Meal Plan
Meal plans make dining on campus convenient and more affordable. Whether you live on campus, are a commuter student, Faculty or Staff, we offer a variety of meal plan options to meet your needs. Don't miss out on the high quality, chef-created meals served in our locations throughout campus.
The University of Maine requires all residential students, except those residing in DTAV or Patch, to purchase a meal plan to ensure that our students are eating, living, and learning in healthful ways.
1st & 2nd Year Residents (2025 - 2026 Unlimited Meal Plans)
Unlimited meal plans are designed for resident students to enjoy the convenience of swiping in and out of the dining halls as frequently as needed, with no worrying about running out of swipes. Our two residential dining halls (Hilltop Dining and York Dining) offer hours of operation 7 days a week, a variety of menu choices, and late night service. Stop in for a full meal, a snack, or a cup of coffee.
Unlimited meal plans are required of all first and second-year students living on campus, except those living in DTAV or Patch. Upper-class resident students are also welcome to select an unlimited plan. All unlimited plan holders receive a Kiwibot delivery bottomless subscription with their meal plans.
Please note: Meal plan sign ups for first and second year residents are available when housing assignments are released in July. You will be given the default unlimited basic plan but can upgrade to the other unlimited plans afterwards.
Unlimited Basic Plan
Unlimited visits to our campus dining halls (York and Hilltop)
Meal Plan Dollars: $50
To-Go Meals: Unlimited*
Guest Meals: 6
Meal Exchanges: 2 per week at the Bear’s Den
Includes a bottomless Kiwibot delivery subscription
*To Go Meals are available only through Everyday App and with a limit of one per meal period to take outside of the dining hall. Available to all students.
Price: $3,430 per semester / $6,860 per year
Unlimited Flex Plan
Unlimited visits to our campus dining halls (York and Hilltop)
$200 in Meal Plan Dollars
To-Go Meals: Unlimited*
Guest Meals: 6
Meal Exchanges: 2 per week at the Bear’s Den
Includes a bottomless Kiwibot delivery subscription
*To Go Meals are available only through Everyday App and with a limit of one per meal period to take outside of the dining hall. Available to all students.
Price: $3,580 per semester / $7,160 per year
Unlimited Flex Plus Plan
Unlimited visits to our campus dining halls (York and Hilltop)
$400 in Meal Plan Dollars
To-Go Meals: Unlimited*
Guest Meals: 6
Meal Exchanges: 2 per week at the Bear’s Den
Includes a bottomless Kiwibot delivery subscription
*To Go Meals are available only through Everyday App and with a limit of one per meal period to take outside of the dining hall. Available to all students.
Price: $3,780 per semester / $7,560 per year
Upper-Class Students (2025 - 2026 Meal Plans)
Upper-class students are welcome to participate in our unlimited dining plans, but we recognize that they often need more flexibility in relation to their course work or internship programs. The following plans offer fewer meal swipes and more Meal Plan Dollars for students who need nutritious options they can eat on the go.
Junior-Senior Flex Plan
120 visits to our campus dining halls (York and Hilltop)
$1,350 in Meal Plan Dollars
To-Go Meals: 16
Guest Meals: 6
*To Go Meals are available only through Everyday App and with a limit of one per meal period to take outside of the dining hall.
Not available to first or second year students
**To purchase with a credit card, visit our online shop by clicking HERE.
Price: $2,900 per semester / $5,800 per year
H2O Plan (Hart, Hancock and Oak Halls)
120 visits to our campus dining halls (York and Hilltop)
$1,500 in Meal Plan Dollars
To-Go Meals: Unlimited*
Guest Meals: 6
Meal Exchanges: 1 per day at the Bear’s Den (weekdays from 2pm-6 p.m.)
Includes a bottomless Kiwibot delivery subscription
*To Go Meals are available only through Everyday App and with a limit of one per meal period to take outside of the dining hall. Only available to residents of Hart, Hancock and Oak Halls.
