2020 - 2021 MEAL PLANS
- New Resident Students
New Students
All new students in their first or second semester at Stony Brook are required to be on an unlimited meal plan.
New students are going through a transition living away from home for the first time, making new friends, deciding on their book buying options, and learning to manage their time with classes, homework and social activities. When new students are on a plan with “unlimited meals” they don’t have to worry about budgeting Dining Dollars.
Need to change your meal plan? Downgrades can be made during the first 2 weeks of the semester. Upgrades can be made anytime throughout the semester. You may request meal plan changes using our online form.
Questions? View a full list of Frequently Asked Questions .
View Terms and Conditions | Meal Plan Terminology
Wolfie Standard Plan*
This plan is perfect for students who have time to eat all or most of their meals at dining locations and a rare coffee or on-the-go snack.
- Unlimited Meal Swipes
- 6 Guest Meal Swipes
- 50 Dining Dollars
- Optional Add-Ons:
Cost: $2,676 per semester
*Default plan used in cost of attendance (budget) for financial aid
Wolfie Plus Plan
This plan is ideal for students who will eat most of their meals at dining locations, but also like to grab coffee or a small snack on-the-go 2 or 3 times per week.
- Unlimited Meal Swipes
- 8 Guest Meal Swipes
- 250 Dining Dollars
- Optional Add-Ons:
Cost: $2,876 per semester
Wolfie Premium Plan
This plan provides students access to dine-in locations all day long, but caters to the student who enjoys picking up a quick coffee or snack on-the-go more than a few times per week.
- Unlimited Meal Swipes
- 10 Guest Meal Swipes
- 500 Dining Dollars
- Optional Add-Ons:
Cost: $3,126 per semester
- Returning Resident Students
Returning Students
Returning students who have completed at least two semesters at Stony Brook may choose from the plans below.
Any student living in a residence hall which is not a “cooking building” is required to select one of the resident meal plans offered by Campus Dining. This requirement has been in place for many years and it was established to avoid health and safety issues in the residence halls. If no plan is selected by the start of the semester, the student will be automatically placed on the Wolfie Standard Plan.
Need to change your meal plan? Downgrades can be made during the first 2 weeks of the semester. Upgrades can be made anytime throughout the semester. You may request meal plan changes using our online form.
Questions? View a full list of Frequently Asked Questions.
View Terms and Conditions | Meal Plan Terminology
Wolfie Standard Plan*
This plan is perfect for students who have time to eat all or most of their meals at dining locations and a rare coffee or on-the-go snack.
- Unlimited Meal Swipes
- 6 Guest Meal Swipes
- 50 Dining Dollars
- Optional Add-Ons:
Cost: $2,676 per semester
*Default plan used in cost of attendance (budget) for financial aid
Wolfie Plus Plan
This plan is ideal for students who will eat most of their meals at dining locations, but also like to grab coffee or a small snack on-the-go 2 or 3 times per week.
- Unlimited Meal Swipes
- 8 Guest Meal Swipes
- 250 Dining Dollars
- Optional Add-Ons:
Cost: $2,876 per semester
Wolfie Premium Plan
This plan provides students access to dine-in locations all day long, but caters to the student who enjoys picking up a quick coffee or snack on-the-go more than a few times per week.
- Unlimited Meal Swipes
- 10 Guest Meal Swipes
- 500 Dining Dollars
- Optional Add-Ons:
Cost: $3,126 per semester
48 Block Meals + 1,150 Dining Dollars
This plan offers 48 Meal Swipes (3 per week) and enough Dining Dollars for approximately 6 meals at retail locations per week.
- 48 Meal Swipes per semester
- 1,150 Dining Dollars
- Optional Add-Ons:
Cost: $2,175 per semester
80 Block Meals + 900 Dining Dollars
This plan provides 80 Meal Swipes and enough Dining Dollars for approximately 4-5 meals at retail locations per week.
- 80 Meal Swipes per semester
- 900 Dining Dollars
- Optional Add-Ons:
Cost: $2,415 per semester
160 Block Meals + 250 Dining Dollars
This plan provides an average of 10 Meal Swipes and enough Dining Dollars for 2-3 small on-the-go snacks/coffee per week.
