The policies linked on these pages apply to Housing & Dining contracts beginning Summer 2026 and beyond. For policies in effect for contracts from August 2025 through May 2026, please review the 2025-26 Housing & Dining Policies.
Residents of traditional and suite-style halls are required to have a meal plan. Apartment-style residents and students not living in the residence halls can purchase any available meal plan, but it is not required. Students must be enrolled in at least one (1) credit hour to be eligible for a meal plan.
First-year students living in the residence halls are required to choose one of the Weekly Meal Plans or the Unlimited All-You-Care-To-Enjoy (AYCTE) Meal Plan, which include:
- Premium Meal Plan – Provides 19 meals per week + $200 Dining Dollars per semester
- Big Red Meal Plan – Provides 14 meals per week + $400 Dining Dollars per semester
- Platinum Meal Plan – Provides 12 meal swipes per week + $600 Dining Dollars per semester
- Diamond Meal Plan – Provides 10 meal swipes per week + $800 Dining Dollars per semester
- Sapphire Meal Plan – Provides 8 meal swipes per week + $1000 Dining Dollars per semester
- Unlimited All-You-Care-To-Enjoy Meal Plan – Provides multiple meal swipes for each meal period offered
Returning students and Off-Campus students can select any of the nine meal plans, which include:
- Any of the Weekly Meal Plan options (Premium, Big Red, Platinum, Diamond and Sapphire) or the Unlimited All-You-Care-To-Enjoy Meal Plan (Unlimited AYCTE)
- Gold Meal Plan – Provides 125 meal swipes + $700 Dining Dollars per semester
- Silver Meal Plan – Provides 75 meal swipes + $675 Dining Dollars per semester
- Bronze Meal Plan – Provides 50 meal swipes + $325 Dining Dollars per semester
Meal plan cancellation information can be found online: https://housing.unl.edu/contract-cancellation/
Policy last modified November 6, 2025