Permits & Fees
Parking Permits
Parking facilities are badge accessed and require a paid virtual parking permit. There is no free parking.
Purchasing a Virtual Parking Permit
- Virtual permits are available throughout the year on the Parking Portal. You may pay in full or elect paycheck deduction.
- The price is on an annual basis.
- Additional permits for your other vehicle(s) are $40 each (one-time charge per additional permit after the primary permit has been purchased).
- Only one vehicle per account is permitted to be parked on campus at a time.
Parking Fees
| Classification | FY25 Annual Fee |
|---|---|
| Faculty, Faculty A&P (Director and above) | $798 |
| Faculty | $798 |
| Faculty - Handicap | $798 |
| Faculty/Physician Reserved | $1,613 |
| Faculty Reserved | $1,613 |
| Faculty Named Reserved | $3,115 |
| Staff Lot Parking | $187 |
| Staff Garage Parking | $492 |
| Staff – Handicap | $187 |
| Remote/Off Campus Parking | $129 |
| Students | $120 |
| Adjunct Faculty/Retirees | $60 |
| Vendor | $41/month |
| Disabled Vet Special Plate | $0 |
| Contractor and Temporary Employees – Garage | $41/month |
| Contractor and Temporary Employees – Lot | $16/month |
| Additional Virtual Permit | $40 one-time charge |
Note: Full-time employees making less than $50,000 a year are eligible for a 12% discount (15% beginning Sept. 1), based on their salary at the beginning of the fiscal year.
Payroll Deduction
UT Southwestern employees (except temporary employees) may have their parking fees deducted (pretax) from their paychecks or pay the full amount at the beginning of the fiscal year. [Approved interdepartmental requisition (IDR) payments must be made for the full fiscal year.]
Credit Card Transactions
Credit cards are accepted for virtual permits, gate cards, and parking citations. Parking Services will not accept University-issued credit cards.
Disabled Employee Parking
Disabled faculty, staff, and students must register to park in designated disabled parking spaces on campus and properly display in/on their vehicle a valid, state of Texas issued Disabled Parking Placard or License Plate. (In the event a handicap space is not available, you may utilize an H-Permit parking space if you have an HF- or HS-permit type.)
About Virtual Parking Permits
What is a virtual permit?
A virtual permit is simply a record of your paid parking registration via your license plate number. Your paid registration of your license plate with UTSW indicates your parking-level privileges.
How is virtual permit parking enforced?
- Using License Plate Recognition (LPR)
- LPR cameras installed on patrol vehicles scan license plates.
- Your vehicle license plate number is the identification of your virtual permit. *Temporary license plates are able to be registered in place of your permanent plates. Upon arrival of permament plates, account must be updated through the Parking Portal.