9 month protection) |
April 28th through August 25th |
|
$35 |
Orange (Fall Semester Only) |
April 28th through August 25th |
|
$340 |
Light Green Residence Hall (9 month protection) - Lot 14, 16 |
August 4th Until Gone |
|
$170 |
Light Green Residence Hall (Fall Semester Only) – Lot 14, 16 |
August 4th Until Gone |
|
$263 |
Dark Green Residence Hall (9 month protection) |
August 4th Until Gone |
|
$132 |
Dark Green Residence Hall (Fall Semester Only) |
August 4th Until Gone |
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$70 or $35 with other permit |
Silver – Motorcycle/Traditional Scooter/Moped/Mini-bike (9 month permit) |
April 28th through August |
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Free Lot (Lot 23) – No Fee |
Free Lot Registration – Users of Lot 23 (a.k.a. “Free Lot or Non-Permit Lot”) must go to Parking Portal and register. |
April 28th through August |
“Free Lot” Users Must Register
Though there will be no charge or fee to park in this non-permit lot, we are asking everyone who uses it to register their vehicle plate number before Fall Semester begins by logging into the Parking Portal https://link.mnsu.edu/staridparkingportal and selecting the Free Lot permit. The Parking and Transportation Advisory Committee is requesting registration so finally it can be determined who uses the Free Lot, and should their vehicle leak fluid or be involved in an accidents Security will be better able to respond effectively.
