Meal Plan
Get the most out of your college experience with an Eastern Dining meal plan!
Meal plans are your key to all-access dining, delicious food and fun events on campus. The best part? With a meal plan you can visit Walton Dining Commons, where on-trend flavors and fresh ingredients are always on the menu. From international cuisine and comfort classics to allergen-friendly selections and plant-based dishes, the Dining Commons provides a variety of delicious and nutritious menu options designed to fit your lifestyle.
Simply put, with a meal plan, it's all good food, great vibes, and nothing but the best campus bites! See below for more detailed information on each meal plan and how to purchase.
Resident
Meal Plans for the 2025/2026 academic year
The 21 Meal Plan
This plan allow for 21 meal swipes per week, plus $50 in Flex. This plan is required for first year students.
The 15 Meal Plan
The meal plan allows for 15 meal swipes per week, plus $175 in Flex.
The 12 Meal Plan
The meal plan allows for 12 meal swipes per week, plus $250 in Flex.
The 7 Meal Plan
This meal plan allows for 7 meal swipes per week, plus $400 in Flex.
Other notes about these plans:
- Only four meal swipes may be used per day.
- The Walton Dining Commons is the core of the resident meal plans, but all three dining locations on campus include meal options during their regular operating hours. Occasionally, the Breezeway and Eagle's Nest may host special events outside normal hours where there is no meal option.
- Walton Dining Commons is all you care to eat. You may not take food out unless it is in a to-go container from the DC. We will not allow containers in from outside.
- All of the resident meal plans have the same price and they are included in the tuition bill.
- Meal plans do not roll over day-to-day. Your meal plan resets every Sunday.
- Our retail locations offer combo meals that can be purchased using a meal swipe. Each swipe as a value of $9.00. If your total exceeds this amount, you can simply pay the difference with Flex Dollars, cash, or credit.
All residents are automatically given a meal plan during the housing selection process. First year students are required to be on the 21 Meal Plan. Upperclassmen choose their meal plan during Housing Selection Night in the spring semester. Upperclassmen can change their meal plan by clicking on the meal plan change form link below. Resident meal plans are linked to a student's housing assignment and they expire when the student's residency expires. Resident Flex accounts expire / refill between semesters.
Upperclassmen Meal Plan Change Form: You will need to be logged into your Eastern account before you can fill out this webform. If you change meal plans after classes start, your Flex dollars will be prorated according to **this chart. **
Manage My Meal Plan Site: Purchase Eagle Dollars, manage allowances, and view past transactions. You will need to create a login the first time you use it. Scroll to "Quick Add Value" if you just want to make a deposit without creating an account.
Door Rates and Meal Exchange
Don't have a meal plan? No worries! You are welcome to dine in Walton Dining Commons any time with the following door rates. We accept cash or card.
Breakfast: $10.30
Lunch: $12.70
Dinner: $15.55
The meal exchange rate in our retail locations is $9.00. For more information on meal exchange click here.
Commuter
Commuter Meal Plans for the 2025/2026 academic year
Superblock Plan 75
This plan allows for 75 meal swipes plus $200 Eagle Dollars. Price: $1,000
Superblock Plan 50
This plan allows for 50 meal swipes plus $200 Eagle Dollars. Price: $775
Superblock Plan 30
This plan allows for 30 meal swipes plus $200 Eagle Dollars. Price: $583
Block Plan 75
This plan allows for 75 meal swipes. Price: $780
Block Plan 50
This plan allows for 50 meal swipes. Price: $530
Block Plan 30
This plan allows for 30 meal swipes. Price: $340
Commuter meal plans do not expire; they rollover semester to semester and year to year. After three semesters of inactivity they are cleaned from our database, but we keep paper records for seven years. Commuter meal plans are also non-refundable and non-transferable.
Commuter meal plans are sold as "blocks" of 30, 50, or 75 meals.
Eagle Dollars
Eagle Dollars Funds stored on your Eastern Student ID
Manage My Meal Plan Site: Purchase Eagle Dollars, manage allowances, and view past transactions. You will need to create a login the first time you use it. Scroll to "Quick Add Value" if you just want to make a deposit without creating an account.
Eagle dollars can be added to ecards at anytime. This includes, faculty, staff, or students and is on a dollar for dollar basis.
Faculty / Staff
Faculty/Staff Meal Plans for the 2025/2026 academic year
Faculty/Staff Block Plan 20 Price: $135
This plan offers a block of 20 meals, primarily for use in Walton Dining Commons, but has access to meal options in the Breezeway and Eagle's Nest.
Faculty/Staff Door rate
Price: $9.30
Manage My Meal Plan Site: Purchase Eagle Dollars, manage allowances, and view past transactions. You will need to create a login the first time you use it. Scroll to "Quick Add Value" if you just want to make a deposit without creating an account.
Faculty/Staff meal plans do not expire; they rollover semester to semester and year to year. After three semesters of inactivity they are cleaned from our database, but we keep paper records for seven years. Commuter meal plans are also non-refundable and non-transferable.