Meal Plan Rates
For more important details and frequently asked questions about meal plans, please visit our Meal Plan Information page.
How to Budget Your Meal Points
To help students track and budget their meal points, Housing & Residence Life and Dining Services have created a chart listing suggested meal point balances per week throughout the duration of a semester. Please note that students can always check the remaining balance of their meal plan for each respective semester at the cash register or by logging into WaveNet > ID Card Services.
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.
| Meal Plan | Meal Plan Letter | Rate* | Budgeted For | Description | ||||
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| Waves 380 | A | $380/semester | Occasional meals and snacks on campus |
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| Waves 745 | B | $745/semester | ||||||
| Waves 1150 | C | $1,150/semester | ||||||
| Waves 1485 | D | $1,485/semester | Approximately 7-10 meals per week** |
Available to:
Meal Plan D is the minimum required meal plan for new incoming transfer students or second-year and upperclassmen residents living in Seaside Hall, Rockwell Towers, and Drescher W Block. These residents must self-enroll in Meal Plan D or higher, or they will be automatically enrolled in Meal Plan E and must opt down, if eligible, before the Seaver Add/Drop deadline of each respective semester. |
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| Waves 2385 |
E | $2,385/semester | Approximately 12-14 meals per week** |
The required meal plan for first-year students living on campus.
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| Waves 3195 | F | $3,195/semester | Approximately 16-21 meals per week** | The recommended plan for residential students who frequently eat on campus, up to three meals a day. | ||||
| Waves 3805 | G | $3,805/semester | Approximately 19-24 meals per week** | The recommended plan for residential students who eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner on campus. | ||||
| Waves 4445 | H | $4,445/semester | Approximately 22 to 28 meals per week** | Designed for active residential students who eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner on campus and may get occasional larger portions or an extra snack. | ||||
| Waves 5190 | I | $5,190/semester | Approximately 26 to 32 meals per week** | Designed for active residential students who eat larger portions for breakfast, lunch, and dinner on campus, or get more than 3 meals a day. | ||||
**Estimates are based on an average meal and beverage cost of $6-$11/meal for a 16/17-week semester.
2024-2025 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.
| Meal Plan | Meal Plan Letter | Rate* | Budgeted For | Description |
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| Waves 360 | A | $360/semester | Occasional meals and snacks on campus |
Available to:
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| Waves 710 | B | $710/semester | ||
| Waves 1095 | C | $1,095/semester | ||
| Waves 1415 | D | $1,415/semester | Approximately 7-10 meals per week** |
Available to:
Meal Plan D is the minimum required meal plan for new incoming transfer students or second-year and upperclassmen residents living in Seaside Hall, Rockwell Towers, and Drescher W Block. These residents must self-enroll in Meal Plan D or higher, or they will be automatically enrolled in Meal Plan E and must opt down, if eligible, before the Seaver Add/Drop deadline of each respective semester. |
| Waves 2270 | E | $2,270/semester |
Approximately 12-14 meals per week** |
The required meal plan for first-year students living on campus.
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| Waves 3045 | F | $3,045/semester | Approximately 16-21 meals per week** |
The recommended plan for residential students who frequently eat on campus, up to three meals a day. |
| Waves 3625 | G | $3,625/semester | Approximately 19-24 meals per week** |
The recommended plan for residential students who eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner on campus. |
| Waves 4235 | H | $4,235/semester | Approximately 22 to 28 meals per week** |
Designed for active residential students who eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner on campus and may get occasional larger portions or an extra snack. |
| Waves 4945 | I | $4,945/semester | Approximately 26 to 32 meals per week** |
Designed for active residential students who eat larger portions for breakfast, lunch, and dinner on campus, or get more than 3 meals a day. |
**Estimates are based on an average meal and beverage cost of $6-$11/meal for a 16/17-week semester.
Summer 2025 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.
| Meal Plan | Meal Plan Letter | Rate* | Description |
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| Waves 810 | A | $810/session |
An optional per-session summer meal plan. Please email housing@pepperdine.edu to enroll in this meal plan. |
| Waves 935 | B | $935/session |
An optional per-session summer meal plan. Please email housing@pepperdine.edu to enroll in this meal plan. |
| Waves 1135 | C | $1135/session |
An optional per-session summer meal plan. Please email housing@pepperdine.edu to enroll in this meal plan. |