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Which dining plan is best for you?
Your dining plan gives you access to diverse, delicious, and healthy options at over 35 dining locations on campus. Our dining plans are designed so that you can choose when, where, and what you want to eat in a way that best fits your schedule and dining needs. Your dining plan and DineXtra dollars, our declining balance program, are encoded on your Carnegie Mellon ID card, so you have easy access to your account wherever you go.
All first-year students are required to select a Traditional Dining Plan. Our Traditional Dining Plans give students the flexibility to eat a different number of meals each day depending on their preferences.
All undergraduate students (after their first year), graduate students, faculty, and staff members have the option to choose either a Traditional Dining Plan or a Community Dining Plan.
Traditional Dining Plans
Green Plan
First-Year: $8,182 per year / $4,091 per semester
Undergraduate/Graduate: $7,980 per year / $3,990 per semester
- 292 block meals per semester (approx. 18 meals per week)
- $270 flexible dollars per semester
- 2 guest meals per semester
Blue Plan
First-Year: $7,454 per year / $3,727 per semester
Undergraduate/Graduate: $7,552 per year / $3,776 per semester
- 252 block meals per semester (approx. 16 meals per week)
- $520 flexible dollars per semester
- 2 guest meals per semester
Red Plan
First-Year: $7,350 per year / $3,675 per semester
Undergraduate/Graduate: $7,152 per year / $3,576 per semester
- 205 block meals per semester (approx. 13 meals per week)
- $850 flexible dollars per semester
- 2 guest meals per semester
Yellow Plan
First-Year: $3,688 per year / $1,844 per semester*
Undergraduate/Graduate: $3,486 per year / $1,743 per semester
- 125 block meals per semester (approx. 8 meals per week)
- $190 flexible dollars per semester
*Available to residents of the Residence on Fifth and Clyde House.
Community Dining Plans
Tartan Flex
$6,240 per year / $3,120 per semester
- 170 block meals per semester (approx. 10 meals per week)
- $880 flexible dollars
Scotty's Choice
$3,568 per year / $1,784 per semester
- 85 block meals per semester (approx. 5 meals per week)
- $630 flexible dollars
Whitfield's Favor
$2,438 per year / $1,219 per semester
- 54 block meals per semester (approx. 3 meals per week)
- $480 flexible dollars
Piper Select
$1,580 per year / $790 per semester
- 32 block meals per semester (approx. 2 meals per week)
- $340 flexible dollars
Terms to know as you select your dining plan:
Blocks/Meals
Meal blocks consist of an entrée, drink, and side(s) all for one price. Meal blocks are offered at every location on campus and offer value as compared to purchasing each item a la carte. Up to two meal blocks can be used during each meal period.
FLEXible Dollars
FLEXible dollars or FLEX comes as a part of the dining plan you purchase and can be used to upgrade your meal or purchase a la carte items at all campus dining locations. Flexible dollars expire on the last active day of the dining plan in the fall and spring semesters.
DineXtra
DineXtra can be purchased in addition to a dining plan or as DineXtra alone, and it offers a 1% bonus per $100 deposit, up to 10%. DineXtra purchased during the academic year is available through the last active date of the dining plan in the spring semester. Any unused funds expire at that time.
Guest Meals
Two guest meals are included in the green, blue, and red Traditional Plans each semester. They are not included with the community plans. You can use your guest meals on visitors or as an additional meal during one block. Guest meals can be redeemed at any time during the semester.