Meal Plans
Purchase College meal plans provide the ultimate in convenience and flexibility. With your meal plan, you have the freedom to dine anywhere on campus. Students living on or off campus can enroll in a meal plan.
For detailed information about Purchase Dining Services including meal plan options, menus, upcoming events, and more, check out our full dining website.
Meal plan rates, terms and conditions, benefits, and dining operations are subject to change based on the operational status of the College for the 2023-2024 academic year.
For Faculty and Staff
Faculty and staff meal plans offer an easy way to get a well-balanced, healthy, and affordable meal without having to leave campus. Faculty and staff should also consider Dining Dollars, which are tax-free and can be used toward meals and snacks on campus.
| Plan | Amount |
| 20 Block Plan | $200 per semester |
| Super Flex Dollars | $100 |
| Total meals per semester | 20 |
Meal Plan usage at Starbucks
Starbucks is requiring Purchase Dining to move our on campus location to their point of sale system. While this will allow students to use the Starbucks app to mobile order and earn reward points it will not allow students to use meal equivalencies at Starbucks. The 16 and 10 meal plans have been developed to give that flexibility to students who want that choice.
For All Resident Students Fall 2023 & Spring 2024
Every student living in a traditional residence hall (Outback, Wayback, Fort Awesome, Central, Crossroads, Farside) this fall must be enrolled on the Max meal,19 Plus, 16 Plus, 12 Plus, 10 Plus, 265 Block, or 200 block plan.
All students in traditional residence halls will be assigned to the 19 Plus. If you wish to change the plan please e-mail pca.more.card@purchase.edu by September 6, 2023 by 4pm est for Fall term and January 31, 2024 4pm est for Spring term.
Note: Unused meals on the plans Max meal, 19, 16, 12, 10 Plus plans do not carry over to the next week. Meals are reset on Thursday mornings at 2:00 am.
Residential Plans (students in traditional halls must select one of these)
| Plan | Amount |
| Max Flex | $3,450 per semester |
| Super Flex | $50 |
| Max Meal Equiv per week | 5 |
| Total meals per week | 63 |
| Guest passes | 5 |
| Plan | Amount |
| 19 Plus Plan (Default) | $3,060 per semester |
| Super Flex Dollars | $50 |
| Max meal equiv per day | 3 |
| Total meals per week | 19 |
| Guest passes | 5 |
| Plan | Amount |
| 16 Plus Plan | $3,165 per semester |
| Super Flex Dollars | $395 |
| Max meal equiv per day | 3 |
| Total meals per week | 16 |
| Guest passes | 5 |
| Plan | Amount |
| 12 Plus Plan | $3,120 per semester |
| Super Flex Dollars | $500 |
| Max meal eqiuv per day | 3 |
| Total meals per week | 12 |
| Guest passes | 5 |
| Plan | Amount |
| 10 Plus Plan | $3,220 per semester |
| Super Flex Dollars | $615 |
| Max meal equiv pe day | 3 |
| Total meal per week | 10 |
| Guest Passes | 5 |
| Plan | Amount |
| 265 Meals per Semester Block Plan | $3,165 per semester |
| Super Flex Dollars | $100 |
| Max meal equiv per day | 6 |
| Guest passes | 5 |
| Plan | Amount |
| 200 Meals per Semester Block Plan | $3,165 per semester |
| Super Flex Dollars | $215 |
| Max meal equiv per day | 5 |
| Guest passes | 5 |
Apartment/Commuter plans(these students may also select from the plans above)
| Plan | Amount |
| 75 Meals per Semester Block Plan | $1,435 per semester |
| Super Flex Dollars | $215 |
| Max meal equiv per day | 5 |
| Guest passes | 2 |
| Plan | Amount |
| 5 Plus Plan | $1,460 per semester |
| Super Flex Dollars | $250 |
| Max meal equiv per day | 1 |
| Guest passes | 5 |