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What is a Meal Plan?

A Meal Plan unlocks delicious meals, coffee, snacks, and more, at all dining locations across campus. Your Meal Plan includes Meal Swipes, Meal Exchange at accepted locations, Guest Swipes (Depending on your Meal Plan selection), and Dining Dollars. All conveniently loaded onto your Fordham Student ID card. No need to carry additional cards or cash! 

Swipes

Meal Swipes

Throughout the academic school year, meal swipes give you access to our all-you-care-to-enjoy residential dining hall, Marketplace. Summer meal plan options are also available after the Spring meal plan ends.

Dollars

Dining Dollars (DD)

All meal plans come with Dining Dollars and can be used at all Ram Hospitality Dining locations on either campus. Cash, credit or debit cards are also accepted payment forms.

Exchange

Meal Exchange

You may also use your Meal Swipes for predetermined meals at most campus food venues beyond our all-you-care-to-enjoy dining halls. This includes various retail locations on the Rose Hill campus such as Urban Kitchen, Queen’s Court, Cosi, Salt & Sesame, POD Express @ Keating Hall, Grab N Go, Dagger John’s and The Chomp Truck.

Guest Meals

Guest Meals

Guest Meals swipes are provided with a number of our meal plans as a means to invite friends or family to dine with you while on campus. As of Spring 2025 on both Fordham campuses total guest meal swipe counts for the semester are as followed:

  • All Unlimited plans come with 9 guest passes per semester.
  • All Weekly plans come with 4 guest passes per semester.
  • All Block plans do not currently offer any guest passes.

Meal Plan Benefits

Your meal plan unlocks endless benefits and perks including:

  • Incentive bonuses with early sign-ups.
  • Wide variety of different cuisine and food options to choose from.
  • Meal swipes, guest swipes, meal exchange and Declining Balance dollars preloaded onto your ID card.
  • Convenience right on the heart of campus.
  • Lower cost per meal & save on tax with each transaction.

Managing Your Plan

There are a few ways you can check your Meal Swipes and Dining Dollars balance: 

  • By creating/logging into the Grubhub for mobile campus app.  
  • Request a balance check paper from any cashier and dining location. 
  • Visit the meal plan office in the McShane Campus Center, open Monday-Friday 9:00 AM - 3:30PM PM or call 718-817- 4515 to speak with a dining representative. 

Dining Dollars running low? No problem! Add more Dining Dollars online. 


Key Dates

Key Dates

Spring 2025

  • Spring 2025 Meal Plan Begins: Sunday, January 12th
  • Orientation For New Traditional First-Year Students: Friday, January 10th
  • Last Day for Add/Drop Meal Plan Changes: Monday, January 27th

*Please note that the Spring 2025 meal plans end on Monday, May 12th

Fall 2025

  • Fall 2025 Meal Plan Begins: Sunday, August 24th
  • Orientation for New Traditional First-Year Students: Monday, August 25th
  • Last Day for Meal Plan Drop/Change: Monday, September 8th