Princeton University meal plans are available to all active undergraduate and graduate students living on campus or off. Your meal plan balances are available for use at the beginning of each term and “spend down” throughout the semester. If you decide to add further value to your plan, you may purchase additional meals or Paw Points by logging into TigerCard.princeton.edu.
Undergraduate Meal Plans
| Undergraduate Unlimited Plan | Undergraduate Block 105 | |
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| Requirements | Required for First-Year and Sophomore students. This plan is optional for all Juniors and Seniors. |
Meal plan option for Juniors and Seniors. One swipe per meal period and late meal. |
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| Number of meals | Unlimited | 105 meals per semester (95 meals + 10 guest meals) |
| Guest Meals | 10 per semester | 10 to use for Guest or yourself |
| Late Meal | One swipe per late meal period | One swipe per late meal period. |
| Cost per semester | $4,170 |
$1,617 |
| Cost per Year | $8,340 |
$3,234 |
| Notes | Unlimited plan is required for First-Year and Sophomores. Spring Meal Plans begin at dinner on January 26. This plan includes $150 Dining Points per semester. Dining Points may be used at retail locations on campus and in the town of Princeton. Unused Dining Points expire on the last day of spring term.
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Spring Meal Plans begin at dinner on January 26. Unused meals are not refundable. Unused meals do not roll into the Fall, 2025 semester. Upperclass students receive an additional 30 meals as part of the 2 meals per week program. This allows more flexibility in dining across campus and fosters community connections during meals. |
Graduate Meal plans
| Graduate Unlimited Plan | Graduate Block 105 without Continental Breakfast | Graduate Block 105 with Continental Breakfast | |
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| Requirements | Student living in the Graduate College or Walker Hall must select unlimited or Block 105 with continental breakfast. |
Mandatory for Graduate students living in Walker Hall. Option for students not living in the Graduate College. |
Graduate Students living in the Graduate College must select unlimited or Block 105 with continental breakfast. |
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| Number of meals | Unlimited | 105 meals per semester (95 meals + 10 guest meals) | 105 meals per semester (95 meals + 10 guest meals) |
| Guest Meals | 10 per semester | 10 per semester which may be used for guests or the plan holder | 10 meals may be used for guests or yourself. |
| Late Meal | One swipe per late meal period. | One swipe per late meal period. | One swipe per late meal period. |
| Cost per semester | $4,170 |
$1,617 |
$1,774 |
| Cost per Year | $8,340 |
$3,234 |
$3,548 |
| Notes | Graduate Unlimited meals begin at dinner on January 26. Procter Hall at the Graduate College opens on January 27 at breakfast. This plan includes $150 in Dining Points per semester which must be used prior to the end of the academic year. Dining Points expire on the last day of the spring term. This plan can be used for the continental breakfast at Procter Hall. |
Meal plan begins at dinner on January 26, 2025. Meal plans are valid through Spring recess. |
Spring Meal plan begins on January 26 at dinner. Procter Hall opens on January 27 at breakfast. The plan includes supplemental continental breakfast plan that allows one swipe per breakfast at Procter Hall in the Graduate College from Monday through Thursday. Participating in this continental breakfast will not deduct meal swipes from your plan. Meal plan is valid through Spring recess. |
No Meal Plan
Juniors and seniors without a meal plan may use the Two Extra Meals program.
Members of the University community without a meal plan — including students, faculty and staff — may eat in any dining hall at current single meal rates with a student charge, Paw Points or TowerCard (Department Charge). Cash and credit cards are not valid in the dining halls.