Student Dining Plans

Student dining plans are designed to provide Spartans with flexibility. With many locations and options available, you’ll never go hungry!

Read more below, and 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.

2024-25 Dining Plan Options

Fall semester dining plans began on Monday, Aug. 19.

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 per meal (sample total cost below)

  • DINEON 10 | $90
  • DINEON 25 | $225
  • DINEON 50 | $450
  • DINEON 100 | $900
  • DINEON 150 | $1,350
  • 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

Use a debit/credit card or electronic check online:

Use your MSUFCU account:

  • Login to ComputerLine, select the Manage menu and choose the MSU Dining Plans option under MSUFCU Services

Visit us in person:

  • Visit the ID Office in the International Center, Room 170

Purchase over the phone:

Purchase 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.