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Student Dining Plans

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

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.

Student Dining Plan Highlights

Plans are not required for

residential CC/SEAS, GS 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 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.

Student Dining Plan Summary AY 25-26

Plan: Plan A / Weekly
Designed for: Students who will eat primarily on-campus and want a high number of meals per week.
# Meals Per Week or Term: 14 meals per week + 21 complimentary meals per term
Dining Dollars: $0
Flex: $200
Cost Per Term (Plan sign-up is for entire year): $3,240

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 Per Week or Term: 210 meals per term + 6 complimentary meals per term
Dining Dollars: $100
Flex: $100
Cost Per Term (Plan sign-up is for entire year): $3,185

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

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.
# Meals Per Week or Term: 175 meals per term + 6 complimentary meals
Dining Dollars: $100
Flex: $100
Cost Per Term (Plan sign-up is for entire year): $2,946

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.
# Meals Per Week or Term: 175 meals per term + 6 complimentary meals
Dining Dollars: $0
Flex: $200
Cost Per Term (Plan sign-up is for entire year): $2,946

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 Per Week or Term: 150 meals per term + 6 complimentary meals
Dining Dollars: $75
Flex: $75
Cost Per Term (Plan sign-up is for entire year): $2,572

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.
# Meals Per Week or Term: 100 meals per term + 4 complimentary meals
Dining Dollars: $0
Flex: $125
Cost Per Term (Plan sign-up is for entire year): $1,781

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.
# Meals Per Week or Term: 18 meals per week + 21 complimentary meals
Dining Dollars: $0
Flex: $100
Cost Per Term (Plan sign-up is for entire year): $3,874

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.
# Meals Per Week or Term: 19 meals per week + 21 complimentary meals
Dining Dollars: $75
Flex: $0
Cost Per Term (Plan sign-up is for entire year): $3,550

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.
# Meals Per Week or Term: 350 meals per term + 21 complimentary meals
Dining Dollars: $0
Flex: $150
Cost Per Term (Plan sign-up is for entire year): $3,996

_{*Plan EZ 19 available for CC, CE, GS students only.}

Student Dining Plan Summary AY 24-25

Plan: Plan A / Weekly
Designed for: Students who will eat primarily on-campus and want a high number of meals per week.
# Meals Per Week or Term: 14 meals per week + 21 complimentary meals per term
Dining Dollars: $0
Flex: $200
Cost Per Term (Plan sign-up is for entire year): $3,137

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 Per Week or Term: 210 meals per term + 6 complimentary meals per term
Dining Dollars: $100
Flex: $100
Cost Per Term (Plan sign-up is for entire year): $3,084

Plan: Plan A / Meals Only
Designed for: Students who will eat primarily on-campus.
# Meals Per Week or Term: 210 meals per term + 6 complimentary meals per term
Dining Dollars: $0
Flex: $0
Cost Per Term (Plan sign-up is for entire year): $2,871

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.
# Meals Per Week or Term: 175 meals per term + 6 complimentary meals
Dining Dollars: $100
Flex: $100
Cost Per Term (Plan sign-up is for entire year): $2,853

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.
# Meals Per Week or Term: 175 meals per term + 6 complimentary meals
Dining Dollars: $0
Flex: $200
Cost Per Term (Plan sign-up is for entire year): $2,853

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 Per Week or Term: 150 meals per term + 6 complimentary meals
Dining Dollars: $75
Flex: $75
Cost Per Term (Plan sign-up is for entire year): $2,491

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.
# Meals Per Week or Term: 100 meals per term + 4 complimentary meals
Dining Dollars: $0
Flex: $125
Cost Per Term (Plan sign-up is for entire year): $1,781

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 Winter break.
# Meals Per Week or Term: 18 meals per week + 21 complimentary meals
Dining Dollars: $0
Flex: $100
Cost Per Term (Plan sign-up is for entire year): $3,541

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.
# Meals Per Week or Term: 19 meals per week + 21 complimentary meals
Dining Dollars: $75
Flex: $0
Cost Per Term (Plan sign-up is for entire year): $3,290

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 Winter break.
# Meals Per Week or Term: 350 meals per term + 21 complimentary meals
Dining Dollars: $0
Flex: $150
Cost Per Term (Plan sign-up is for entire year): $3,591

_{*Plan EZ 19 available for CC, CE, GS students only.}

Select or Change a Plan

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 student wishing to purchase a First-Year Dining Plan should contact Rosie Fernandez at 212-854-4076.
Dining Plans can only be changed during the change period, typically during the first two weeks of term. The Change Period for Spring 2025 is closed.