Come Hungry!
Our mission is to serve fresh, healthy, flavorful and sustainable foods that enrich your experience at NC State. Whether sitting down for dinner with friends or grabbing a bite between classes, we have options across campus to make dining a real treat.
Flex Plans
Our flex plans are designed for students who want a convenient, affordable campus dining plan to cover most of their meals, beverages and snacks.
First-year students living on campus are required to select one of the following meal plans during the housing registration process.
Flex 500 Plan
$2,800 + tax/semester
- All All-day access to our dining halls
- 1 Dining Hall takeout meal per day
- 500 Dining Dollars
- 5% discount at restaurants, cafes, markets and vending machines
- 50 cents off at dining halls*
- 2 Dining Hall Guest Meals per Semester
Flex 800 Plan
$3,035 + tax/semester
- All-day access to our dining halls
- 1 Dining Hall takeout meal per day
- 800 Dining Dollars
- 5% discount at restaurants, cafes, markets and vending machines
- 50 cents off at dining halls*
- 3 Dining Hall Guest Meals per Semester
* Flex plan holders will not use Dining Dollars to access dining halls, but they can treat a friend or family member if they have run out of guest passes.
- Dining Dollars roll over from the fall semester to the spring semester but expire at the end of the spring semester in May.
- Wondering when the dining halls are open? Check here.
Other Plans
You are eligible for other plans if you:
- Live off campus. Check out your options here.
- Join a qualifying fraternity or sorority. Check out the details here.
- Require an exemption related to a disability or other special considerations. Learn more here.
- You are an athlete on a roster. Check out your options here.
Important Points
- If you are enrolled in a meal plan for the fall semester, you will be auto-enrolled in the same plan for the spring unless you change your plan by the advertised date in the schedule below.
- Charges are sent to the Cashier’s office.
- If you have a scholarship or financial aid, these funds can be applied to your plan.
- Plans are priced per semester, and meal plans are subject to NC sales tax. Because taxes are included upfront, no tax will be charged at the cash register.
- If you are experiencing food insecurity and are unable to afford a meal plan, you may qualify for a meal plan scholarship. Visit go.ncsu.edu/pack-essentials for assistance.
Important Dates for First-Year Students Living On Campus
| FALL 2025 | |
| Fall meal plans active | Aug. 12 |
| Last day to change fall meal plan | Sept. 1 |
| Last day for fall fraternity/sorority meal plan changes | Sept. 22 |
| Last day meal plans are active for fall semester | Dec. 12 |
| SPRING 2026 | |
| First day to change spring meal plan | Oct. 15 |
| Spring meal plans active | Jan. 7 |
| Last day to change spring meal plan | Jan. 26 |
| Last day for spring fraternity/sorority meal plan changes | Feb. 16 |
| Last day spring meal plans are active | May 8 |