Parking
Parking in University parking lots will be free of charge on the days of Graduate Commencement and Undergraduate Commencement, but space is limited.
No parking is available on the city streets immediately surrounding the campus.
Directions to lots
The most convenient parking locations will be DU lots E and 108.
Directions to Lot E:
- Start on I-25
- Take the University Ave. South exit (Exit 205)
- Turn right (west) onto Asbury Ave.
- Turn left (south) onto High St.
- Turn left (east) onto Evans Ave.
- Take the first right into the parking garage.
Directions to Lot 108:
- Start on I-25
- Take the University Ave. South exit (Exit 205)
- Turn left (east) onto Buchtel Blvd.
- Turn left into the lot immediately after Josephine St.
Parking shuttle
During the undergraduate and graduate ceremonies, a free shuttle service will run between the Ritchie Center and Lot 108.
Shuttles will begin running two hours before the undergraduate and graduate ceremonies. An ADA-accessible shuttle will be available.
ADA-accessible parking
Individuals with difficulty walking may be dropped off at the circle drive north of the Ritchie Center off of Buchtel Blvd. or on Asbury Ave. (west of University Blvd.), south of the Gates Fieldhouse. Accessible parking is available in the circle drive and in Lot T, which is south of the Ritchie Center, on Asbury Ave. and High St. by the Stapleton Tennis Pavilion (see PDF parking map).
For more information about accommodations for guests with disabilities, see Disability Access.
All ceremonies
No parking is available on the city streets immediately surrounding the campus. Those streets have been posted as restricted parking for residents only.
Because guests must be seated 30 minutes before the ceremony begins, please arrive early enough to give yourself time to park and walk to the Ritchie Center. The Ritchie Center will be open an hour and a half before the beginning of each ceremony.
Students will receive additional parking information when they pick up their caps and gowns.