Upperclass Dining Plans

Convenient options and a great value for students on-the-go

Upperclass, General Studies, and Graduate students have demanding class schedules and often the challenge of balancing classwork with equally busy personal lives.

With a Columbia Dining Plan, you'll have both delicious and healthy options, even when you're on the run.

Upperclass Plan Highlights

Plans are not required for Upperclass, General Studies or Graduate students, but they're a great value.

Flexible Meal Options

Plans include meals per week or per term. Meals per term allows you to ration your meal balance, in case you don't eat on campus enough to use weekly meals before they expire.
Plans with meals by week also include a number of floater meals, in case you run out of meals during the week.
Many plans include guest meals for when family and friends come to visit.

Dining Dollars

Most plans include Dining Dollars, which can be used just like cash at any of our 10 dining locations.

Dining Dollars roll over year-to-year. They expire upon your graduation.
Dining Dollars are tax free.

Flex

Some plans include Flex in addition to or instead of Dining Dollars:

Flex allows you put money into an account that you can spend using your University ID card at all Columbia Dining locations, as well a number of other merchants on- and off-campus.

Upperclass Plan Comparison

Dining Plan: Plan A / Weekly
Designed for:: Students who will eat most meals on-campus at one of our dining halls and want the highest number of meals to meet complement their active lifestyle, eating habits, and busy schedule.
# Meals Each Week Per Term: 14 meals per week
Dining Dollars Per Term: 200
Flex Dollars: 0
Cost/Term
(Plan sign-up is for the entire year): $2,538

Dining Plan: Plan A / Term
Designed for:: Students who will eat primarily on-campus, but would prefer more flexibility of when they use their meals.
# Meals Each Week Per Term: 210 Meals per term
Dining Dollars Per Term: 200
Flex Dollars: 0
Cost/Term
(Plan sign-up is for the entire year): $2,538

Dining Plan: Plan A / Meal Only
Designed for:: Students who will eat primarily on-campus.
# Meals Each Week Per Term: 210 Meals per term
Dining Dollars Per Term: 0
Flex Dollars: 0
Cost/Term
(Plan sign-up is for the entire year): $2,338

Dining Plan: Plan B / Dining Dollars
Designed for:: Students who will primarily eat at one of our dining locations and need a comprehensive plan like Plan A, but with fewer meals.
# Meals Each Week Per Term: 175 Meals and 6 Guest Meals per term
Dining Dollars Per Term: 200
Flex Dollars: 0
Cost/Term
(Plan sign-up is for the entire year): $2,349

Dining Plan: Plan B / Flex
Designed for:: Students who will eat primarily on campus and want a larger number of meals, but want Flex for use at on and off-campus merchants.
# Meals Each Week Per Term: 175 Meals and 6 Guest Meals per term
Dining Dollars Per Term: 0
Flex Dollars: 200
Cost/Term
(Plan sign-up is for the entire year): $2,349

Dining Plan: Plan C
Designed for:: Students who will use Columbia Dining for most meals, but will eat off-campus or have facilities within their residence to also cook meals.
# Meals Each Week Per Term: 100 Meals and 4 Guest Meals per term
Dining Dollars Per Term: 125
Flex Dollars: 0
Cost/Term
(Plan sign-up is for the entire year): $1,463

Dining Plan: Plan C / Plus
Designed for:: Just like Plan C, Plan C/ Plus is for students who will use Columbia Dining for most meals, but will eat off-campus or have facilities within their residence to also cook meals. This plan provides a slight increase in the number of meals over Plan C, plus the flexibility of having both Dining Dollars and Flex.
# Meals Each Week Per Term: 150 Meals and 4 Guest Meals per term
Dining Dollars Per Term: 75
Flex Dollars: 75
Cost/Term
(Plan sign-up is for the entire year): $2,029

Dining Plan: Plan D
Designed for:: The per-term plan with the fewest number of meals, this plan is for students who will occasionally eat at Columbia Dining, but will primarily eat elsewhere.
# Meals Each Week Per Term: 75 Meals and 2 Guest Meals per term
Dining Dollars Per Term: 75
Flex Dollars: 0
Cost/Term
(Plan sign-up is for the entire year): $1,127

Dining Plan: Plan EZ1
Designed for:: For students who will eat primarily at Columbia Dining locations and who want to take the guesswork out of selecting a dining plan. Plan EZ1 includes a large number of meals per week plus floating meals and Dining Dollars to ensure that you always have options.
# Meals Each Week Per Term: 19 Meals per week, 15 Floating Meals & 6 Guest Meals per term
Dining Dollars Per Term: 75
Flex Dollars: 0
Cost/Term
(Plan sign-up is for the entire year): $2,791

Dining Plan: Plan EZ2
Designed for:: For students who will eat primarily at Columbia Dining locations and who want to take the guesswork out of selecting a dining plan. Plan EZ2 includes fewer meals per week than Plan EZ1, but supplements that with more Dining Dollars which can be used at our retail locations for greater variety.
# Meals Each Week Per Term: 15 Meals per week, 10 Floating Meals & 6 Guest Meals per term
Dining Dollars Per Term: 125
Flex Dollars: 0
Cost/Term
(Plan sign-up is for the entire year): $2,791

Dining Plan: Plan EZ3
Designed for:: For students who will eat primarily at Columbia Dining locations and who want to take the guesswork out of selecting a dining plan. Plan EZ3 includes a large number of meals per week and supplements that with a combination of Dining Dollars and Flex, providing options for eating at one of our retail locations as well as off-campus providers.
# Meals Each Week Per Term: 19 Meals per week, 15 Floating Meals & 6 Guest Meals per term
Dining Dollars Per Term: 25
Flex Dollars: 50
Cost/Term
(Plan sign-up is for the entire year): $2,791

Select or Change a Plan

Upperclass, General Studies, and Graduate students can select a Dining Plan by clicking the Select Plan button and completing the sign-up form. Please note:

Prices provided here are per term, but the purchase of a Dining Plan is for the full Academic Year. Cancellations are not permitted.
Any Upperclass student wishing to purchase a First-Year Dining Plan should contact Rosie Fernandez at 212-854-4076.
Students are able to change plans for the Spring Term from Saturday, January 2 through Tuesday, January 26, 2021. Visit our new Dining Plan Selection site to make a change.