2024-2025 Dining Plans

Flexibility and Convenience with 17 locations that include access to national brand favorites and KU Dining classics. The 2025-2026 Dining plans all feature a select amount of meal swipes, as well as dining dollars. These plans are designed to fit the needs of students and their habits.   

Residential Dining Halls are All-You-Care-To-Eat (AYCTE) dining establishments and are Mrs. E’s (Daisy Hill), South Dining Commons (Downs Hall), and North College Cafe (GSP Hall).  

Retail locations offer multiple concepts from tacos to salad bars locations are: The Market (Kansas Union), The Underground (Wescoe Hall), Courtside Cafe (DeBruce Center), The Studio (Hashinger Hall), Chick-fil-A (Kansas Union), Wendy’s (Kansas Union).  

CoffeeHouse WPS Starbucks locations across campus that offer grab-n-go items such as salads, sandwiches, fruit cups, and more!  

Meal swipes can be utilized at all of our residential dining hall locations. Swipes are on a weekly basis and reset every Monday morning. For Premium and 14-meal plan holders, a swipe can be used at retail locations utilizing the heart of campus pass.  

Dining Dollars are a dollar-for-dollar exchange on every purchase, Dining Dollars are used for all purchases from meals at retail locations, when you need a Starbucks coffee between classes. Dining Dollars roll over from fall to spring to an active KU card. Please note that Dining Dollars are only academic year; any unused dollars expire at the end of the spring semester and are forfeited. Make sure you plan accordingly to use your dollars and not lose them.  

Heart of Campus Pass is the option for premium and 14-meal plan holders to enjoy a combo meal at retail locations. The pass is eligible at Courtside Cafe, The Underground, and The Market during lunch hours (10 am - 3 pm) Monday- Friday without using dining dollars. Franchise locations (Chick-fil-A, Wendy’s) are not eligible for the Heart of Campus pass. 

The following plan is pending the Kansas Board of Regent's Approval

• Cost: $2,450* billed semesterly 
• Unlimited swipes KU Dining's exclusive all-you-care-to-eat dining halls at  Mrs. E's, South Dining Commons, and North College Cafe  
• $300 per semester of dining dollars is available at 17 KU Dining locations for when you’re on campus & don’t have time to run back to your residence hall
• Please note that Dining Dollars are academic year only. Unused Dining Dollars roll over from fall to spring semester, any unused dollars expire at the end of the spring semester and are forfeited. Make sure you plan accordingly to use your dollars and not lose them. 
• These funds are reloadable  

*$100 operation surcharge is applied per semester out of initial costs. The fee is to help offset the costs associated with back-end systems & and infrastructure, repairs and maintenance, and major deferred maintenance to support the dining service program. 

The following plan is pending the Kansas Board of Regent's Approval

• Cost: $2,382* billed semesterly 
• 14 meal swipes per week at KU Dining's exclusive all-you-care-to-eat dining halls - Mrs. E's, South Dining Commons, and North College Cafe  
• $600 per semester of dining dollars is available at 17 KU Dining locations for when you’re on campus & don’t have time to run back to your residence hall. 
• Please note that Dining Dollars are academic year only. Unused Dining Dollars roll over from fall to spring semester, any unused dollars expire at the end of the spring semester and are forfeited. Make sure you plan accordingly to use your dollars and not lose them. 
• These funds are reloadable 

*$100 operation surcharge is applied per semester out of initial costs. The fee is to help offset the costs associated with back-end systems & and infrastructure, repairs and maintenance, and major deferred maintenance to support the dining service program. 

The following plan is pending the Kansas Board of Regent's Approval

• Cost: $2,200* billed semesterly 
• 10 meal swipes per week KU Dining's exclusive all-you-care-to-eat dining halls - Mrs. E's, South Dining Commons, and North College Cafe 
• $1,000 per semester of dining dollars is available at 17 KU Dining locations for when you’re on campus & don’t have time to run back to your residence hall. 
• Please note that Dining Dollars are academic year only. Unused Dining Dollars roll over from fall to spring semester, any unused dollars expire at the end of the spring semester and are forfeited. Make sure you plan accordingly to use your dollars and not lose them. 
• These funds are reloadable 

*$100 operation surcharge is applied per semester out of initial costs. The fee is to help offset the costs associated with back-end systems & and infrastructure, repairs and maintenance, and major deferred maintenance to support the dining service program.   

$440 plan

• Cost: $440 billed initially 
• Eat at 17 Dining locations on campus. 
• Unused Dining Dollars roll over to the next semester with an active KU ID. 
• For non-residence hall students 

• Cost: $2,331* billed semesterly 
• Unlimited access to Mrs. E's and South Dining Commons, KU Dining's exclusive all-you-care-to-eat dining halls 
• $300 per semester of dining dollars available at 19 KU Dining locations for when you’re on campus & don’t have time to run back to your residence hall. 
  • $200 of these funds are only eligible to be used at on campus retail location  
  • $100 of the funds may be used at off campus restaurants through an active GrubHub account. 
  • Please note that Dining Dollars are academic year only and any unused dollars expire at the end of the spring semester and are forfeited. Make sure you plan accordingly to use your dollars and not lose them. 
  • These funds are reloadable   

*$100 operation surcharge applied per semester out of initial costs. Fee is to help offset the costs associated with back-end systems & and infrastructure, Repairs and maintenance, major deferred maintenance to support the dining service program. 

