Parking Costs

One-Time Cash Rates

If you wish to pay cash, the following rates apply:

  • All lots except the Short-term Lot: $6.00.
  • Short-term Lot: up to 60 minutes, $3.00; 60-90 minutes, $6.00; over 90 minutes, $15.00;
  • Passcards, Prepaid yellow passes and Guest Pink Passes are not accepted in the Short term lot.

Cash payers must pay for each visit to a lot.

Prepaid Passes (Save Time and Money!)

Prepaid semester, monthly, and multi-park passes are available at reduced rates.

Semester passes are valid from the first day of classes through the last day of exams. You may use a semester pass as often as you wish during this period, even several times a day if necessary. Students may also have a semester pass added to their term bill. The rates are:

  • Students: $325.00 ($342.00 if on term bill)
  • Employees: $342.00

Monthly passes permit unlimited parking, but only during the calendar month for which they are purchased. The rate is:

  • $96.00 per calendar month

Multi-park passes are valid for the number of “uses” purchased. Only one use is deducted per calendar day; during any given day, you may leave and return as often as you like. The rates are:

  • 5-use pass: $29.00 ($5.80 per use)
  • 10-use pass: $56.00 ($5.60 per use)
  • 30-use pass: $162.00 ($5.40 per use)
  • 45-use pass: $238.00 ($5.29 per use)
  • 60-use pass: $300.00 ($5.00 per use)

You can buy all prepaid passes at the UMass Boston Bookstore (Campus Center, upper level) or the Parking and Transportation Office (Quinn Administration Building, 2nd floor). You can also buy 5-use, 10-use, and monthly passes at parking lot booths. If passes are purchased at the tollbooth they can not be replaced if lost or stolen. Semester passes that are to be billed to you must be picked up at the Parking and Transportation Office. All returned checks are subject to a fee. Please note that rates are subject to change.

For further information about passes, please contact Customer Service at 617.287.4000.

Overnight Parking

Cars parked overnight are charged for each calendar day. For a period during the winter, all parking lots will be closed at night to permit snowplowing, and overnight parking will be prohibited.<