2024/25 Meal Plans
UChicago Dining offers a variety of meal plans to meet the needs of those in the campus community. As part of the housing contract, students living on campus are required to have a meal plan and are assigned a default meal plan. What year of your undergraduate career and room type will determine your default meal plan for those living in University housing.
On-Campus Plans
Unlimited Meal Plan
Default meal plan for 1st year students
Default meal plan for 2nd year students not living in an apartment.
Dining Commons Benefits:
- Unlimited swipes
- 10 to-go swipes
- 5 guest swipes
Additional Benefits:
- Saturday Night Meal Swipes
- 3 meal exchanges
- $100 Maroon Dollars
Phoenix Meal Plan
2nd-4th year students eligible to purchase
Dining Commons Benefits:
- 150 swipes
- 10 to-go swipes
- 5 guest swipes
Additional Benefits:
- Saturday Night Meal Swipes
- 15 meal exchanges, deducted from total swipes
- $150 Maroon Dollars
Apartment Meal Plan
Default meal plan for 2nd-4th year students living in an on-campus apartment
Dining Commons Benefits:
- 90 swipes
- 10 to-go swipes
- 5 guest swipes
Additional Benefits:
- Saturday Night Meal Swipes
- 8 meal exchanges, deducted from total swipes above
- $200 Maroon Dollars
NEW MEAL PLANS
For rising 3rd and 4th year students living in on-campus housing, the new Quad plan will cost approximately 20% less than the Unlimited plan and the new Maroon plan is an even greater value as it will cost approximately 30% less than the Unlimited plan.
Maroon Meal Plan
NEW FOR THE 24/25 SCHOOL YEAR
Approximately 30% less than the Unlimited or Phoenix Meal Plans
Default meal plan for all 3rd and 4th year students living in on-campus housing only.
Only available to 3rd and 4th year students living on-campus.
Students living off-campus are not eligible to purchase this meal plan
Dining Commons Benefits:
- 75 swipes
- 10 to-go swipes
- 5 guest swipes
Additional Benefits:
- Saturday Night Meal Swipes
- 8 meal exchanges, deducted from total swipes
- $425 Maroon Dollars
Quad Meal Plan
NEW FOR THE 24/25 SCHOOL YEAR
Approximately 20% less than the Unlimited or Phoenix Meal Plans
Eligible for purchase for 3rd and 4th year students living in on-campus housing only.
Students living off-campus are not eligible to purchase this meal plan
Dining Commons Benefits:
- 100 swipes
- 10 to-go swipes
- 5 guest swipes
Additional Benefits:
- Saturday Night Meal Swipes
- 20 meal exchanges, deducted from total swipes
- $275 Maroon Dollars
Off-Campus Plans
These next options are geared towards the needs of those students, faculty, and staff living off-campus. The Unlimited, Phoenix and Apartment meal plan will continue to be available for purchase to all students.
Unlimited Meal Plan: OFF-CAMPUS
Dining Commons Benefits:
- Unlimited swipes
- 10 to-go swipes
- 5 guest swipes
Additional Benefits:
- Saturday Night Meal Swipes
- 3 meal exchanges
- $100 Maroon Dollars
Phoenix Meal Plan: OFF-CAMPUS
Dining Commons Benefits:
- 150 swipes
- 10 to-go swipes
- 5 guest swipes
Additional Benefits:
- Saturday Night Meal Swipes
- 15 meal exchanges, deducted from total swipes
- $150 Maroon Dollars
Apartment Meal Plan: OFF-CAMPUS
Dining Commons Benefits:
- 90 swipes
- 10 to-go swipes
- 5 guest swipes
Additional Benefits:
- Saturday Night Meal Swipes
- 8 meal exchanges, deducted from total swipes above
- $200 Maroon Dollars
Off-Campus Meal Plan
Dining Commons Benefits:
- 10 swipes per pack
- Students can purchase up to 6 packs per quarter
Park Meal Plan
Dining Commons Benefits:
- 2 swipes
Additional Benefits:
- 1 meal exchange, deducted from total swipes
- $120 Maroon Dollars
Travel Meal Plan
Dining Commons Benefits:
- 4 swipes
Additional Benefits:
- 2 meal exchanges, deducted from total swipes
- $190 Maroon Dollars
Midway Meal Plan
Dining Commons Benefits:
- 25 swipes
- 3 guest swipes
- Free Specialty Swipe to be announced
Additional Benefits:
- 4 meal exchanges, deducted from total swipes
- $25 Maroon Dollars