The All Access plan has the heart of campus feature, which is the option to enjoy a combo meal at retail locations. The pass is eligible at Courtside Cafe, The Underground, and The Market during lunch hours (10 am - 3 pm) Monday-Friday and at the Studio during evening hours (7:30 pm – 10:30pm) without having to use dining dollars. It is placed on the Grub Hub app.

A few examples of a combo meal would be a custom salad and a beverage or our Mac and cheese with a protein and beverage from Courtside Cafe. 

On the Grub Hub app, look for the blue "Heart of Campus" shop under “KU Dining”, similar to "The Market" or "Underground". Click on "Heart of Campus" and select the location and meal concept. Select the options and press “Add to bag”. Pick up the Heart of Campus meal at the location.

• Cost: $4,540 annually
  • $2,270* billed semesterly 
• Plans are loaded with $2,170 Dining Dollars per semester and decline from balance. 
• Eat at 17 Dining locations on campus. 
• Includes $100 per semester for on-campus retail or off-campus use through an active GrubHub account. 
• Roughly $135 a week or approximately 12 meals a week equivalent. 
• Access to national brand favorites such as Pizza Hut, King's Hawaiian, Chick-fil-A, and WPS Starbucks. 
• Discount price ($1 discount for Breakfast and $2 discount for Lunch and Dinner) at all-you-care-to-eat dining locations Mrs. E's and South Dining Commons 
• Are you living in GSP or Corbin? Select either a Blue or Crimson declining balance plans!

How do Dining Dollars work? 

• Pay with your Dining Dollars at all campus locations. 
• Dining dollars can be added to any plan if you run short! 
• Please note that Crimson plan Dining Dollars are academic year only and any unused dollars expire at the end of the spring semester and are forfeited. Make sure you plan accordingly to use your dollars and not lose them. 

GrubHub: Funds are loaded each semester *subtracted from your initial dining plan dollars* onto an eligible student GrubHub account. These Dining Dollars are applicable toward off campus GrubHub purchases and all on campus purchases. Crimson Dining Dollars cannot be transferred to GrubHub. 

*$100 operation surcharge is applied per semester out of initial costs. The fee is to help offset the costs associated with back-end systems & and infrastructure, Repairs and maintenance, and major deferred maintenance to support the dining service program. 

• Minimum required plan for on-campus residents
• Cost: $4,226 annually
  • $2,113* billed semesterly 
• Plans are loaded with $2,013 Dining Dollars per semester and decline from balance. 
• Eat at 17 Dining locations on campus. 
• Roughly $125 a week or approximately 10 meals a week equivalent. 
• Access to national brand favorites such as Pizza Hut, King's Hawaiian, Chick-fil-A and WPS Starbucks. 
• Discount price ($1 discount for Breakfast and $2 discount for Lunch and Dinner) at all-you-care-to-eat dining locations Mrs. E's and South Dining Commons 
• Are you living in GSP or Corbin? Select either a Blue or Crimson declining balance plans!

How do Dining Dollars work? 

• Pay with your Dining Dollars at all campus locations. 
• Dining dollars can be added to any plan if you run short! 
• Please note that Blue plan Dining Dollars are academic year only and any unused dollars expire at the end of the spring semester and are forfeited. Make sure you plan accordingly to use your dollars and not lose them. 

*$100 operation surcharge applied per semester. Fee is to help offset the costs associated with back-end systems & and infrastructure, Repairs and maintenance, major deferred maintenance to support the dining service program. 

• Residents who select a residence hall are required to purchase a dining plan. Plan options are offered by KU Dining and residents eat at venues operated by KU Dining. A resident selects a plan and is billed twice during the academic year, at the start of each semester. For declining balance plans, remaining fall semester balances will carry over and be added to spring semester balances. Any unused dining dollar balance remaining at the end of spring semester is forfeited.
• For all other students dining plans are optional and may be purchased through myKU login page by logging into Housing under Services.

A resident agrees to accept dining plan charges and pay the applicable fees in accordance with the scheduled due dates as posted by Student Accounts & Receivables. Fees not paid by the due date may result in one or more of the following actions being taken against the resident by the university: 1) postponement of scheduled check-in time; 2) suspension of access to housing and dining facilities; and/or 3) cancellation of contract. Cancellation charges will apply.

Housing residents will follow the Housing Cancellation policy. If approved for cancellation, KU Dining Plans will be canceled based on a prorated rate according to the week of the semester the student completes their check out from housing. Balances above the prorated amount will be forfeited.

 

• August 18: Fall Dining plans & dining dollars become active 
• September 9: Last day to decrease/cancel Fall Dining Plan 
• December 20: Fall Dining service ends 
• January 13: Spring Dining plans & dining dollars become active
• February 3: Last day to change spring dining plans, ends at 8am
• May 16: Dining plans end, and funds/meals expire (no refunds)