General Information
All SDSU parking facilities, except pay-to-park lots and spaces, require a parking permit between the hours of 7 a.m.- 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. Individuals may park without permits from 4 p.m. - 2 a.m., Monday - Friday and all day Saturday and Sunday except from 2 a.m. - 5 a.m. There is NO parking on campus in any non-residential lot from 2 a.m. - 5a.m.
Resident guests must obtain a resident guest permit from the front desk of whichever residence hall they are staying in and need to park in a residential lot. Students hosts may be held responsible for guest infractions.
Permits are limited to one per customer, i.e. resident students are allowed only one resident permit (SE/NW/X176/SEN/ER) corresponding to their housing "district." Reminder that only one vehicle per permit is allowed to park on campus at any given time.
Accessibility stalls, loading/unloading zones, signed Service Vehicle stalls and 20 minute stalls are enforced all day, every day.
Parking permits are the property of South Dakota State University and are issued to a specific individual. Ownership is not transferable. By obtaining a parking permit, the permit holder agrees to become familiar with and abide by the Parking Regulations.
The fees paid for permits are registration fees and do not reserve or guarantee a parking stall in specific parking lots. Reserved permits are sold on a 1:1 ratio and therefore do guarantee a parking stall. Lack of a parking space is not considered a valid excuse for violation of parking regulations.
2022 - 2023 Permit Costs
Residential Student Permits - Active August 22, 2022 - May 12, 2023
For students who live on campus.*
- Southeast Resident (SE)**: $161
- Northwest Resident (NW): $161
- Southeast Neighborhood Apartments and Townhouses (SEN): $197 - Active dates differ from Residence Hall permits; see section on Campus Resident Parking Permits page.
- Economy Resident (ER)**: $50
- Motorcycle/Moped/Scooter (MC): $36
*Resident students are not eligible for additional/alternate permits to the ones specified above.
**Economy and Southeast Resident permit holders will be required to relocate their vehicles during home football games. SE Lot 158 will clear several northern-most rows for home football game days.
Commuter Student Permits - Active August 22, 2023 - May 12, 2024
For students who live off-campus and attend classes on campus.
- Standard Commuter (SC): $161
- Economy Commuter (EC): $50
- Motorcycle/Moped/Scooter (MC): $36
Employees Permits - Active August 22, 2023 - May 12, 2024, 2022 OR August 22, 2023 - August 21, 2024
For employees who work on campus.
- Reserved 12 Month (X12): $365
- Reserved 9 Month (X09): $297
- Standard Commuter (SC12): $197
- Standard Commuter (SC09): $161
- Economy Commuter (EC): $50
- Motorcycle/Moped/Scooter (MC09): $36
Summer Permit - Active May 22, 2023 - August 21, 2023
For employees/students working/studying on campus.
- Summer Standard Commuter (SSC): $36