Dining Meal Plans

As soon as the semester begins, you’re automatically enrolled in our Fresh Ideas All-Access meal plan. This plan gives you unlimited meal access in the Howard Center dining hall.

The cost of 2025-26 meal plans is $3,590 per semester ($7,180/year) and will be listed on your PrinBill account as a room and board fee. Plans increase by 3% annually at the beginning of each school year.

Our Costs to Attend page shows the annual meal plan cost alongside tuition, room, and other school-related expenses.

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Each semester, you’ll also get $250 in Prin Bucks, flexible dining dollars you can use at the Piasa Pub for late night burgers, shakes, pizza, and other tasty treats. You can also use them at the Principia C-Store for snacks and basic necessities, and in the future at our Fresh on Demand 24/7 vending kiosks.

Prin Bucks will roll over from fall to spring, but they’ll expire at the end of the academic year. Any unused balance after spring semester will not roll over to the following term.

More information about Principia's Fresh Ideas meal plan and Prin Bucks can be found on the dining page.

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