Meal Plan Rates

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 ConnectPrinceton

Undergraduate Meal Plans

	Undergraduate Unlimited Plan Academic Year 2025-26	Undergraduate Block 105 Academic Year 2025-26
Description
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.
For	First Year Sophomore Junior Senior	Junior Senior
Residency	On Campus Off Campus	On Campus Off Campus
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	$4,360	$1,690
Cost per Year	$8,720	$3,380
Notes	Unlimited plan is required for First-Year and Sophomores. First-Year Fall Meal Plans begin at brunch on August 22, 2025. Sophomore, Junior and Senior Fall Meal Plans begin at brunch on August 30, 2025. Unlimited meal plan holders may enter multiple dining locations multiple times during the same meal period. Meal plans are valid through Fall and Spring recesses. 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.	Fall Meal Plans begin at brunch on August 30. Unused meals are not refundable. Unused meals do not roll into the Spring semester, 2026. Meal plan is active through Fall recess. 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 Academic Year 2025-26	Graduate Block 105 without Continental Breakfast Academic Year 2025-26	Graduate Block 105 with Continental Breakfast Academic Year 2025-26
Description
Requirements	Student living in the Graduate College must select unlimited or Block 105 with continental breakfast.	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.
For	Graduate Students	Graduate Students	Graduate Students
Residency	On Campus Off Campus Old Grad College New Grad College Walker Hall Graduate Apartments	On Campus Off Campus Graduate Apartments	On Campus Old Grad College New Grad College Walker Hall
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	$4,360	$1,690	$1,854
Cost per Year	$8,720	$3,380	$3,708
Notes	Graduate Unlimited meals begin at brunch on August 22, 2025. Unlimited meal plan holders may enter dining hall multiple times and locations during a meal period. Meal plan is valid through Fall recess. 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 August 22, 2025. Meal plans are valid through Fall recess. Unused meals are not refundable. Unused meals do not roll into the Spring semester, 2026.	Fall Meal plan begins on August 22, 2025. 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. Continental breakfast is not available during Fall recess. Meal plan is valid through Fall recess. Unused meals are not refundable. Unused meals are not available for use in the Spring semester, 2026.

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.