Limited Free Commencement Parking Available on First-Come, First-Served Basis for Rutgers Graduates but Online Registration is Required

Registrants will be mailed maps, driving instructions and special vehicle hangtags color-coded to specific parking zones. Preferences will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis until each parking lot is filled to capacity.

Rutgers’ 246th anniversary Commencement will be held Sunday, May 13, at High Point Solutions Stadium on the Busch Campus starting at 12:30 p.m. Gates at the 50,000-seat stadium will open at 10:30 a.m. Bus service from downtown New Brunswick at the train station and from the Cook/Douglass, College Avenue and Livingston campuses will begin at 8 a.m. and run into the evening to assist with traffic flow.

Visitors are urged to arrive early to allow ample time to park and walk to the stadium, or to take one of the complimentary buses to the stadium from one of the other campuses. More than 35,000 are expected to attend, and maximizing the number of attendees per car will be key to minimizing the amount of traffic for the day.

Once the student registration period has ended any remaining parking hangtags will be offered for purchase on the website on a first-come, first-served basis. All hangtags will be mailed beginning in mid-April.

For information on special needs parking, call 848-932-2469. For information on Commencement, click here.