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 the register
- 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 the register
- 3 Dining Hall Guest Meals per Semester
- 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, please reach out to Pack Essentials for assistance at go.ncsu.edu/pack-essentials
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 |