Dining On Campus
All matriculated University of Utah students with an active student ID number have access to purchase meal plans in the Housing U Portal through CIS, whether they live on campus or not. Students living in residence halls, Lassonde singles & doubles, Epicenter singles & doubles, and Officers Circle are required to purchase a dining plan.
Residence halls include:
- Chapel Glen
- Gateway Heights
- Kahlert Village
- Sage Point
Meal plans are optional for students in apartments, Lassonde lofts & pods, and Epicenter apartments and end-cap units.
How to purchase a meal plan?
Residents select their meal plan as part of their room selection in the Housing U Portal. For students living off campus, please follow these steps:
- Log into the University of Utah CIS with your uNID and password
- Under the “Student” section, select “Student Homepage”
- Click on “Student Housing”
- Select “Housing and Residential Ed.” from the left-hand menu
- Click on “Housing U Portal”
- Click on the “Campus Dining Plan” tab from the top menu
- Select the term and meal plan you want to purchase!
Where to eat?
Meal plans provide convenient and accessible dining options throughout campus. Students can utilize their dining plans at the two ”all-you-care-to-eat" facilities: United Table in the Peterson Heritage Center, and Urban Bytes in Kahlert Village, and at several transfer locations across campus, including Café Epicenter and Miller Café in Lassonde.
The dining week starts on Friday and ends the following Thursday. Unused taps do not carry over from week to week. Failure to use the dining plan does not cancel your financial responsibility for paying for the dining plan.
Meal options range from grill items at the award-winning Game Concept in Urban Bytes at Kahlert Village, to packaged meals from third-party local brands such as Saffron Valley or Tonkatsu Ramen. Vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free options.
Academic Year 2025-2026 Meal Plans
*Swoop 5 is a meal incentive initiative tailored for commuters or individuals with access to kitchen facilities, enabling them to select one meal for each class day throughout the week. As a result, students residing in housing options that require mandatory meal plans are not eligible to participate in this program.
Academic Year 2024-2025 Meal Plans
Swoop Bronze*
40 swipes per semester
$200 flex dollars/semester
$1,209 Spring / $1,209 Fall
Transfer meals included (one per meal period)
Swoop Silver
150 swipes per semester
$200 flex dollars/semester
$2,768 Spring / $2,768 Fall
Transfer meals included (one per meal period)
Swoop Gold
10 swipes per week
$100 flex dollars/semester
$2,585 Spring / $2,585 Fall
Transfer meals included (one per meal period)
Swoop Sapphire
15 swipes per week
$100 flex dollars/semester
$2,839 Spring / $2,839 Fall
Transfer meals included (one per meal period)
Swoop Plantinum
21 swipes per week
$100 flex dollars/semester
$2,925 Spring / $2,925 Fall
Transfer meals included (one per meal period)
Changes in meal plans
Students can upgrade their meal plan at any point in the semester. However, they cannot remove or downgrade after the meal plan change date of August 23, 2024 for fall semester, and January 10, 2025 for spring semester. Failure to use the meal plan does not cancel your financial responsibility for paying for the meal plan.
Click on Changing Your Meal Plan tab on the menu for the steps on how to change your plan.
Important Dates
- No meal service: November 28 - 30, 2024
- Fall meal plans begin on August 13 and end on December 14, 2024.
- Spring meal plans begin on January 3 and end on May 3, 2025.
Winter Break Dining Hours
Cafe Epicenter
- December 15-23 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
- December 24-25 Closed
- December 26 - January 3 8:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.
Hive Express
- December 16-20 7:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
- December 21-25 Closed
- December 26-30 7:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
- December 31-January 1 Closed
- January 2-3 7:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Crimson Corner
- December 16-20 8:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
- December 21-January 2 Closed
- January 3-6 8 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.