Factors That Would Prevent Students from Attending UNT in the Future:

Students were asked to choose items that would keep them from being able to attend UNT in the future. These included transportation items and non-transportation items. The top items selected by the students were as follows:

Could not Attend UNT if:	% Students
1. The commute exceeds 1½ hours	57%
2. Parking fee exceeds $6.00 per day	53%
3. I have to rely on public transportation to commute to UNT	26%
4. Required to use e-trans system from parking facilities (Down from 44% in 2001)	26%
5. I had to relocate so that my commute to UNT is greater than 20 miles	26%

Comments from the students and recent minutes from the UNT faculty senate indicate that the university should continue to research price sensitivity as it relates to the types of parking being utilized by commuting students. The change in the percent of students who are more accepting of e-trans system is dramatic (44% to 26%) in one year. In addition, living 20 miles or closer to UNT would help retain students. Thus, more housing and jobs in Denton could be significant factors in keeping students at UNT.

Current Parking situation at UNT:

The greatest portion of students (33%) indicated that they used the "Premium" parking spaces. The greatest portion of faculty and staff (76%) used "Faculty and Staff " Parking. Please see the table below for the parking summary for faculty, staff and students.

Table 6 Item 26: Current Parking Situation

Question	Students	Faculty/Staff
I currently park off campus	26%	4%
I currently use metered parking	10%	0.2%
I currently park in General parking and utilize E-trans	11%	0.2%
I currently park in Premium parking	33%	N/A
I currently park in Resident parking	18%	N/A
I currently park in Faculty and Staff parking	1%	76%
I currently park in Reserved parking	2%	19%

N/A = Not asked on faculty/staff survey

Ranking Payment Method:

For students, the two most favorable methods of paying for an annual parking permit was in one payment and in two payments. For faculty and staff, the most favorable method was through monthly payroll deductions. Paying parking meters was the least favored for students (66%) and faculty/staff (83%). Thirty-six percent of the students favored single-semester parking permits which is consistent with the numerous comments from student respondents about having such an option.