Plan Options
Meal Plan Information for Fall 2025 - Spring 2026 NOW AVAILABLE!
Campus dining is an essential component of the college experience. The meal plans at UAlbany include declining balance funds called Discount Dollars that activate a 40% discount at retail dining venues. Meal plans are purchased per semester.
All students living in resident housing on campus are required to be on a meal plan. Students living in University apartments or commute can choose any meal plan offered, but are not required to purchase a plan There are no exceptions to the mandatory dining plan requirement.
myUnlimited Meal Plans
Required for freshmen. Available to all students.
This plan offers unlimited meal swipes in the resident dining rooms at Indigenous and State Quads. myUnlimited plans also offers Discount Dollars, which are a declining balance of funds used to purchase food on campus at steep discounts.
This plan offers two (2) options to choose from, myUnlimited #1 and #2. Both offer unlimited meal swipes, while #2 offers a greater balance of Discount Dollars. Freshman are automatically assigned myUnlimted#1 but may upgrade to #2 through their student account.
Learn more about the myUnlimited Plan
myFlex Meal Plans
Automatically assigned to non-freshman living in residence halls. Available to all sophomores, upperclassmen, and graduate students.
The myFlex Meal Plan, with five (5) options, was designed so you have the freedom to eat when you want and where you want, with no restrictions at our Campus Center, resident dining rooms, and other retail dining locations. This plan offers a 40% discount for all retail dining and a 60% discount to eat in the resident dining rooms.
Learn more about the myFlex Plan
myChoice Meal Plans
The myChoice Meal Plan offers University apartment and commuter students the opportunity to explore and experience the benefits, variety and convenience of dining on campus at any Campus Center location, resident dining room, and satellite retail dining location The myChoice plan offers 3 options that include a 40% discount for all retail dining and a 60% discount to eat in the resident dining rooms.
Learn more about the myChoice Plan