Meal Plan Requirements
Barnard Dining Services (Chartwells) is committed to providing a well-balanced, delicious, and nutritious dining service program on campus. There are a wide variety of food items from which to create a meal that satisfies your tastes, dietary needs, and preferences. Food options include a traditional cafeteria line, pizza & pasta station, sandwich station, and vegetarian, vegan, and Halal options. Kosher dining plans are also available.
For a list available meal plans and prices, please visit the Bursar's webpage. For information about meal options on campus, please visit Barnard Dining Services.
Selecting Your Meal Plan
Meal Plan Enrollment is coordinated by the Barnard Bursar Office. Questions may be directed to bursar@barnard.edu.
Students may choose to enroll in a more comprehensive meal plan (or switch to a Kosher plan) but may not downgrade from the requirements outlined below.
The Meal Plan Change Form is typically open after the semester tuition bill is emailed to students each semester. The deadlines to switch from the default meal plans are:
- Fall 2021 -- Wednesday, August 25, 2021
- Spring 2022 -- TBA
Meal Plan Requirements
- First year students living in campus housing are required to enroll in the Platinum Plan (regardless of which residence hall they are assigned to).
- Upperclass students living in floors 2-8 of the Quad are required to enroll at minimum in the Flex 150 Plan (formerly called the "Quad Upperclass Meal Plan").
- All other residential students are enrolled by default in the Flex 100 Plan but may switch to any other meal plan.
- Non-residential students are enrolled by default in the Convenience Plan but may switch to another meal plan or choose to opt out of being enrolled in a meal plan.