- 160 Meal Swipes per semester
- 250 Dining Dollars
- Optional Add-Ons:
Cost: $2,415 per semester
1650 Dining Dollars
This plan provides an average of 9 meals per week and is ideal for the student who is always on-the-go. This plan is better suited for students who reside in a cooking building.
- 1,650 Dining Dollars
- Optional Add-Ons:
Cost: $2,242 per semester
- Commuter Students
Commuter and Apartment Students
Save money with every purchase: All meal plans, including the budget (prepaid) plan are sales-tax free!
Meal plans are optional for commuter and apartment students.
Need to change your meal plan? Downgrades can be made during the first 2 weeks of the semester. Upgrades can be made anytime throughout the semester. You may request meal plan changes using our online form.
Questions? View a full list of Frequently Asked Questions.
View Terms and Conditions | Meal Plan Terminology
48 Block Meals + 1,150 Dining Dollars - Best Value!
This plan offers 48 meal swipes (3 per week) and enough Dining Dollars for approximately 6 meals at retail locations per week.
- 48 Meal Swipes per semester
- 1,150 Dining Dollars
- Optional Add-Ons:
Cost: $2,175 per semester
Commuter/Apartment 900
This plan provides 10 meal swipes for the semester and enough Dining Dollars for approximately 5 retail meals per week. Perfect option for those students who are on campus 4-5 days each week.
- 900 Dining Dollars
- +15 BONUS Meal Swipes per semester
- Optional Add-Ons:
Cost: $900 per semester
Commuter/Apartment 600
This plan provides 5 meal swipes for the semester and enough Dining Dollars for approximately 3 retail meals per week. Perfect option for those students who are on campus 3 days each week.
- 600 Dining Dollars
- +10 BONUS Meal Swipes per semester
- Optional Add-Ons:
Cost: $600 per semester
Commuter/Apartment 300
This plan provides enough Dining Dollars for an occasional snack or coffee on-the-go. Perfect option for part-time students who aren't on campus often, or are only taking 1 class per day.
- 300 Dining Dollars
- +5 BONUS Meal Swipes per semester
- Optional Add-Ons:
Cost: $300 per semester
Budget Plan (Prepaid)
This plan is for the student who likes to grab an occasional coffee and/or quick snack on their way to class.
Meal Swipes cannot be added to this plan. Only commuters or students residing in an on-campus apartment or cooking building (who have fulfilled the 1 year requirement for meal plan) may select this plan.
- 20 Dining Dollars (minimum to open)
- Prepaid cost
- No sign-up required
Additional Plans
80 Block Meals + 900 Dining Dollars
This plan provides 80 meal swipes and enough Dining Dollars for approximately 4-5 meals at retail locations per week.
- 80 Meal Swipes per semester
- 900 Dining Dollars
- Optional Add-Ons:
Cost: $2,415 per semester
160 Block Meals + 250 Dining Dollars
This plan provides an average of 10 meal swipes and enough Dining Dollars for 2-3 small on-the-go snacks/coffee per week.
- 160 Meal Swipes per semester
- 250 Dining Dollars
- Optional Add-On:
Cost: $2,415 per semester
Wolfie Standard Plan
This plan is perfect for students who have time to eat all or most of their meals at dining locations and a rare coffee or on-the-go snack.
- Unlimited Meal Swipes
- 6 Guest Meal Swipes
- 50 Dining Dollars
- Optional Add-Ons:
Cost: $2,676 per semester
Wolfie Plus Plan
This plan is ideal for students who will eat most of their meals at meal swipe locations, but also like to grab coffee or a small snack on-the-go 2 or 3 times per week.
- Unlimited Meal Swipes
- 8 Guest Meal Swipes
- 250 Dining Dollars
- Optional Add-Ons:
Cost: $2,876 per semester
Wolfie Premium Plan
This plan provides students access to meal swipe locations all day long, but caters to the student who enjoys picking up a quick coffee or snack on-the-go more than a few times per week.
