Connector Dining Plans
Block Meal Plans
Dining Plans offer students the flexibility to dine how they want. They connect students with friends and the UMD community while providing healthy, robust meals. Unused meals roll over to the academic year and expire at Spring graduation.
Dining at a Discount
Don’t want a dining plan but still want a deal? Use Dining Dollars to eat at any Dining Services location: cafes, franchise locations, markets and shops, and restaurants. Unused meals roll over to the academic year and expire at Spring graduation. Purchase Dining Dollars at a 5% discount, plus save 6% sales tax, spend Dollar for dollar. Purchase by credit card - login to online services.
Connector Dining
Our mission is to provide you with healthy and popular food in welcoming, comfortable spaces every day, regardless of whether you live on campus or off!
- Block Meal Plans provide you with a preset number of meals per semester.
- Anytime Dining Plans gives you unlimited access to all three dining halls.
- Dining Dollars offer you a discount at markets and shops, cafes and dining halls.
* Connector Plans do not replace the Resident Dining Plan requirement for students in traditional on-campus housing.
Block Meal Plans
Our five optional dining plans offer students who live off campus the flexibility to dine as they wish while on campus.
| Option | Meals | Price | Breakdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1: “I love to cook, but some days I’m busy" | 25 meals | $262.50 | About 1-2 meals per week |
| 2: “I like to cook, but it can be a hassle" | 50 meals | $525.00 | About 3 meals per week |
| 3: “I don't mind cooking but I'm usually too busy" | 100 meals | $1,000.00 | About 6-7 meals per week |
| 4: “I have no time to cook on school days, only on weekends" | 150 meals | $1,425.00 | About 9-10 meals per week |
| Combo: “I love the dining halls, but I'll be stopping by the Stamp Food Court too” | 70 meals + 250 Dining Dollars | $930.00 | About 4-5 meals per week + flexibility to spend at any Dining Services location |
- If you're unsure about which plan to select and would like to try a dining hall meal first, here are our door prices:
- Breakfast: $9.49
- Lunch: $15.49
- Dinner: $19.49
- Purchases of Connector Plans or Dining Dollar bundles can be made until the cut-off date posted on our calendar. Connector Plans are not refundable. Fall Connector Plans roll over to Spring and all plans expire at May graduation (see the DS calendar).
Unlimited Access?
When you purchase a Five-Day plan, you can enjoy unlimited access to great food during the week and experiment with running your apartment kitchen on the weekend. Of course, if you prefer not to cook at all, you are welcome to buy a 7-Day Anytime Dining Plan.
| Plan Name | Days per Week | Guest Passes | Dining Dollars (per semester) | 2024-25 Price (per semester) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premium | 7 | 8 | 400 | $3,358.50 |
| Preferred | 7 | 6 | 300 | $3,282.50 |
| Base Plus | 7 | 4 | 200 | $3,198.50 |
| Base | 7 | 2 | - | $3,018.50 |
| Five-Day | 5 | - | - | $2,332.00 |
Dining at a Discount
Don’t want a dining plan but still want a deal? Use Dining Dollars to eat at any Dining Services location: cafes, brand-name quick-service locations, markets and shops, and restaurants.
Purchase at a 5% discount, save 6% sales tax, bill to your Student Account, spend Dollar for dollar.
Purchase up to two bundles per semester. Dining Dollars are not refundable. Dining Dollars purchased in bundles roll over Fall to Spring and expire at Fall graduation.
| Bundle | Price |
|---|---|
| 125 DD | $118.75 |
| 250 DD | $237.50 |
| 500 DD | $475.00 |
JHH Breakfast Plan
Provides access to an all-you-care-to-eat breakfast buffet Monday through Friday at the Jones Hill Team House, home of the Terrapin Football Team. Excludes University holidays.
Log in to Dining Account to sign up for a plan, and start enjoying the quality, convenience, and hospitality of Maryland Dining.