Dining
Meal Plans unlock delicious meals, coffee, snacks, and more, at three locations across campus, while eliminating your need to carry cash or additional cards. Your meal plan will include both meal swipes and flex dollars, conveniently loaded onto your ID card. Meal swipes will give you access to our all-you-care-to-eat dining hall, Clifftop Eats, while flex dollars may be used at any of the Dining options below.
Meal Plan Options
With our wide variety of meal plan options, whether you are planning to live on campus, commute to campus, or are a Briar Cliff University employee, you are sure to find some plan that works for your lifestyle.
Meals + Flex Dollars Per Semester
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300 Meals + $400 Flex Dollars
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250 Meals + $350 Flex Dollars
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180 Meals + $500 Flex Dollars (Not available to Freshmen)
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135 Meals + $500 Flex Dollars (Juniors & Seniors only)
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60 Meals + $50 Flex Dollars (Medical Exemption)
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| Off Campus and Graduate Options |
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Meals + Flex Dollars Per School Year
| 50 Meals + $50 Flex Dollars |
| 25 Meals + $25 Flex Dollars |
| 10 Meals + $0 Flex Dollars |
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| Faculty and Staff Options |
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As Briar Cliff University employee, you are eligible to purchase a limited meal plan that offers you 6 meals for $36 dollars.
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| 2027-2028 Meal Plan Structure & Rates |
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Starting in the fall for the 2027-2028 academic year, Briar Cliff will offer the following meal plans.
Pricing is per semester.
Residential Meal Plan Rates
Plan
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Includes:
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Rate
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| Weekly 14 (default) |
14 meals/week, $300 Flex Dollars, 10 Guest Meals |
$3,150 |
| Weekly 19 |
19 meals/week, $150 Flex Dollars, 5 Guest Meals |
$3,600 |
| Block 180 |
180 meals/semester, $350 Flex Dollars, 10 Guest Meals |
$3,041 |
Recommended Commuter Plan Rates
Commuter students can choose a Flex Dollars plan, a convenient way to grab meals and snacks on campus between classes.
Plan
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Includes:
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Rate
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| $500 Flex Dollars |
$500 to spend at campus locations |
$500 |
| $250 Flex Dollars |
$250 to spend at campus locations |
$250 |
Additional Options
Plan
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Includes:
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Rate
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| Block 10 |
10 Meals |
$110 |
| Faculty/Staff Block 5 |
5 Meals to spend at campus dining locations
(faculty & staff only) |
$38.75 |
What do these terms mean?
Weekly plans: Meals reset each week. Unused meals don’t carry over.
Block plans: A set number of meals to use any time during the semester.
Flex Dollars: Money on your student ID to spend at Briar Grill, POD, Charged.
Guest meals: Swipes you can use to bring a friend or family member to the dining hall.
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On-campus student meal plans are included with your housing contact.
Apply For Housing
Purchase the remote or work meal plan option that is right for you.
Select a Plan
Dining Options
Our campus has a variety of food and drink options to fulfill your every craving.
| Clifftop Eats |
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Clifftop Eats is the on-campus cafeteria offering students a variety of different foods to choose from across three square meals a day.
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| Briar Grill |
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The Briar Grill is an evening grill that is the perfect option for all your late-night hunger pains.
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| Charged Food and Brew |
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Charged Food & Brew is a full-service coffee shop equipped to help satisfy your caffeine cravings.
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| The POD |
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The POD allows the campus community access to extended store hours for students, staff, and visitors to purchase convenience items, such as food and beverages, without having to leave campus.
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