2026-2027 Meal Plans
FALL 2026 AND SPRING 2027 MEAL PLANS
Meal plans give students access to a variety of convenient dining options right on campus. Fall semester plans are automatically renewed for the spring unless you change or cancel your meal plan.
Meal plan options are based on student type as determined by the Office of Undergraduate Admissions (first-year or upperclass), not based on number of credit hours.
Daily plans
All first-year residents living on campus must choose one of the daily plans. Daily plans are also available to commuters and upperclass students.
Daily / $300
$2,731 per semester, sales tax included
- Unlimited meals per semester
- $300 in Declining Balance (DB) funds
- 5 guest meals per semester
- 5 free Starship robot deliveries per semester
- Default plan for first-year students
Daily / $400
$2,831 per semester, sales tax included
- Unlimited meals per semester
- $400 in Declining Balance (DB) funds
- 5 guest meals per semester
- 10 free Starship robot deliveries per semester
Daily / $200
$2,631 per semester, sales tax included
- Unlimited meals per semester
- $200 in Declining Balance (DB) funds
- 5 guest meals per semester
Block meal plans
Upperclass students living in required housing – Holshouser, Hunt, Sanford, Scott and the suites in Belk, Hawthorn, Laurel, Levine, Lynch, Miltimore, Oak, Wallis and Witherspoon – must choose either a daily plan or block meal plan.
Block plans are also available to commuters and students in non-required housing.
100 Meals / $350
$1,585 per semester, sales tax included
- 100 meals per semester
- $350 Declining Balance (DB) funds
- Default plan for non-first-year students in required housing
160 meals / $350
$2,232 per semester, sales tax included
- 160 meals per semester
- $350 Declining Balance (DB) funds
Commuter plans
Commuters and upperclass residents assigned to non-required housing may purchase any meal plan, including any Straight Declining Balance plan.
$1200 Straight DB
$1,200 per semester
- $1200 in Straight Declining Balance (DB) funds
$875 Straight DB
$875 per semester
- $875 in Straight Declining Balance (DB) funds
$350 Straight DB
$350 per semester
- $350 in Straight Declining Balance (DB) funds
40 Meals / $100
$594 per semester, sales tax included
- 40 meals per semester
- $100 Declining Balance (DB) funds
Understanding your meal plan
Meals
Use a meal to enter one of the two all-you-care-to-eat dining halls on campus, Social 704 or SoVi. Meals can also be used at Charlotte Greens in South Village. Students must wait 15 minutes in between using meals at different locations.
Students can bring guests into the dining halls by using guest meals. A maximum of three (3) guest meals may be used at one time unless you ask the cashier.
Meals and guest meals expire at the end of the semester.
Before purchasing a meal plan, review the meal plan contract terms and conditions.
Declining Balance
Declining Balance (DB) funds may be used throughout the semester including breaks, at any campus dining venue, including concessions and convenience stores.
At the end of the semester, any unspent funds will carry over to the next semester until the next academic year.
IMPORTANT DATES
2026-27 meal plan dates
Fall Semester
- Tuesday, August 11, 2026: Last day to make full value changes to a Meal Plan
- Wednesday, August 12, 2026: First day of meal service
- Friday, September 4, 2026: Last day to make prorated change to a Meal Plan
- Thursday, December 10, 2026: Last day to use meals
Spring Semester
- Thursday, January 7, 2027: Last day to make full value changes to a Meal Plan
- Friday, January 8, 2027: First day of meal service
- Friday, January 29, 2027: Last day to make prorated changes to a Meal Plan
- Thursday, May 6, 2027: Last day to use meals
Summer Session (full)
- Friday, August 6, 2027: Last day to use Declining Balance fund for academic year 2026-27
DINING HALL CLOSURES 2026-27
Fall Semester
- Wednesday, November 25 – Saturday, November 28, 2026: Thanksgiving Break – All dining halls closed
- Friday, December 11, 2026 – Friday January 1, 2027: Winter Break – All dining halls closed
Spring Semester
- Saturday, March 6 – Saturday, March 13, 2027: Spring Break – All dining halls closed