Plan Options

2021-2022

With all the worries of going to college, the last thing you need to do is plan your next meal. Marist Dining Services provides a variety of dining plans offering flexibility and value to meet your needs. These plans are also available for graduate students.

The combination of value, choice, and variety make any one of these plans a great option for dining on campus. A dining plan can be modified by visiting the MyHousing page on My.Marist.edu and clicking My Meal Plan. Dining plan changes are made online and can take up to two business days to process. Any meal swipes remaining in an account on any Dining Plan do not transfer from the fall to spring semester. 

Questions? Visit our Frequently Asked Questions page or contact the Office of Housing & Residential Life by calling (845) 575-3307 or via email at housing@marist.edu.

7 Day Unlimited + $150 Thrifty Cash + One (1) U Pick Daily

  • $3,100 per semester
  • Unlimited access to the Murray Student Center Dining Hall, seven days a week.
  • $150 Thrifty Cash (per semester)
  • One (1) U Pick meal equivalency available daily to be used at retail dining locations. 
  • Required for resident freshmen and available to all other students
5 Day Unlimited + $550 Thrifty Cash + One (1) U Pick Mon-Fri
  • $2,700 per semester
  • Unlimited access to the Murray Student Center Dining Hall, five days a week (Beginning each Monday at 7:30am and ending each Friday at 8:00pm).
  • $550 Thrifty Cash (per semester)
  • One (1) U Pick meal equivalency available Monday-Friday to be used at retail dining locations.
  • Available to all students except resident freshmen

120 Plan
  • $1,965 per semester
  • 120 Meals + $550 Thrifty Cash (per semester)
  • Meal swipes can be used at the Murray Student Center Dining Hall or as U Pick meal equivalencies at retail dining locations.
  • Available to all students except resident freshmen
90 Plan
  • $1,675 per semester
  • 90 Meals + $550 Thrifty Cash (per semester)
  • Meal swipes can be used at the Murray Student Center Dining Hall or as U Pick meal equivalencies at retail dining locations.
  • Available to all students except resident freshmen & Midrise residents

60 Plan
  • $1,105 per semester
  • 60 Meals + $350 Thrifty Cash (per semester)
  • Meal swipes can be used at the Murray Student Center Dining Hall or as U Pick meal equivalencies at retail dining locations.
  • Available to all students except resident freshmen & Midrise residents
30 Plan
  • $735 per semester
  • 30 Meals + $350 Thrifty Cash (per semester)
  • Meal swipes can be used at the Murray Student Center Dining Hall or as U Pick meal equivalencies at retail dining locations
  • Available to any student in campus apartments. A sophomore student residing in an apartment or townhouse with a kitchen must participate, at minimum, in the 30 Plan. 

 

Two plans are offered: 

  • 15 plan (averages one meal per week/semester)
  • 30 plan (averages two meals per week/semester)

Each plan allows the user to dine at the Dining Hall in the Murray Student Center and Valley Table (Tuesday in the Dining Hall). Not eligible for U Pick. Plans purchased during an academic year are valid for the entire academic year which includes fall, spring and summer semesters. Meals carry over from one semester to the next but all plans expires at end of the summer semester. To purchase a plan, please visit the North cashier (Cabaret side) of the Murray Student Center Dining Hall. Faculty/Staff plans are loaded onto the Faculty/Staff CWID Card. Please allow up to 2 business days for the transaction to be completed. 

The U Pick meal equivalency program allows students more freedom and flexibility with the dining plan. The U Pick meal equivalency program allows students to use a U Pick meal swipe for any item* at any campus retail dining location at a value of up to $10. Any value after $10 can be applied using Thrifty Cash or Marist Money on the Grubhub app. For walk-up service, any value after $10 can be applied using Thrifty Cash, Marist Money, credit/debit or cash. *Exclusions apply to grocery, personal care, bulk and frozen food items. Exclusions subject to change. 

U Pick meal equivalency is available at any campus retail dining location except food trucks and café pop-ups.
  • Cabaret
  • Donnelly Café
  • Steel Plant Garden Café
  • McCann Café
  • Library Brew
  • Hancock Brew (Grubhub pickup)
  • Marketplace (Grubhub delivery)
  • North End Dining (Grubhub pickup and walk-up)
For example, students are welcome to use a U Pick meal swipe to purchase an acai bowl, a snack and a beverage. Ten dollars will be applied to the price of their purchase and the remainder will roll over onto a tender of their choosing between Thrifty Cash or Marist Money on the Grubhub app or Thrifty Cash, Marist Money, credit/debit or cash for walk-up service.

Thrifty Cash is a dollar amount associated with each dining plan that can be used in any campus dining facility (retail or residential). Purchases made using Thrifty Cash are tax exempt. Funds remaining in a Thrifty Cash account transfer from the fall semester to the spring semester only, provided that the student remains enrolled in a dining plan for the spring semester. 

To add money to your Thrifty Cash account online: 
Visit the MyHousing page on My.Marist.edu account to add funds in $25 increments, with a maximum addition of $100 per transaction. In order to request Thrifty Cash, please ensure that you have a credit on your student account, resulting from excess financial aid or recent payment. Without a credit on your student account, Student Financial Services will be unable to process your request. Funds can be added to a student account through the electronic billing portal by making a one-time payment to the student's tuition account. Please allow one business day for the transaction to be processed.