Students Asked – We Listened. New Meal Plans are Coming!
BU Dining Services knows how important eating well is to your campus experience. Through our recent surveys, students let us know that they’re looking for more flexible meal plans. Our new meal plans are designed with flexibility and convenience in mind.
What’s new?
More dining points on every meal plan. Dine with us at more than 28 locations across campus, including Starbucks and Panda Express
Options to upgrade for even more dining points
Never worry about running out of meals. All-Access dining allows students to dine around their busy class schedules. Drop into the closest dining hall for a meal, a quick snack, or a cup of coffee with friends.
Even more flexibility and convenience. Dine with us all day! Visit our locations as early as 7:00 am to as late as 2:00 am.
Have questions?
Visit our FAQ page to learn more about our new plans and policies.
Meals that can be used at four different all-you-care-to-eat dining rooms featuring sustainable ingredients, special events, and meal options for everyone.
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Dining Points can be used like cash at over 25 retail locations across campus, many of which are open late!
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Conveniently located across campus, all four dining rooms are either connected to or short walks from all on-campus residences.
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Access to Rhetty-2-Go and Flu meals that can be ordered online and picked up when and where you want. Great for when you don’t have time for an all-you-care-to-eat meal but want to use your dining plan.
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Dining Plan Comparison
2022-2023 Meal Plans
Unlimited Plan
Unlimited Meals
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The perfect meal plan to take advantage of all that Dining offers throughout the entire day. This plan provides unlimited visits to the dining rooms during breakfast, lunch and dinner! Students on the unlimited plan are visiting the dining rooms at least 3–4 times a day for snacks, drinks, meals, or just to catch up with friends.
Dining Points $222.50 per semesterCost $3,255 per semester
14+ Plan
14 Meals
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The everyday dining plan, perfect for students with consistent schedules who eat in the dining rooms regularly. Most students on this plan eat two meals in the dining rooms every day but the 14 meals is for the entire week, so you’re not tied to two a day. Your weekly balance will reset each Friday.
Dining Points $285 per semesterCost $3,070 per semester
330 Plan
330 Meals
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The 330 plan gives students the flexibility to manage how many meals they eat in the dining rooms over the course of the semester and academic year. Using this meal plan students will average 9–11 meals per week but manage that balance as needed depending on their schedule. You'll start the fall semester with 165 meals, you will receive 165 meals for the spring semester plus any unused meals from the fall semester.
Dining Points $352.50 per semesterCost $3,070 per semester
250 Plan
250 Meals
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The 250 Plan is the plan with the least amount of meals to use in the all-you-care-to-eat dining rooms. Conversely this plan has the most dining points to use at cafes and restaurants on campus. Students on this plan will average 7–8 meals per week in the dining room but manage that balance as needed depending on their schedule. You'll start the fall semester with 125 meals, you will receive 125 meals for the spring semester plus any unused meals from the fall semester.
Dining Points $665 per semesterCost $3,070 per semester
Kosher Plan
11 Meals
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Access to all meals served at Fresh Fuel at Granby Commons, including Shabbat meals, festive meals, and Passover Seders.
Dining Points $305 per semesterCost $3,070 per semester
Apartment Plan 500
96 Meals
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Apartment Plans are designed for the off-campus life style. Cook for yourself sometimes and let us cook for you when you have those late night classes or group meetings. Enjoy 96 all-you-care-to-eat meals a year in any dining hall and 500 convenience points a year. Convenience points can be used to purchase food at our dining locations including grab-n-go items from City Convenience stores.
Convenience Points $250 per semesterCost $810 per semester
Apartment Plan 1000
96 Meals
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Apartment Plans are designed for the off-campus life style. Cook for yourself sometimes and let us cook for you when you have those late night classes or group meetings. Enjoy 96 all-you-care-to-eat meals a year in any dining hall and 1000 convenience points a year. Convenience points can be used to purchase food at our dining locations or on things like laundry or pencils from the City Convenience store.
Convenience Points $500 per semesterCost $1,060
New Fall 2023 Meal Plans
Open Access
Unlimited Meals
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More freedom to meet friends and come and go as you wish. Unlimited access to our all-you-care-to-enjoy dining halls, $250 dining points per semester, and 10 guest swipes per semester to treat friends and family.
Dining Points $250 per semesterCost $3,255 per semester
Open Access +
Unlimited Meals
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The freedom of our Open Access Plan, plus more dining points! Unlimited access to our all-you-care-to-enjoy dining halls, $450 dining points per semester, and 10 guest swipes per semester to treat friends and family.
Dining Points $450 per semesterCost $3,450 per semester
Weekly 10 +
10 meals
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Flexible dining in more of our retail locations. The most dining points - $750 per semester, 10 visits per week to our all-you-care-to-enjoy dining halls to join friends and teammates, 10 guest swipes per semester to treat friends and family!
Dining Points $750 per semesterCost $3,450 per semester
Kosher
11 meals
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Enjoy 11 meals per week in any of our dining halls, as well as Shabbat meals, Passover Seders, and other festive meals served at our Kosher dining hall, Granby Commons. All this plus $350 dining points per semester!
Dining Points $350 per semesterCost $3,255 per semester
Campus Connector 50
50 per semester
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Campus Connector Plans are designed for the off-campus lifestyle. Cook for yourself sometimes and let us cook for you when you have those late night classes or group meetings. Enjoy 50 all-you-care-to-enjoy meals and $250 convenience points per semester. Convenience points can be used to purchase food at our dining locations including grab-n-go items from City Convenience stores.
Convenience Points $250 per semesterCost $845 per semester
Campus Connector 50 +
50 per semester
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Campus Connector Plans are designed for the off-campus lifestyle. Cook for yourself sometimes and let us cook for you when you have those late night classes or group meetings. Enjoy 50 all-you-care-to-enjoy meals and $500 convenience points per semester. Convenience points can be used to purchase food at our dining locations including grab-n-go items from City Convenience stores.
Convenience Points $500 per semesterCost $1,095 per semester
Campus Connector 75 +
75 per semester
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Campus Connector Plans are designed for the off-campus lifestyle. Cook for yourself sometimes and let us cook for you when you have those late night classes or group meetings. Enjoy 75 all-you-care-to-enjoy meals and $500 convenience points per semester. Convenience points can be used to purchase food at our dining locations including grab-n-go items from City Convenience stores.
Convenience Points $500 per semesterCost $1,390 per semester
Register on StudentLink
Convenience Points are separate from traditional meal plans and may be purchased through the StudentLink in addition to dining plans in initial amounts of $100, $200, $300, or in any other increment of $25. Additional Convenience Points may be purchased in $25 increments during the summer.
Convenience Points may be used like cash to buy additional meals served at the summer residence dining room, or to dine at any of the on-campus dining locations open during the summer on an à la carte basis, or at City Convenience stores, Barnes & Noble at Boston University, most vending machines on campus, and laundry machines.
Can't decide?
There is a lot to think about when choosing the dining plan that suits your needs. We can help! Take a look at these resources to learn more about your options.
