Student Dining Plans

Sophomore, Junior, and Senior Student Dining Plans

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

Select a Plan

Flexible Options for Busy Schedules

Students have demanding class schedules and the challenge of balancing both classwork and equally busy personal lives.

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

Sophomore, Junior, and Senior Student Dining Plan Highlights

Plans are not required for

residential CC/SEAS or GS 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 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 and online food delivery.

What's New for AY 26-27

Based on student feedback, the following changes have been made to our plans:

Reduced the number of plan options to include those most utilized by students, which makes it easier to pick a plan
Increased the ratio of Flex to Dining Dollars associated with Plans B and C to provide students with more flexibility

Student Dining Plan Summary AY 26-27

Being on a Dining Plan is the most cost-effective way to dine on-campus.

Compare the cost per meal swipe in the table below to the walk-in prices paid by non-plan holders: breakfast, $14; lunch, $18.50; and dinner, $19.50.

Plans with more meals offer the best value per swipe! You could say membership has its privileges.

Plan: Plan A / Weekly
Designed for: Students who will eat primarily on-campus and want a high number of meals per week as well as coverage for academic breaks. Meals reset each week on Sunday so students don't need to budget.
# of Total Meals: 252 meals + 15 complimentary meals
Dining Dollars: $0
Flex: $200
Cost per Term (Plan Sign-Up is for full AY): $3,453
Cost per Meal Swipe*: $12.18

Plan: Plan A / Term
Designed for: Students who will eat primarily on-campus but would prefer more flexibility of when they use their meals.
# of Total Meals: 235 meals + 15 complimentary meals
Dining Dollars: $100
Flex: $100
Cost per Term (Plan Sign-Up is for full AY): $3,394
Cost per Meal Swipe*: $12.78

Plan: Plan B
Designed for: Students who will eat primarily on-campus and want a large number of meals, but with additional flexibility to eat at on and off-campus merchants.
# of Total Meals: 175 meals + 6 complimentary meals
Dining Dollars: $100
Flex: $200
Cost per Term (Plan Sign-Up is for full AY): $3,183
Cost per Meal Swipe*: $15.93

Plan: Plan C
Designed for: Students who will eat primarily on-campus, but will eat off-campus or have facilities to also cook meals.
# of Total Meals: 150 meals + 5 complimentary meals
Dining Dollars: $0
Flex: $150
Cost per Term (Plan Sign-Up is for full AY): $2,645
Cost per Meal Swipe*: $16.09

Plan: Plan D
Designed for: Students who will occasionally eat on-campus but will primarily eat elsewhere. This per-term plan offers the fewest number of meals.
# of Total Meals: 100 meals + 4 complimentary meals
Dining Dollars: $0
Flex: $125
Cost per Term (Plan Sign-Up is for full AY): $1,864
Cost per Meal Swipe*: $16.72

Plan: EZ Plan 18 / Weekly
Designed for: Students who will eat primarily on-campus and want the highest number of weekly meals, plus Dining Dollars. Includes Fall and Spring breaks, but not Winter Break. Meals reset each week on Sunday so students don't need to budget.
# of Total Meals: 288 meals + 21 complimentary meals
Dining Dollars: $0
Flex: $100
Cost per Term (Plan Sign-Up is for full AY): $4,214
Cost per Meal Swipe*: $13.31

Plan: EZ Plan 19 / Weekly
Designed for: Students who will eat primarily on-campus and want the highest number of weekly meals, plus complimentary meals and Dining Dollars. Includes Fall and Spring breaks, but not Winter Break.
# of Total Meals: 304 meals + 21 complimentary meals
Flex: $75
Cost per Term (Plan Sign-Up is for full AY): $3,793
Cost per Meal Swipe*: $11.44

Plan: EZ Plan 350
Designed for: Students who will eat primarily on-campus and want a high number of meals and additional flexibility about when to use them. This plan offers enough meals to include all academic breaks.
# of Total Meals: 350 meals
Dining Dollars: $0
Flex: $150
Cost per Term (Plan Sign-Up is for full AY): $4,342
Cost per Meal Swipe*: $11.98

_{*Excludes addition of Dining Dollars and/or Flex}

Looking for a plan with fewer than 100 swipes?

