Duke publishes 2026-27 parking permit classes and rates by facility/proximity. Examples include remote-rate permits at $243/year, surface-lot options at $396/year, proximate/service permits at $786/year, downtown facilities at higher rates and universal-access permits at $2,202/year.
student rules: Fall 2026 campus permits are limited and prioritized by completed credit hours. First-year residents can purchase residential permits only through the lottery. Resident Storage and common residential permits are $240 per fall semester; commuter overnight parking is not a general entitlement and exact permit-zone rules apply.; employee rules: FY2026-27 employee daily permits include $3 Perimeter, $5 C/CD and $7 B; annual examples include C $423, CD $522, B $576, V $228, L $176, with Park-and-Ride free for all employees. Payroll-deducted annual permits do not expire while credit-card annual permits run July 1-June 30.; property rules: Off-campus deeded/assigned parking, guest parking and city-street restrictions are property/location specific.
student rules: UNC distributes student parking through class/residence-based lottery and waitlist processes. For the current 2026-27 permit year, student Park-and-Ride/Motorcycle-type permits are $200 full year / $158 academic year / $42 summer; RR Estes is $260 academic year; zone student permits are $512 full year / $405 academic year / $107 summer. Permit eligibility and exact lots must be checked in MyPark.; employee rules: UNC employee parking is managed by departments and uses virtual permits. Current zoned annual fees are salary-scaled from $350 for salaries under $40,000 to $2,250 for salaries over $200,000; ALG is $3,000 and All Access Reserved is $4,780. Employees parking three days/week or fewer may use eligible daily options first-come/first-served.; property rules: Town Housing Choices parking standards vary by housing form. In 16 residential parking districts, permit counts may not exceed licensed vehicles registered to the address and no more than five permits per lot. Off-campus deeded/assigned/guest parking and street eligibility remain property-specific.