The University of Michigan has a daily permit fee (see below).
Daily Permit Fee
Independent films: $1,000/day
Studio–backed films: $2,000/day
The cost of conducting scouting tours and the U–M liaison assigned to assist the filming is included in this permit fee.
In addition to this daily permit fee, the University of Michigan will charge actual costs incurred, including the following:
Operations and Maintenance
- Electrical
- Security
- Rubbish Control
Location Rental
We charge the actual rental costs for space on campus, including office or storage space, auditoria, meeting rooms, and athletic facilities. Some locations may require site representatives, for which
we will charge their actual hourly wage.
Sampling of Interior Locations Costs
- $400/day
- Lobby only $200 first 4 hours; $75 per hour after that.
James and Anne Duderstadt Center
- Audio Studio $700/day
- Conference rooms range from $90-180/day
- Gallery $500/day
- Video and Performance Studio $1,200/day
- $1,700/day
- Hill Auditorium Lobby $450/day
- $680/day
- Ballroom $120/hour with $600 minimum
- Garden $50/hour with $250 minimum
- Meeting rooms range from $11.50-50/hour. Minimum charges apply.
- Ballroom $120/hour with $600 minimum
- Meeting rooms range from $10.50-63/hour. Minimum charges apply.
- Theater $1,515/day
- Lobby only $665 for first 8 hours; $100/additional hours
- $400/4 hours; $100/additional hours
- Rackham Amphitheatre $550/day
Towsley Conference Center (University of Michigan Medical School)
- Available: 415-seat auditorium; 148-seat amphitheater; lobby; meeting rooms.
- For rates, click on link or email towsleycenter@umich.edu
Athletics Locations
Central Campus Recreation Building, North Campus Recreation Building,
Intramural Sports Building
- All $280/hour; partial/$210 hour; individual $132/hour
- All $225/hour; invididual $132/hour
Elbel Parking Lot area
- $70/hour
- All $280/hour; partial $225/hour; individual $132/hour
- $225/hour
Radrick Recreation Area and Facility
- Facility $132/hour; facility and recreation area $225/hour
- $132/hour
