A Meal Plan for Every Student
Our easy-to-use meal plans are designed with your busy lifestyle in mind. Whether you plan to join us in the residential dining halls for three squares a day, or you prefer to grab a meal wherever life takes you, we have a plan that will work for you!
Most of our meal plans come with Blue Bucks and Dining Dollars so you can dine in the residence halls, Unions, and many other campus locations, as well as at sporting events.
Once you select a plan, we’ll load your Mcard so it will work much like a debit card. When you arrive on campus, every time you swipe your card, your account balances will adjust automatically.
At Michigan, student dining means high-quality foods, healthy choices, convenient hours, dozens of eateries to choose from, and unbeatable value. Ready? Dig in!
What You Need to Know
Meal Plans at a Glance
Meal Plans for Any Student
Meal Plans for Returning Residents
Meal Plans for Non-Residents
Meal Plans for Northwood Residents
Kosher Meal Plan
How to Choose and Manage your Meal Plan On-line
Q&A
Meal Plan Basics: What you need to know
- Meal plans are required for students living in our residence halls.
- You can change your meal plan as often as you like during the first 30 days of the term.
- To check your meal plan balance, switch plans, or add money to your account, visit the Mcard Center online at myplan.housing.umich.edu.
- Block Plans include a set number of meals in the residential dining halls that can be used at any time throughout the term. These plans include varying amounts of Blue Bucks and Dining Dollars.
- Unlimited Plans allow you to enjoy unlimited meals, snacks and beverages in the residential dining halls during regular dining hours.
- Unused Block Plan meals will roll over from fall to winter term.
- Unused meals expire at the end of the academic year and are nonrefundable.
- Guest meals allow you to use some of your meals to treat others to breakfast, lunch, or dinner in the residential dining halls. You must accompany your dining guests.
Meal Plans At a Glance
Plan |
Meals |
Dining
Dollars |
Blue
Bucks |
Guest
Meals |
Price |
| Any Student |
| 150 Block |
150/term |
$75 |
$75 |
10 |
$1685 |
| 200 Block |
200/term |
$75 |
$75 |
10 |
$1805 |
| Unlimited |
unlimited |
$25 |
$25 |
10 |
$2045 |
| Unlimited Plus |
unlimited |
$150 |
$150 |
15 |
$2245 |
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Returning Residents |
| 125 Block Plan |
125/term |
$300 |
$75 |
10 |
$1685 |
| Any 9 Plan* |
9/week |
$0 |
$200 |
3 |
$1685 |
| Any 13 Plan* |
13/week |
$0 |
$0 |
3 |
$1685 |
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| Non-Residents and Northwood Residents |
| 50 Block |
50/term |
$0 |
$500 |
5 |
$1020 |
| 75 Block |
75/term |
$0 |
$400 |
5 |
$1110 |
| 125 Block |
125/term |
$300 |
$75 |
10 |
$1685 |
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*For the 2008-09 Academic Year only.
Meal Plans for Any Student
150 Block Plan
This plan is ideal for students who don’t expect to eat three squares a day in the dining halls. If you prefer to grab a meal at an in-hall café or an on-campus eatery, this plan may be just right for you. The plan includes:
- Approximately 10 meals a week in our dining halls
- $75 Dining Dollars
- $75 Blue Bucks
- 10 guest meals
200 Block Plan
Want more meals in the dining halls? Step up to the 200 Block Plan. For only $120 more, you get 50 additional meals to enjoy. That’s just $2.40 for each extra meal: an unbeatable value! The 200 Block Plan includes:
- Approximately 13 meals a week in our dining halls
- $75 Dining Dollars
- $75 Blue Bucks
- 10 guest meals
Unlimited Plan
This is a great plan if you expect to eat most meals in the dining halls. For variety, the Unlimited Plan even provides you with a few Blue Bucks and Dining Dollars so you can explore the eateries in the Unions as well as a number of other on-campus venues. This plan includes:
- Unlimited dining or snacking when our dining halls are open
- $25 Dining Dollars
- $25 Blue Bucks
- 10 guest meals
Unlimited Plus Plan
For maximum convenience AND flexibility, it’s the Unlimited Plus Plan all the way. Whenever our dining halls are open, you can stop in for a bite…as often as you like. Generous helpings of Dining Dollars and Blue Bucks round out this top-of-the-line plan, allowing you to shop or dine at dozens of campus locations. The plan includes:
- Unlimited dining or snacking when our dining halls are open
- $150 Dining Dollars
- $150 Blue Bucks
- 15 guest meals
Meal Plans for Returning Residents
In addition to the meal plans available to any student, returning residents may choose the 125 Block, Any 9, or Any 13 Plans.
125 Block Plan
This plan has it all!
- 125 dining hall meals
- $300 Dining Dollars
- $75 Blue Bucks
- 10 guest meals
For the 2008-2009 Academic Year only, returning residents who continue to prefer the weekly plans we offered in previous years may choose the Any 9 or Any 13 Meal Plans.
Any 9 Plan
This plan limits you to nine meals each week in the residence halls but includes $200 in Blue Bucks and 3 guest meals per term.
Any 13 Plan
This plan provides 13 meals each week in the residence halls and 3 guest meals per term.
- Monday through Friday, you are allowed one dining hall meal swipe during breakfast, lunch and dinner meal hours plus one late-night swipe in the residential cafés/shops.
- Monday through Saturday, instead of eating in the residential dining hall, you may use a meal equivalency credit toward your purchase in a residential café or shop.
- Meal equivalencies in the residential cafés are $3.70 for breakfast; $4.35 for lunch; $5.75 for dinner; $5.75 for late night.
Meal Plans for Non-Residents and Northwood Residents
Students living outside the residence halls can still enjoy the value and time-saving convenience of eating in a residential facility. (Sorry, residence hall students do not qualify for these plans.)
50 Block Plan
This economy plan is packed with everything you need for easy dining:
- 50 dining hall meals
- $500 Blue Bucks
- 5 guest meals
75 Block Plan
For those who like economy with more square meals during the term, we offer the 75 Block Plan. It includes:
- 75 dining hall meals
- $400 Blue Bucks
- 5 guest meals
In addition to these small Block Plans, Non-Residents and Northwood Residents can choose any meal plan except the Any 9 or Any 13 Plans.
Kosher Meal Plan
We partner with the Hillel Foundation to provide a Kosher Meal Plan option. Residential students who sign a contract with Hillel for the Kosher Meal Plan will receive a refund for the cost of the University Housing Meal Plan. The Kosher Meal Plan is accepted only at Hillel.
To learn more, call 734-769-0500 or visit www.umhillel.org.
How to Choose and Manage Your Meal Plan Online
This is where it all happens: myplan.housing.umich.edu. All you need to get started is your uniqname and Kerberos password. Visit this site to:
- Choose a meal plan
- Switch meal plans
- Check your account balance
Q & A
Still have questions? We have answers! Visit our Q &A page to satisfy your need to know.
