Meal Plans

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Find the perfect Meal Plan to fit your life on campus. Our dining team on campus is excited to welcome you to the table with a variety of different plans centered on authentic culinary experiences. We want to make dining on campus easy, so our plans offer access to a convenient combination of sit-down meals, grab-and-go snacks, retail restaurants, marketplaces, coffee shops, guest meals, and more. Read about all of our available plans below and learn about the features of our plans.

2023-2024 Meal Plans

Freedom Plan

All Students

$4,613

Meal Swipes: 336

Meals Per Week: 21 – enjoy a combination of 21 Meal Swipes/Old Golds per week. Offers the security of 3 meals per day, 7 days a week.

Old Gold Swipes: 21 per week – each swipe is part of your weekly total

Food Dollars: $400

*Tax included

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Forestry Plan

All Students

$3,317

Meal Swipes: 336

Meals Per Week: 21 – enjoy the security of 3 meals per day, 7 days a week at any residential dining location – The Pit and Hilltop Market

Food Dollars: $100

*Tax included

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Black Plus Plan

All Students

$3,853

Meal Swipes: 215 (per semester) All swipes can be used as a meal swipe into a residential dining facility or as an old gold swipe into any retail location on campus.

Meals Per Week: 13 (average meals per week)

Food Dollars: $325

*Tax included

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Base Plan

All Students

$3,317

Meal Swipes: 185 (per semester)

Meals Per Week: 11 (average meals per week)

Old Gold Swipes: 65 – each Old Gold is subtracted from your total meal swipe count upon use

Food Dollars: $275

*Tax included

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Gold Plan

Off Campus, Upperclassmen

$3,304

Meal Swipes: 140 (per semester)

Meals Per Week: 8 (average meals per week)

Old Gold Swipes: 30 – each Old Gold is subtracted from your total meal swipe count upon use

Food Dollars: $750

*Tax included

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Screamin' Plan

Off Campus, Upperclassmen

$2,185

Meal Swipes: 100 (per semester)

Meals Per Week: 6 (average meals per week)

Old Gold Swipes: 25 – each Old Gold is subtracted from your total meal swipe count upon use

Food Dollars: $375

*Tax included

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Apartment Style Plan

Off Campus, Apartment Communities

$1,288

Meal Swipes: 60 (per semester)

Meals Per Week: 3 (average meals per week)

Old Gold Swipes: 20 – each Old Gold is subtracted from your total meal swipe count upon use

Food Dollars: $300

*Tax included

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Commuter Plan

Off Campus

$800

Meal Swipes: 35 (per semester)

Meals Per Week: 2 (average meals per week)

Old Gold Swipes: 10 – each Old Gold is subtracted from your total meal swipe count upon use

Food Dollars: $250

*Tax included

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Learn More

Meal Swipes. Old Golds. Food Dollars. What does all of it mean? All of our meal plans are equipped with an abundance of options. Learn more about your meal plans by clicking the button below!

Frequently Asked Questions

First Year Meal Plan Orientation

First year on campus? Use this helpful guide to navigate your meal plan for the first time!

Meal Plan Orientation

Food Dollars

Quickly add food dollars to your account!

Reload Food Dollars

Faculty/Staff Meal Plans

Learn About our meal plans for Faculty and Staff on campus!

Faculty and Staff Meal Plans

Important Dates

2023 – 2024

March 13 – Meal plan and housing selection for fall 2023 begins

May 6 – Last day for spring 2023 meal plans

August 23 – Fall 2023 meal plans begin

December 17th – Last day for fall 2023 meal plans

January 13 – Spring 2024 meal plans begin

May 11 – Last day for spring 2024 meal plans

 

All Funds and Plans

purchased for use in Deacon Dining are for the personal use of the owner of the account or plan only and are non-transferable. Meals may not be bought or sold. The Deacon Dining funds and plans cannot be used as a gift card or gift certificate.

Except as otherwise expressly stated in these terms, all Deacon Dining funds and plans are non-refundable and will expire at the end of the school year. If a guest chooses to not participate in a meal plan for the spring semester, food dollars will not roll over to the next semester.

MEAL SWIPES

Meal Swipes can be used in our residential dining halls. Once you swipe in, you can enjoy an all-you-care-to-eat meal.

FOOD DOLLARS

Food Dollars come with your meal plan. These can be used at any Deacon Dining facility working on the same principle as a debit card. Food Dollars carry over from Fall to Spring and expire at the end of the school year.

OLD GOLDS

An Old Gold is a set retail combo that can be used at our on-campus retail locations. You can typically get an entrée, side, and drink.

DEACON DOLLARS

Though Deacon Dollars do not come with any of our meal plans, this Wake Forest University tender can be used at any of our dining locations. They can also be used at several campus shops.

*All meal plans are non-refundable.