Saint Louis University Meal Plans
Saint Louis University requires all students living in residence halls and apartments to have a meal plan each semester through DineSLU. SLU also requires meal plans for commuter students who are taking 12 or more credit hours.
Meal Plan Information
- First-year students, living in a residence hall, must have the All Access meal plan and will be automatically enrolled.
- All other returning students living in the residence halls or apartments will be automatically enrolled in the meal plan outlined below by student and residence type.
- All commuter students will be automatically enrolled in the 300 Flex meal plan.
- Beginning Fall 2026, housing and meal plan charges are no longer billed together, but are two separate rates. See meal plan rates below.
Meal Plan Rates
| Meal Plan Options | Cost Per Semester | Who is eligible? |
|---|---|---|
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All Access (7 days): Unlimited swipes within Grand Dining Hall, $300 flex per semester |
$3,371 | First-year students are automatically enrolled in this plan and may not choose a lower cost plan. |
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All Access (Monday-Friday): Unlimited swipes within Grand Dining Hall, Monday through Friday, $400 flex per semeste |
$3,045 | This plan is available to returning students or commuter students. |
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Weekly 10: 10 swipes per week, $600 flex per semester |
$2,610 | Returning students living within a residence hall are automatically enrolled in this plan, and can upgrade to the two plans listed above, but cannot choose a lower cost plan. |
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Weekly 7: 7 swipes per week, $700 flex per semester |
$2,175 | This plan is available to apartment residents or commuter students. |
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Flex 600: $600 flex per semester |
$600 | This plan is available to apartment residents or commuter students. |
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Flex 300: $300 flex per semester |
$300 | Apartment residents are automatically enrolled in this plan, and can upgrade to any plan. |
Upgrading Your Meal Plan
You can upgrade your meal plan as outlined in the chart above. Instructions on how to upgrade your meal plan will be posted by July 1, 2026.
Swipes and Bonus Flex
Unused meal swipes expire at the end of the semester. Unused Flex dollars carry over from the fall to the spring semester and expire at the end of the academic year.
Meal plans are charged to your student account and preloaded onto your SLU ID, but you can purchase additional Bonus Flex dollars anytime during the semester through the mySLU portal.
SLU Meal Plan FAQ
The Meal Exchange program allows a student to swipe once for a meal. Each swipe is good for an all-you-care-to-eat meal at Grand Dining Hall.
Each meal swipe is good for a predetermined meal option from select retail dining locations, see the DineSLU.com website or the campus-available ‘meal exchange’ graphic for details of the offerings of each location.
Flex dollars are used to purchase food at any DineSLU retail location. Unused Flex at the end of the fall semester will carry over to the spring semester. Flex expires at the end of the spring semester.
If you are running low on Flex and want to add more, add Bonus Flex. Bonus Flex dollars are just like Flex dollars, with three exceptions:
- You buy them in addition to your meal plan.
- They do not expire at the end of the semester.
Billiken Bucks is a debit account that can be used for purchases at the Instructional
Media Center, campus bookstore, printing, vending machines and on ITS software sales.
They can also be used at all DineSLU locations.
Billiken Bucks never expire.
All students living in campus housing, regardless of their current course load, and any undergraduate commuter student who is classified full-time, must have a meal plan. This meal plan is charged to your tuition account, preloaded onto your SLU ID and becomes active on move-in day.
Log into your mySLU account, select the "Tools" tab, and click on the "Transact SLU Cards" icon. Once you are in your account, you can view your account balances, track your purchases, make card deposits and view or update your profile.