The best value is to purchase 100 swipes worth of Dining Dollars. Dining Dollars are tax-free, rollover year-to-year, and can be used at any of our on-campus locations. Take advantage of our limited-time Dining Dollars promotion available only when you sign up for a plan through Columbia Housing Room Selection registration.

Student Dining Plan Summary AY 25-26

Being on a Dining Plan is the most cost-effective way to dine on-campus. Compare the cost per meal swipe in the table below to the walk-in prices paid by non-plan holders: breakfast, $13; lunch, $17.50; and dinner, $19.50.

Plans with more meals offer the best value per swipe! You could say membership has its privileges.

Plan: Plan A / Weekly
Designed for: Students who will eat primarily on-campus and want a high number of meals per week.
# of Total Meals: 224 meals + 21 complimentary meals
Dining Dollars: $0
Flex: $200
Cost Per Term (Plan sign-up is for entire year): $3,240
Cost Per Meal Swipe*: $12.41

Plan: Plan A / Term
Designed for: Students who will eat primarily on-campus but would prefer more flexibility of when they use their meals.
# of Total Meals: 210 meals + 6 complimentary meals
Dining Dollars: $100
Flex: $100
Cost Per Term (Plan sign-up is for entire year): $3,185
Cost Per Meal Swipe*: $13.82

Plan: Plan A / Meals Only
Designed for: Students who will eat primarily on-campus.
# of Total Meals: 210 meals + 6 complimentary meals
Dining Dollars: $0
Flex: $0
Cost Per Term (Plan sign-up is for entire year): $2,971
Cost Per Meal Swipe*: $13.75

Plan: Plan B / Dining Dollars
Designed for: Students who will eat primarily on-campus and need a comprehensive plan like Plan A, but with fewer meals.
# of Total Meals: 175 meals + 6 complimentary meals
Dining Dollars: $100
Flex: $100
Cost Per Term (Plan sign-up is for entire year): $2,946
Cost Per Meal Swipe*: $15.17

Plan: Plan B / Flex
Designed for: Students who will eat primarily on-campus and want a large number of meals plus Flex for use at on and off-campus merchants.
# of Total Meals: 175 meals + 6 complimentary meals
Dining Dollars: $0
Flex: $200
Cost Per Term (Plan sign-up is for entire year): $2,946
Cost Per Meal Swipe*: $15.17

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.
# of Total Meals: 150 meals + 6 complimentary meals
Dining Dollars: $75
Flex: $75
Cost Per Term (Plan sign-up is for entire year): $2,572
Cost Per Meal Swipe*: $15.53

Plan: Plan D
Designed for: Students who will occasionally eat at Columbia Dining but will primarily eat elsewhere. This per-term plan offers the fewest number of meals.
# of Total Meals: 100 meals + 4 complimentary meals
Dining Dollars: $0
Flex: $125
Cost Per Term (Plan sign-up is for entire year): $1,781
Cost Per Meal Swipe*: $15.92

Plan: EZ 18
Designed for: Students who will eat primarily on-campus and want a high number of weekly meals, plus complimentary meals and Flex. Enough meals to include academic breaks.
# of Total Meals: 288 + 21 complimentary meals
Dining Dollars: $0
Flex: $100
Cost Per Term (Plan sign-up is for entire year): $3,874
Cost Per Meal Swipe*: $12.21

Plan: EZ 19**
Designed for: Students who will eat primarily on-campus and want the highest number of weekly meals, plus complimentary meals and Dining Dollars. Includes Fall and Spring breaks, but not Winter Break.
# of Total Meals: 304 meals + 21 complimentary meals
Dining Dollars: $75
Flex: $0
Cost Per Term (Plan sign-up is for entire year): $3,550
Cost Per Meal Swipe*: $10.69

Plan: EZ 350
Designed for: Students who will eat primarily on-campus and want a high number of meals and additional flexibility about when to use them. This plan also offers complimentary meals and Flex, plus enough meals to include academic breaks.
# of Total Meals: 350 meals + 21 complimentary meals
Dining Dollars: $0
Flex: $150
Cost Per Term (Plan sign-up is for entire year): $3,996
Cost Per Meal Swipe*: $10.37