The Student Services Center is the location to pick up or purchase annual or semester parking permits for the Drake lots for all faculty, staff, and students. All Drake parking lots require a 2016–17 Parking Permit as of Sunday, Aug. 21.

Parking permits may be denied to students, faculty, contract employees, or staff who have unpaid fines.

You may purchase a parking permit in any of the following ways:

• Order through blueView and pay via credit/debit/ACH. Passes can be picked up in the Student Services Center.
• Purchase in the Student Services Center during open hours.

Short-term passes are also available for online purchase if an annual or semester permit is not needed. Click on one of the links below to purchase a short-term pass.

Weekly Residential Pass
Daily Residential Pass
Daily Commuter Pass

Guest Parking:

Drake University requires a parking permit to park in Drake parking lots. Visitors can purchase a commuter lot pass or a residential lot (overnight) pass. Permits should be printed and placed on the dashboard of your car.

The Fine Arts parking lot (lot #1) does not require a permit after 4:30 p.m.

There are options for free parking on the streets around most of the campus. Please take note of any time limits and city regulations that are posted.

Illegally parked vehicles and vehicles with excessive tickets are subject to towing at the owner’s expense.

—Scott Law, Director, Public Safety