Room & Board
Students who live in residence halls will pay a term-based rate for their room and are required to purchase a meal plan.
(Note: "board plan" and "dining plan" and "meal plan" all mean the same thing.)
Dining Plans
The Cafeteria and the Comets Landing Snack Bar, both in the Campus Center, operate in a way that we hope maximizes students' options. Having enough to eat is also important. We have plans designed for students who want solid meals, usually twice a day and sometimes three times a day. We have plans for people who graze their way through the day. We have options that fall somewhere in the middle of those plans. These plans are by-the-semester.
Unused points will expired at the end of December and the end of May, respectively. Unused points will be carried over from fall to spring, but will expire at the end of May.
Dining Options/Board Plans
Semester Price | ||||||||
Standard Meal Plan | ||||||||
8 meals per week | (130 meals over the whole semester) | $1556 | ||||||
Increased Meal Plan | ||||||||
10 meals per week | (160 meals over the whole semester) | $1862 | ||||||
12 meals per week | (185 meals over the whole semester) | $2165 | ||||||
16 meals per week | (250 meals over the whole semester) | $2680 |
The Language we're using:
What is a meal?
Breakfast Meal: a Comet Slam (meat, eggs, potatoes, bread) and a bottled beverage. Some substitution and alternatives available. The breakfast meal is available 7:30 am to approximately 10:30 am in the snack bar.
Lunch Meal: A daily menu will be available in the cafeteria. A typical lunch option in the cafeteria will include brunch/breakfast foods; a sandwich meal (think hot, like meatball sandwiches or fish, etc.), and access to the Salad and Soup Bars and fountain drinks included with your swipe. Lot of options and you can return for more.
(See note below about Snack Bar at Lunch)
Dinner Meal: Generally a choice of homestyle foods – casseroles, hotdish, roast and starches. Salads and Soups, fountain drinks, and additional helpings are offered.
Weekend Meals: Lunch will be a choice of brunch or a lunch-type foods. Dinner will be a homestyle food menu and, depending on the weekend, service will occur in the dining room or the snack bar.
Questions about “Points”
Points are available and can be purchased through the Housing Portal in increments of $100. Points are, though, no longer a default part of our meal plans. Points ordered through the housing portal are generally available the next business day. See Student Life to have points added more rapidly.
Questions about “the snack bar”
Points are available and can be purchased through the Housing Portal in increments of $100. Points are, though, no longer a default part of our meal plans. Points ordered through the housing portal are generally available the next business day. See Student Life to have points added more rapidly.
Comet Cash on your ID Card
Housing: Options and Costs
(by Semester): | Fall | Spring | Academic Year Total | |||
DOUBLE ROOM BIRKELO | $1,320 | $1,200 | $2,520.00 | |||
DOUBLE-AS-A-SINGLE: BIRKELO |
add $620 | add $620 | $3,760.00 | |||
DOUBLE ROOM BERG: 2nd Floor | $1,369 | $1,269 | $2,618.00 | |||
DOUBLE-AS-A-SINGLE: BERG 2nd Floor | add $621 | add $621 | $3,860.00 | |||
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DOUBLE ROOM BERG: 1st Floor | $1,679 | $1,559 | $3,238.00 | |||
(w/ either AIR or SUITE | ||||||
DOUBLE-AS-A-SINGLE: BERG 1st Floor | add $621 | add $621 | $4,480.00 | |||
4 PERSON SUITE AGASSIZ | $1,941 | $1,821 | $3,762.00 | |||
4 PERSON APARTMENT |
$2,318 | $2,198 | $4,516.00 | |||
DOUBLE-AS-A-SINGLE: AGASSIZ | add $829 | add $829 | $5,420 or $6,174 | |||