- Unlimited Meal Swipes
- 10 Guest Meal Swipes
- 500 Dining Dollars
- Optional Add-Ons:
Cost: $3,126 per semester
- Grad Students
Grad Students
Save money with every purchase: All meal plans, including the budget (prepaid) plan are sales-tax free!
Meal plans are optional for grad students.
Need to change your meal plan? Upgrades can be made anytime throughout the semester. You may request meal plan changes using our online form.
Questions? View a full list of Frequently Asked Questions.
View Terms and Conditions | Meal Plan Terminology
Grad 25 Plan
This plan is only available to graduate students living off campus or living in the apartments on campus.
This meal plan is for Grad students only and provides a great value with 25 meals that can be used at meal swipes locations (East Side and West Side Dining). It provides a value of about $10.50 per meal which is less than the door prices for lunch ($12) and dinner ($13). Each of these meal swipe locations provide the following options for a complete meal: Chef’s Table hot entrees, Deli, Grill, Stir-Fry and Pizza/Pasta.
- 25 Meal Swipes
- Optional Add-Ons:
Cost: $263 per semester
Additional Plans
Commuter/Apartment 900
This plan provides 10 meal swipes for the semester and enough Dining Dollars for approximately 5 retail meals per week. Perfect option for those students who are on campus 4-5 days each week.
- 900 Dining Dollars
- +15 BONUS Meal Swipes per semester
- Optional Add-Ons:
Cost: $900 per semester
Commuter/Apartment 600
This plan provides 5 meal swipes for the semester and enough Dining Dollars for approximately 3 retail meals per week. Perfect option for those students who are on campus 3 days each week.
- 600 Dining Dollars
- +10 BONUS Meal Swipes per semester
- Optional Add-Ons:
Cost: $600 per semester
Commuter/Apartment 300
This plan provides enough Dining Dollars for an occasional snack or coffee on-the-go. Perfect option for part-time students who aren't on campus often, or are only taking 1 class per day.
- 300 Dining Dollars
- +5 BONUS Meal Swipes per semester
- Optional Add-Ons:
Cost: $300 per semester
Wolfie Standard Plan
This plan is perfect for students who have time to eat all or most of their meals at dining locations and a rare coffee or on-the-go snack.
- Unlimited Meal Swipes
- 6 Guest Meal Swipes
- 50 Dining Dollars
- Optional Add-Ons:
Cost: $2,676 per semester
Wolfie Plus Plan
This plan is ideal for students who will eat most of their meals at dining locations, but also like to grab coffee or a small snack on-the-go 2 or 3 times per week.
- Unlimited Meal Swipes
- 8 Guest Meal Swipes
- 250 Dining Dollars
- Optional Add-Ons:
Cost: $2,876 per semester
Wolfie Premium Plan
This plan provides students access to dine-in locations all day long, but caters to the student who enjoys picking up a quick coffee or snack on-the-go more than a few times per week.
- Unlimited Meal Swipes
- 10 Guest Meal Swipes
- 500 Dining Dollars
- Optional Add-Ons:
Cost: $3,126 per semester
48 Block Meals + 1,150 Dining Dollars
This plan offers 48 Meal Swipes (3 per week) and enough Dining Dollars for approximately 6 meals at retail locations per week.
- 48 Meal Swipes per semester
- 1,150 Dining Dollars
- Optional Add-Ons:
Cost: $2,175 per semester
80 Block Meals + 900 Dining Dollars
This plan provides 80 Meal Swipes and enough Dining Dollars for approximately 4-5 meals at retail locations per week.
- 80 Meal Swipes per semester
- 900 Dining Dollars
- Optional Add-Ons:
Cost: $2,415 per semester
160 Block Meals + 250 Dining Dollars
This plan provides an average of 10 Meal Swipes and enough Dining Dollars for 2-3 small on-the-go snacks/coffee per week.
- 160 Meal Swipes per semester
- 250 Dining Dollars
- Optional Add-Ons:
Cost: $2,415 per semester
1650 Dining Dollars
This plan provides an average of 9 meals per week and is ideal for the student who is always on-the-go. This plan is better suited for students who reside in a cooking building.
