Meal Plan Rates

Enrollment and Meal Plan Usage

Meal plans are an ideal way to participate in campus life – from eating entree meals in multiple dining locations, to grabbing a Starbucks drink between classes, to enjoying concessions while cheering on Waves teams to victory, to sharing late-night snacks with friends – while benefiting from tax savings on all purchases. Meal points can be used at students’ discretion at all campus dining locations (including Starbucks, concessions at athletic events, and late-night programming) without additional restrictions for usage.

Students who enroll in a meal plan during the fall semester will receive a meal plan for both fall and spring semesters (i.e., students who enroll in Meal Plan E will receive a Meal Plan E for the fall semester and will be automatically re-enrolled in another Meal Plan E for the spring semester). Meal plan increases are welcome at any point in the academic year. However, the deadline to reduce or cancel a meal plan (if eligible) is the Seaver Add/Drop deadline for each respective semester. While any remaining meal points roll over from the fall semester to the spring semester, all meal points expire at the end of the Spring semester and are non-refundable. All rates are subject to change.

2026-2027 Academic Year Rates

OCCASIONAL MEALS AND SNACKS

These plans offer varying price ranges for occasional meals and snacks on campus (such as Starbucks beverages, concessions, and late night favorites). Available to commuter students or returning upperclassmen, incoming transfer students, and second-year student residents living in apartment-style housing, these plans provide flexibility for enjoying campus dining in conjunction with other dining arrangements.

• WAVES A: $400/semester
• WAVES B: $780/semester
• WAVES C: $1,210/semester

REQUIRED MINIMUM MEAL PLANS

INCOMING TRANSFER OR RETURNING STUDENTS Living in Seaside Hall, Rockwell Towers, and Drescher W Block

Incoming transfer or returning students living in Seaside Hall, Rockwell Towers, and the Drescher W Block will be automatically enrolled in Meal Plan E, unless they proactively downgrade to the minimum required Meal Plan D. Required minimum meal plans help ensure basic meals can be obtained without consideration for additional meal point usage (such as Starbucks, concessions, late night food, or consistent full entree selections). 

• WAVES D: $1,560/semester 

FIRST-YEAR AND INCOMING TRANSFER STUDENTS Living in Dorm-Style Campus Housing

New incoming first-year and transfer students who do not self-enroll in a preferred meal plan will be automatically enrolled in Meal Plan E. Required minimum meal plans help ensure basic meals can be obtained without additional discretionary meal point usage (such as Starbucks, concessions, late night food, or consistent full entree selections). 

• WAVES E: $2,505/semester

ALL-INCLUSIVE CAMPUS DINING

For athletes and students desiring rich campus dining experiences – including consistent full entree selections, Starbucks beverages, late night food, and concessions – these plans provide flexibility for meal point usage in all campus dining locations.

• WAVES F: $3,355/semester
• WAVES G: $3,995/semester
• WAVES H: $4,665/semester
• WAVES I: $5,450/semester

2025-2026 Academic Year Rates

Students who enroll in an academic year meal plan will receive a meal plan for both fall and spring semesters (i.e., students who enroll in Meal Plan E will receive a Meal Plan E for the fall semester and will be automatically re-enrolled in another Meal Plan E for the spring semester). Meal plan increases are welcome at any point in the academic year. However, the deadline to reduce or cancel a meal plan (if eligible) is the University-wide Add/Drop deadline for each respective semester. 

Please take note that all meal points expire at the end of the academic year and are non-refundable.

*All rates are subject to change.

**Estimates are based on an average meal and beverage cost of $6-$11/meal for a 16/17-week semester.

Summer 2026 Rates

Meal plan increases are welcome at any point during the summer. The deadline to reduce or cancel a meal plan is the University-wide Add/Drop deadline for each respective summer session. Please take note that all meal points expire at the end of Seaver Summer Session 3 or, for graduate students, at the end of their summer program and are non-refundable.

*All rates are subject to change.