**To purchase with a credit card, visit our online shop by clicking HERE.
Price: $3,050 per semester / $6,100 per year
Senior Flex Plan
$2,850 in Meal Plan Dollars
Guest meals: 6
Not available to first, second, or third year students
**To purchase with a credit card, visit our online shop by clicking HERE.
Price: $2,850 per semester / $5,700 per year
DTAV/Patch Resident, Commuter, Graduate Student, and Faculty & Staff Plans (2025 - 2026 Plans)
DTAV/Patch residents who live in suites on campus have kitchen spaces and can supplement meals with their own cooking. They may select one of the following meal plans. Resident students may change their meal plan by logging into the myHousing Portal at umaine.edu/housing.
Commuters and UMaine faculty and staff may also choose any of these plans. We offer extensive culinary options on campus for those that are looking for a break from cooking or want to stop in to dine with the convenience of staying on campus. These plans offer a smaller amount of meal swipes (all access meals at York or Hilltop) along with meal plan dollars that can be used in retail venues, such as the Eat>NOW Market, Starbucks, Bear’s Den, Sal's Pizza, Central Pub, Union Central and Quick Byte.
Any student or UMaine employee may choose to purchase an Unlimited Meal Plan, as well. Commuter students, faculty and staff may also add Meal Plan Dollars to their account.
You can browse meal plan options, purchase a commuter meal plan, and add meal plan dollars HERE.
Graduate Plan/DTAV Plan
$640 in Meal Plan Dollars
Not available to undergraduate students
**To purchase with a credit card, visit our online shop by clicking HERE.
Price: $640 per semester / $1,280 per year
The 25 Plan
25 visits to our campus dining halls (York and Hilltop)
No Meal Plan Dollars
Guest meals: 1
*Available only to DTAV and Patch Hall residents, commuter students, off-campus graduate students, faculty, and staff
**To purchase with a credit card, visit our online shop by clicking HERE.
Price: $325 per semester / $650 per year
The 50 Plan
50 visits to our campus dining halls (York and Hilltop)
No Meal Plan Dollars
Guest meals: 2
*Available only to DTAV and Patch Hall residents, commuter students, off-campus graduate students, faculty, and staff
**To purchase with a credit card, visit our online shop by clicking HERE.
Price: $650 per semester / $1,300 per year
The 85 Flex
85 visits to our campus dining halls (York and Hilltop)
$900 in Meal Plan Dollars
Guest meals: 2
*Available only to DTAV and Patch Hall residents, commuter students, off-campus graduate students, faculty, and staff
**To purchase with a credit card, visit our online shop by clicking HERE.
Price: $2,000 per semester / $4,000 per year
Senior Flex Plan
$2,850 in Meal Plan Dollars
Guest meals: 6
*Available only to DTAV and Patch Hall residents, commuter students, off-campus graduate students, faculty, and staff
**To purchase with a credit card, visit our online shop by clicking HERE.
Price: $2,850 per semester / $5,700 per year
Meal Exchanges
Meal Exchanges
Meal exchanges are offered at the Bear's Den during the academic year, weekdays from 2pm - 6pm, to allow our Unlimited Meal Plan holders extra flexibility in their dining. Unlimited Meal Plan holders may use up to two exchanges per week and only one per day. What's Included Each participating venue offers a selection of entrées available for Meal Exchange. Choose 1 entrée, then select 1 side and 1 beverage from the designated meal exchange list. View the posted flyer at the entrance to the Bear's Den for more specific information.
Additional items (or items not listed on the signage as included in the meal exchange program) are available for purchase separately.
To-Go Meals
To-Go Meals
To-Go Meals are offered to meal plan holders as indicated in the contract. These meals are intended to be consumed outside of the dining halls.
To redeem a to-go meal:
Ask for a to-go meal when you check in with the cashier at the dining hall. The cashier can also give you the balance of to-go meals on your account.
How It Works: The cashier will give you a to-go container. Choose the items you would like to take with you for your meal and put them in the container. Shut the container and take your meal to go!
Questions? Ask to speak with a manager on duty.