Commuter Student Parking Permits

Transportation & Parking Updates

For the Fall 2025 semester, resident parking permit sales are scheduled by class year as follows: 
Commuter Students:  Friday, August 15, 2025 at 9 AM
Please click on the ORDER YOUR PARKING PERMIT button below.

Order Your Parking Permit

 

 

All students must park in student lots only and MUST have a valid permit to park AT ALL TIMES. Parking will be strongly enforced in all other lots during these times. Please view the campus map here for all available student lots.

 

Parking permits are virtual. URI uses license plate recognition to verify registered vehicles. Please park with your license plate facing outward, and be sure that it isn’t obstructed by license plate covers, stickers, or debris. You are responsible to keep your license plate updated PRIOR to parking on campus in order to avoid receiving a ticket.

Please view our off campus alternative parking options for additional options to park your vehicle off campus. You don’t need a campus parking permit to have easy access to your car! Park for free at the Wickford Junction Garage (20 minutes away) either daily or overnight for as long as school is in session.  All students can purchase discounted 50%  RIPTA passes, available on the 2nd floor of the Memorial Union. 

Commuter parking lots are marked in red on the Kingston campus map. Commuter students may only park in their designated lot for the permit they purchased, parking in any other lot or area will result in a $35.00 fine for the first violation and $50.00 for every subsequent violation.

Parking is enforced 24/7 and all vehicles must have an active permit and park in their designated lots 7am to 5pm.  

Between 5pm and 7am, commuter students can park in any commuter or staff lot on campus with a permit except for the Faculty/Staff lots in the residential district listed below which are enforced and require a valid Faculty/Staff permit 24/7:

Lot# 17 Potter Health Clinic lot, Lot #18 Hillside, Lots behind the entire residential complex which include Weldin, Adams, Browning/Eddy, Potter, and behind Fascitelli center and Lot#21 Surge.

Commuters can use Faculty/Staff Lot #s: 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16 and all staff lots on the east side of the campus after 5pm. All these lots are located within the academic core including lot #14- the library.  Additionally, commuters can park in Lot #26 and 27 which are in the athletic/recreational district.

Parking Permit Rates

Commuter Parking permits are available by the semester or by the academic year:

2025-2026 Annual Permit (based on a 9 month academic year): $215

2025 Fall Permit: $135

Your License Plate Is Your Parking Permit

URI uses license plate recognition to verify registered vehicles. Please park with your license plate facing outward, and be sure that it isn’t obstructed by license plate covers, stickers, or debris. It is imperative to keep your license plate updated to avoid receiving a ticket. 

If you have a symbol in your plate, enter the plate number without the symbol. For disabled license plates, enter “DV” or “DP” before the plate number. For example: DPSAMPLE

Order Your Parking Permit

 

Information You’ll Need

You’ll need your single sign-on credentials to login. To register your vehicle, you’ll need its license plate number, make, and model. 

Avoid a Ticket

  • Your license plate must be visible at all times. Pulling through or backing into parking spaces is no longer permitted. 
  • Take extra care to accurately enter your license plate number when purchasing your permit through uri.aimsparking.com.
  • Park in your designated lot (even on the weekends).
  • Purchase your permit before bringing your car on campus.
  • Never park on hash lines or in a fire lane. Only park in a designated parking lot (between two white lines, not on hash lines or in the dirt/grass)

What to do if you get a parking ticket.

Keep Your Vehicle Information Current

It is important that your vehicle information is up-to-date. If you get a new vehicle or your license plate number changes, update it at uri.aimsparking.com. If you bring a different vehicle to campus, you must update your vehicle information BEFORE bringing that car to campus.  Failure to do so, will result in a $10 fine.

Students may register one vehicle at a time.

Parking Permit Refunds

Please review the Parking Permit Refunds for additional information. 

Need Help?

If you are unable to log in, please contact the URI Help Desk at 401-874-4357, Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. If you have any questions, please call Transportation and Parking at 401-874-9281.