As a student living on campus at Oregon State University, you are required to have a dining plan. You can choose from one of four dining plans, which give you Dining Dollars to spend at any of the restaurants, cafes, and stores operated by UHDS.
The per term Dining Dollar amounts are billed to your OSU student account and added to your OSU ID Card at the beginning of each term. Dining Dollars are flexible; you may spend as much or as little each day as you wish.
Plan 1
$1,500 / Term
$4,500 /Year
$24.45 daily
Plan 2
$1,300 / Term
$3,900 /Year
$21.10 daily
Plan 3
$1,100 / Term
$3,300/Year
$17.75 daily
Plan 4
$900 / Term
$2,700 /Year
$14.45 daily
Plan 5*
$700 / Term
$2,100/Year
$11.10 daily
*Dining Plan 5 is available only to students in their second year or above
Per day dollar estimates are based off of 7 days per week and 11 weeks per term.
Amounts reflect average per day buying power. This is the increased value of your dollar with the discount you will receive using your dining plan in certain locations. Dining plan discount is 20 percent for the 2021-22 academic year.
If you do not spend all of your Dining Dollars during one academic year, Rollover Dining Plan funds will be automatically rolled over on your OSU ID card for the following year.
Residents can make changes to their dining plan by visiting MyUHDS.
As a campus resident, you never pay full price for food. Residents who use their dining plan dollars on purchases at dining center micro-restaurant locations receive a 20 percent discount. This includes locations in Marketplace West, McNary Dining Center and Southside Station @ Arnold.
Residents who use their dining plans get a 10 percent discount at other UHDS locations and markets, such as Off the Quad in the Memorial Union, Bing’s Cafe at Weatherford, EBGBs at Marketplace West, Cascadia Market & Café at the International Living & Learning Center (ILLC) and Mainsqueeze and Raintree at McNary Dining Center.
Orange Cash is a separate account on your OSU ID Card that allows you to receive a 10 percent discount at more than 25 food locations on campus, including locations not operated by UHDS in the MU Commons. Anyone affiliated with OSU may have an Orange Cash account.
Want to get a feel for what a typical day of eating on campus with your dining plan could look like? Check out these sample days for an idea of what your eating habits may look like on each plan.
Breakfast: $4.45 with discount
Snack: $1.55 with discount
Lunch: $9.10 with discount
Snack: $2.20 with discount
Dinner: $6 with discount
Disclaimer: This is purely an estimate and not guaranteed to represent actual usage.
Breakfast: $6.40 with discount
Snack: .70 with discount
Lunch: $8.05 with discount
Snack: $1.20 with discount
Dinner: $5 with discount
Disclaimer: This is purely an estimate and not guaranteed to represent actual usage.
Breakfast: $6.25 with discount
Lunch: $3.75 with discount
Dinner: $7.80 with discount
Disclaimer: This is purely an estimate and not guaranteed to represent actual usage.
Breakfast: $3.60 with discount
Lunch: $6.35 with discount
Dinner: $4.50 with discount
Disclaimer: This is purely an estimate and not guaranteed to represent actual usage.