- 1,650 Dining Dollars
- Optional Add-Ons:
Cost: $2,242 per semester
Budget Plan (Prepaid)
This plan is for the student who likes to grab an occasional coffee and/or quick snack on their way to class.
Meal Swipes cannot be added to this plan. Only commuters or students residing in an on-campus apartment or cooking building (who have fulfilled the 1 year requirement for meal plan) may select this plan.
- 20 Dining Dollars (minimum to open)
- Prepaid cost
- No sign-up required
- Faculty/Staff
Faculty / Staff (Wolfie Wallet)
Faculty/Staff may use Wolfie Wallet to purchase meals on campus. In addition to using your card at campus dining locations, Wolfie Wallet is a safe and convenient way to make purchases from:
- University Hospital dining locations,
- off campus merchants,
- vending machines,
- FedEx Office in the Melville Library,
- mail packages in the residential mailroom,
- the USG ticket office,
- Staller Center,
- on campus print and copy services,
- and on campus retail locations including Shop Red!
With Wolfie Wallet points carry over from semester to semester and to the following academic year. To sign up, simply add funds to your ID Card online or at any cash-to-account machine on campus.
Meal Plan Add-Ons
Dining Dollars
Dining Dollars can be added to any plan when you sign up, or at any point throughout the semester. Dining Dollars roll over from fall to spring and expire at the end of the Spring semester. Remaining balances are forfeited.
Meal Exchanges
Meal Exchanges are an OPTIONAL ADD-ON for students on any UNLIMITED MEAL PLAN and add flexibility and value to your dining options. Meal Exchanges do not rollover and expire at the end of the semester. Remaining meal exchange balances are forfeited. View preset meal exchanges
- For an additional $100 you can add 16 Meal Exchanges to any Unlimited plan.
- You are paying just $6.25 per meal swipe.
- For an additional $200 you can add 34 Meal Exchanges to any Unlimited plan.
- You are paying just $5.88 per meal swipe.
- For an additional $300 you can add 52 Meal Exchanges to any Unlimited plan.
- You are paying just $5.77 per meal swipe.
Terminology
Meal Swipe (Dine-In) locations are located at East Side Dining and West Side Dining, and accept meal swipes as a form of payment (Dining Dollars, Wolfie Wallet, credit/debit are also accepted).
For a list of dining locations, hours, menus, and nutrition information, visit the campus dining website.
Retail locations sell items a la carte. There are many great Retail locations on the main campus. These locations accept Dining Dollars as a form of payment (credit/debit and Wolfie Wallet are also accepted).
For a list of dining locations, hours, menus, and nutrition information, visit the campus dining website.
Unlimited plans include Meal Swipes, Guest Passes and Dining Dollars. Meal Swipes can be used at Meal Swipe (Dine-In) Locations. Guest passes can be used to pay for a friend or family members' meal at a Meal Swipe (Dine-In) Location. Dining Dollars may be used at any Retail location. Meal Swipes and Guest Passes are for the entire semester and do not rollover. Remaining Meal Swipes and Guest Passes are forfeited.
Block Plans include a set number of Meal Swipes per semester to pay for meals at Meal Swipe (Dine-In) Locations. One swipe will be deducted from your balance each time you pay for a meal. Meal Swipes are for the entire semester and do not rollover. Any remaining meal swipes are forfeited.
Each Dining Dollar is equivalent to $1.
Dining Dollars may be used at any campus dining location. You may also use Dining Dollars to pay the door price at Meal Swipe (Dine-In) Locations. All dining locations also accept Wolfie Wallet or credit/debit.
Dining Dollars roll over from Summer to Fall, Fall to Winter or Spring, but not to Summer or the following academic year (Spring to Fall). The last day to use Dining Dollars is commencement day of the Spring semester. Remaining balances are forfeited.
Meal Swipes may be used at West Side Dining or East Side Dining regardless of where you live. The choice is yours!
Unlimited meal plans include Guest Passes which can be used to swipe in a friend or visiting family member at Meal Swipe (Dine-In) Locations. Guest passes may be used at Meal Swipe (Dine-In) Locations only.
Meal Swipes and Guest Passes do not roll over and expire at the end of each semester. Remaining balances are forfeited.