Please read before proceeding:

  • All students, staff, and faculty are required to display a valid parking permit with the color side facing outward on the rearview mirror in all vehicles parked on the Portland and Gorham campuses, including the parking garage. If your vehicle’s mirror cannot accommodate the tag, place the permit on your dashboard. If a permit is not present at time of exit parking is required to be paid for.
  • Student permits are valid for one academic year (1 September to 31 August) and must be renewed annually.
  • Faculty and staff permits are valid for one calendar year (1 January to 31 December) and must be renewed annually.
  • When completing your parking permit application, please know your plate class. This is the type of plate you have. For example in Maine, there are veteran, agriculture, lobster, conservation (loon), etc. This class can be found on your vehicle registration. If you have an out of state plate, your class is ‘PC’.

Parking Categories

There is no additional charge for a parking permit. The Comprehensive Fee charged to all students covers the parking permit.

Returning Students

The quickest way to receive your parking permit is by going to the  Parking Portal. Login to the portal and follow the prompts. At the end of your transaction, you must follow the link to complete a Google form to tell us how you would like to receive your permit. 

First Year Students

Due to a lag in database updates, you cannot use the Parking Portal to obtain your permit. You should have received a paper form in your orientation packet. It can also be found at this link. Please complete the form and drop it off at the Parking Services office located in the lobby of the first floor of the Portland Parking Garage.

Note: This permit is not for USM/UMS Graduate Assistants, Interns or Work-study Students. You must fill out a USM Student application. 

Faculty

  • Parking Portal: The Portal link is here, and is the quickest way to obtain your permit. Please follow all instructions on the Portal so that we know how you would like to receive your permit. If you encounter errors using the portal, please contact parking services. You will need to know the make, model, year, license plate number, plate class, fuel type, and color of all your vehicles.
  • Fee: $25 annually. This fee is not prorated
  • Payment: We accept Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Term: Valid for one calendar year (Jan. 1 – Dec. 31)

Note: This permit is not for USM/UMS Graduate Assistants, Interns or Work-study Students. You must fill out a USM Student application. 

Employees

  • Parking Portal: The Portal link is here, and is the quickest way to obtain your permit. Please follow all instructions on the Portal so that we know how you would like to receive your permit. If you encounter errors using the portal, please use the form below. You will need to know the make, model, year, license plate number, plate class, fuel type, and color of all your vehicles.
  • Fee: $25 annually. This fee is not prorated
  • Payment: We accept Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Term: Valid for one calendar year (Jan. 1 – Dec. 31)

Welcome to the University of Southern Maine!

Are you a prospective student, or visiting an office or department?

  • In Portland, please park in the Parking Garage. Upon entering, take a ticket. Please bring your ticket and validation from the office or department you visited to the pay stations located in each lobby of the garage.
  • In Gorham, the Office of Admissions guest parking available on the Water Tower Road, near the water tower. 
  • In Lewiston, at our Lewiston Auburn Campus (LAC) there is open parking for those who visit, and for students and employees.

For all visitors:

  • If in Portland, visitors are permitted only in the parking garage. Please take a ticket. Prior to returning to your vehicle and exiting, please pay at one of the convenient pay stations located in each lobby of the garage.
  • If in Gorham, temporary parking permits are available in the Office of Admissions and the Public Safety Office (28 Husky Drive, Gorham, ME 04038)
  • Form: You will need to know the make, model, year, license plate number, plate class, fuel type, and color of all your vehicles and apply in person at the Portland campus parking office.
  • USM Sodexo Employee Permit Application Form
  • Fee: $25 annually. This fee is not prorated
  • Payment: We accept Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Term: Valid for one calendar year (Jan. 1 – Dec. 31)

Motorcycles, mopeds, and scooters are a separate and/or an additional permit. Cost is $25/permit annually.