Meal Plan Options

Dining On Campus

Meal plans and Dining Dollars are convenient to have on your account, even if you don't live on campus. With multiple meal plan options available, there is something that will work for everyone, whether you are a first-year student, returning student, transfer student, or graduate student.

Your schedule will be packed full of classes, study time, work, and a little fun too. You shouldn't have to worry about shopping, cooking, or cleaning up, so let us do that for you!

NOTE: The is currently open for 2024. Students registered for classes can log in to purchase a meal plan and/or Dining Dollars. Fall 2024 meal plans are active Wednesday, August 21 - Friday, December 13. Spring 2025 meal plans are active Saturday, January 11 - Friday, May 9.

There are several meal plan options available to students, so depending on where you're living and what your classification is, you may have different options available to you. Check out the options below to see what you can choose from.

Dining Contract Portal

Registered students -- please use the dining portal to manage your dining contract starting on these dates:

Fall 2024: opens Tuesday, 7/30/24 @ 10am
Spring 2025: opens Tuesday, 12/3/24 @ 10am
Summer 2025: opens Tuesday, 5/13/25 @ 10am

As a registered student, you can add a meal plan (and dining dollars) any time during the semester. All dining contract changes and cancellations must be completed by 5pm on these dates:

Fall 2024: Monday, 9/9/24
Spring 2025: Monday, 1/27/25

Semester Meal Plan Pricing: Fall 2024 - Spring 2025

Students living on campus are required to carry an On Campus Meal Plan throughout the academic year (per the Housing and Dining contract). Meals are only valid for the semester the plan is purchased; they don鈥檛 carry forward from fall to spring, and there is no monetary refund for uneaten meals.

Notes: Averages listed below are based on a 16-week semester, so those numbers may change depending on how you use your meal plan. Prices listed are for one semester.

On Campus Meal Plan: First-Year Students

First-year students living on campus can choose from either of the meal plans listed below.

First-Year Students

Meals + Dining Dollars

Meal Averages Per Week

Cost Per Semester

300 Meal Plan

300 meals + 300 dining dollars

19

$3,847

250 Meal Plan

250 meals + 400 dining dollars

15-16

$3,514
On Campus Meal Plan: Sophomores or Above

As a sophomore or above in standing (at least 20 years old or 20 earned credits by the university-published drop deadline), you are eligible to choose from any On Campus Meal Plan listed below.

Sophomore or Above

Meals + Dining Dollars

Meal Averages Per Week

Cost Per Semester

300 Meal Plan

300 meals + 300 dining dollars

19

$3,847

250 Meal Plan

250 meals + 400 dining dollars

15-16

$3,514

150 Meal Plan

150 meals + 450 dining dollars

9

$2,897

125 Meal Plan

125 meals + 350 dining dollars

7-8

$2,381
Off Campus Bear Plans

Students living off campus are eligible to choose any meal plan offered. For those students choosing to live on campus, Bear Plans are only available to upperclassmen (sophomore and above) who live in Lawrenson Hall, at the Arlington Park Apartments or in one of the UNC-owned Houses.

Off Campus Bear Plans

Meals + Dining Dollars

Meal Averages Per Week

Cost Per Semester

75 Bear Plan

75 meals + 400 dining dollars

4-5

$1,513

50 Bear Plan

50 meals + 500 dining dollars

3

$1,269

25 Bear Plan

25 meals + 600 dining dollars

1-2

$991

Dining Dollars

Use Dining Dollars to purchase food and beverage items at campus retail dining locations -- no tax added! Meal plans include Dining Dollars automatically, but you can add them at any time during the year by logging into the .

Use your Dining Dollars across campus:

At the University Center:
- Bowlful
- Burger & Co.
- Crisol Latin Kitchen
- Einstein Bros庐 Bagels
- Empire State Pizza
- Hissho Sushi
- Munchy Mart鈩�
- 厂耻产飞补测庐
Across Campus:
- Bears Coffee Shop (Michener Library)
- Holmes Dining Hall (cash prices at the door)
- 厂迟补谤产耻肠办蝉庐 (Holmes Hall)
- Tobey-Kendel Dining
- Vending machines (beverages and snacks)

Parents and Support People: With our new dining portal, your student can grant you guest access so you can add Dining Dollars to their account!

Dining Dollars are convenient and easy to use.

UNC Card: Dining Dollars are loaded on your student ID, so use your card to pay for your retail dining and vending purchases.
Convenience: No need to carry cash when your UNC card is loaded with Dining Dollars. Purchase most food and beverage items with no sales tax added when using Dining Dollars.
Carry Forward: Fall Dining Dollars balances will carry forward to Spring, but everything expires at the end of Spring semester. Summer Dining Dollars are available during summer session only. No refunds are given for unused Dining Dollars, so be sure to use them.
Bear On The Run: You can purchase your Bear On The Run reusable container with Dining Dollars (cost is $5 to participate in the program).
Safety: If you lose your UNC Card, the Dining Dollars account can be immediately de-activated by contacting the Dining Services Office at 970-351-2652. Once you get a new card, we can re-activate your account.

Dining Room Cash Prices: 2024-2025

Guests and visitors are welcome to dine with us in Holmes Dining Hall and can pay using cash or credit for meals.
All prices include tax. Children 3 years old and younger are complimentary.
Prices good August 15, 2024 - August 14, 2025.

Adults

(13 years old and above)

Breakfast: $10.75
Brunch/Lunch: $15.25
Dinner: $16.00

Children

(4 years old - 12 years old)

Breakfast: $7.50
Brunch/Lunch: $10.50
Dinner: $10.75

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Dining On Campus