Dining On Campus
Meal plans and Dining Dollars are convenient to have on your account, even if you don't live on campus. With multiple meal plan options available, there is something that will work for everyone, whether you are a first-year student, returning student, transfer student, or graduate student. Your schedule is full of classes, study time, work, and a little fun too. You shouldn't have to worry about shopping, cooking, or cleaning up, so let us do that for you!
There are several meal plan options available, so depending on where you're living and what your classification is, you may have different options available to you. Check out the options below to see what you can choose from.
The is currently open for Fall 2025. Registered students can log in to purchase a meal plan and/or Dining Dollars at any time. Fall meal plans are valid Wednesday, August 20 - Friday, December 12. All contract changes must be made by 5pm on the Drop Deadline of each semester (September 8).
Dining Contract Portal
Registered students -- please use the dining portal to manage your dining contract starting on these dates:
Fall 2025: opens Tuesday, July 29 @ 10am
Spring 2026: opens Tuesday, December 2 @ 10am
Summer 2026: opens Tuesday, May 5 @ 10am
As a registered student, you can add a meal plan (and dining dollars) any time during the semester. All dining contract changes must be completed by 5pm on these dates:
Fall 2025: Monday, September 8
Spring 2026: Monday, January 26
Semester Meal Plan Pricing: Fall 2025 - Spring 2026
Students living on campus are required to carry an On Campus Meal Plan throughout the academic year (per the Housing and Dining contract). Meals are only valid for the semester the plan is purchased. Meals don’t carry forward from fall to spring, and there is no monetary refund for uneaten meals.
Notes: Averages listed below are based on a 16-week semester, so those numbers may change depending on how you use your meal plan. Prices listed are for one semester.
Dining Dollars
Use Dining Dollars to purchase food and beverage items at campus retail dining locations -- no tax added! Meal plans include Dining Dollars automatically, but you can add them at any time during the year by logging into the .
Use your Dining Dollars across campus:
- At the University Center:
- Bowlful
- Burger & Co.
- Crisol Latin Kitchen
- Einstein Bros® Bagels
- Empire State Pizza
- Hissho Sushi
- Munchy Martâ„¢
- ³§³Ü²ú·É²¹²â®
- Across Campus:
- Bears Coffee Shop (Michener Library)
- Holmes Dining Hall (cash prices at the door)
- Starbucks® (Holmes Hall)
- Tobey-Kendel Dining (special cash price)
- Tobey-Kendel: Just Baked hot vending machine
- Tobey-Kendel: mini-market area (upstairs)
- Vending machines (beverages and snacks)
- Concessions - at most sporting events
- Mobile Food Carts (watch social media for locations)
Parents and Support People: With our new dining portal, your student can grant you guest access so you can add Dining Dollars to their account!
Dining Dollars are convenient and easy to use.
- µÛÍõ»áËù Card: Dining Dollars are loaded on your student ID, so use your card to pay for your retail dining and vending purchases.
- Convenience: No need to carry cash when your µÛÍõ»áËù card is loaded with Dining Dollars. Purchase most food and beverage items with no sales tax added when using Dining Dollars.
- Carry Forward: Fall Dining Dollars balances will carry forward to Spring, but everything expires at the end of Spring semester. Summer Dining Dollars are available during summer session only. No refunds are given for unused Dining Dollars, so be sure to use them.
- Bear On The Run: You can purchase your Bear On The Run reusable container with Dining Dollars (cost is $5 to participate in the program).
- Safety: If you lose your µÛÍõ»áËù Card, the Dining Dollars account can be immediately de-activated by contacting the Dining Services Office at 970-351-2652. Once you get a new card, we can re-activate your account.
Holmes Dining Hall - Cash Prices: 2025-2026
Guests and visitors are welcome to dine with us in Holmes Dining Hall and can pay
using cash or credit for meals.
All prices include tax. Children 3 years old and younger are complimentary.
Prices good August 15, 2025 - August 13, 2026.
Adults
(13 years old and above)
Breakfast: $11.25
Brunch/Lunch: $16.50
Dinner: $16.50
Children
(4 years old - 12 years old)
Breakfast: $8.00
Brunch/Lunch: $11.25
Dinner: $11.25