Student Dining Plans

Student dining plans are designed to provide Spartans with flexibility. With many locations and options available, you’ll never go hungry! Feel free to contact us at 517-884-0660 or info@eatatstate.com with questions.

On-campus Plans

When signing their housing contract, on-campus students choose one of the three dining plans below (Silver, Gold or Platinum).

To select or change an on-campus dining plan, please contact the Housing Assignments Office at 517-884-5483 or liveon@msu.edu. Dining plans are non-refundable. After dining plans are activated for the semester, students may not downgrade to another dining plan (e.g., from a Gold to a Silver) due to the Spartan Cash included in two of the dining plan options.

Please visit the Live On website for a list of on-campus housing and dining rates.

DineOn Platinum 

  • Unlimited access to all-you-care-to-eat locations
  • 12 Combo-X-Change (CX) redemptions per week, Sunday through Saturday. Learn more about CX in our FAQs!
  • $300 Spartan Cash and eight guest meal passes per semester. Unused Spartan Cash remains on your ID card. Guest passes expire at the end of the semester.

DineOn Gold 

  • Unlimited access to all-you-care-to-eat locations
  • 12 Combo-X-Change (CX) redemptions per week, Sunday through Saturday. Learn more about CX in our FAQs!
  • $150 Spartan Cash and four guest meal passes per semester. Unused Spartan Cash remains on your ID card. Guest passes expire at the end of the semester.

DineOn Silver

  • Unlimited access to all-you-care-to-eat locations
  • 12 Combo-X-Change (CX) redemptions per week, Sunday through Saturday. Learn more about CX in our FAQs!
  • Spartan Cash is not included but can be added. Guest meal passes are not included; however, guests can pay the public rate at the door.

 

Dining plan chart


Off-campus Block Plan

Students living in Owen Hall, Williams Hall, Van Hoosen Hall, University Apartments, 1855 Place, or at an off-campus property may purchase meal swipes in bundles of 10 with our Block Plan. (MSU students living off-campus are also welcome to purchase an unlimited dining plan (Silver, Gold or Platinum) under ‘On-campus Plans’ above; however, you must do so over the phone by calling 517-355-2274.)

Mobile ordering is now included as a Combo-X-Change (CX) with the Block Plan. 

With an off-campus Block Plan, save up to $4 per meal (off the standard public dining rate). The quantities below are options available to those purchasing a plan. Please note the Block Plan is sold in bundles of 10 (meal swipes/quantities). For example, if you would like 30 meals total, enter "3" as the quantity on the ordering page.

DineOn 10+  |  $9.50* per meal (sample total cost below)
*Important Notice: The new dining rates below are effective Monday, May 5.

  • DINEON 10 | $95
  • DINEON 25 | $237.50
  • DINEON 50 | $475
  • DINEON 100 | $950
  • DINEON 150 | $1,425
    • Meal swipes may be used at all-you-care-to-eat dining locations or as a Combo-X-Change (CX) at participating locations. Learn more about CX in our FAQs! Guests with an off-campus plan may use multiple CX meal swipes per day. One meal is deducted for each use. You may also use a meal swipe to bring a guest(s) with you. (One swipe is required for each guest.)
    • Off-campus dining plans are non-transferable and non-refundable.
      • MSU Students: After a student graduates, meal swipes remain active as long as they keep their MSU ID card and use a minimum of one meal swipe per year from July 1 to June 30. Dining plans not used during this time frame will be deactivated.
    • Michigan State University reserves the right to change the terms of use for dining plans.

Purchase an off-campus Block Plan


All Purchase Options for Off-Campus Dining Plans

  • Debit/credit card or electronic check online: Purchase off-campus plan
  • MSUFCU account: Login to ComputerLine, select the Manage menu and choose the MSU Dining Plans option under MSUFCU Services
  • At the ID Office: The International Center, Room 170
  • Over the phone: Call our transaction team at 517-355-2274
  • By mail: Send a check or money order (payable to Michigan State University) to:
    • Eat at State, 550 S. Harrison Road, East Lansing, MI 48823. Please allow four weeks for processing.