Meal Plans
Meal Plan Features & Options
First- and second-year residential students are required to have a meal plan. We encourage upper class and commuter students to continue dining with us! Upper class and commuter students may sign up through FlashLine.
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First-and Second-Year Residential Meal Plans
The Gold PlanUnlimited meal swipes to use at Eastway or DI Dining
$500 Declining Balance
$100 Downtown Dining Dollars
15 Guest Meals
Meal Exchange
The Kent PlanUnlimited meal swipes to use at Eastway and DI Dining
$300 Declining Balance
15 Guest Meals
Meal Exchange
The Blue PlanUnlimited meal swipes to use at Eastway and DI Dining
$100 Declining Balance
10 Guest Meals
Meal Exchange
Flash 200 Block200 meal swipes to use at Eastway or DI Dining
$300 Declining Balance
$100 Downtown Dining Dollars
10 Guest Meals
Meal Exchange -
Upper Class and Commuter Meal Plans
FLASH 200 BLOCK
200 meal swipes to use at Eastway or DI Dining
$300 Declining Balance
$100 Downtown Dining Dollars
10 Guest Meals
Meal Exchange
Flash 100 Block
100 meal swipes to use at Eastway or DI Dining
$500 Declining Balance
10 Guest Meals
Meal Exchange
Flash Flex 50
50 meal swipes to use at Eastway or DI Dining
$250 Declining Balance
5 Guest Meals
Meal Exchange
Flex DB 800
$800 Declining Balance
Flex DB 400
$400 Declining Balance
Flex DB 200
$200 Declining Balance
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Meal Plan Features
Meal Plans Features
Meal Swipes
Meal swipes give students access into the two all-you-care-to-eat dining halls. Students simply swipe their FLASHcard to enter Eastway Dining or DI Dining and they are good to go! Students with unlimited meal plans may enter without the need to count their meal swipes! Students with Block meal plans will have a set number of swipes per semester. Meal swipes may only be used by the specific meal plan holder.
Declining Balance
Declining balance are the dollars included with a meal plan. Grab Starbucks, a meal in The HUB or some quick snacks in any campus market! These dollars go directly onto your FLASHcard and can only be used at on-campus dining retail locations. Declining balance dollars roll over from semester to semester, until the student graduates or leaves Kent State University.
Guest Meals
Guest meals offer flexibility to treat friends or family to a meal in Eastway Dining or DI Dining: Eat-In! Many of the meal plan options comes with a specific number of guest meals each semester that are loaded directly on your FLASHcard. Guest meals can be used for any additional individuals the meal plan holder would like to use them on.
Meal Exchange
Meal exchange gives variety and flexibility! Students can redeem one meal swipe per meal period at designated locations and may also use one meal swipe per day at several locations in the Kent Student Center or at the George T. Simon III Café. Learn more!
Downtown Dining Dollars
Downtown Dining Dollars are loaded onto your FLASHcard with the purchase of an applicable meal plan. These funds can be used at participating restaurants around the city of Kent or on the Grubhub app! Downtown Dining Dollars are non-refundable.
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Meal Plan Options for Break Periods
SUMMER BLOCK 30- 30 meal swipes to use at Eastway and DI Dining
- $125 Declining Balance
Signup on Flashline
Flash DB 800
- $800 Declining Balance
Signup on Flashline
Flash DB 400
- $400 Declining Balance
Signup on Flashline
Flash DB 200
- $200 Declining Balance
Signup on Flashline
Meal Plan Rates
Kent State University’s Tuition Guarantee Plan offers undergraduate students the certainty of room and meal plan charges! Students can find their meal plan rate by clicking on the tab that aligns with their cohort.
The below meal plan prices are proposed and are subject to approval by the Board of Trustees. If approved, the pricing will apply to the 2025 Cohort and non-cohort students for academic year 2025-2026. The price shown is the semester rate.
First- and second-year residential meal plans
The Gold Plan: $3,285
The Kent Plan: $2,985
The Blue Plan: $2,785
Flash 200 Block: $2,785
Upper class and commuter meal plans
Flash 100 Block: $1,645
Flash Flex 50: $840
Summer 30 Block: $425
FLEX DB 200: $200
FLEX DB 400: $400
FLEX DB 800: $800
The meal plan rates listed below are the 2024 cohort semester rates included in the Tuition Guarantee Plan. They are also the semester rates for non-cohort students for academic year 2024-2025.
First- and second-year residential meal plans
The Gold Plan: $3,190
The Kent Plan: $2,915
The Blue Plan: $2,690
Flash 200 Block: $2,690
Upper class and commuter meal plans
Flash 100 Block: $1,590
Flash Flex 50: $840
Summer 30 Block: $410
FLEX DB 200: $200
FLEX DB 400: $400
FLEX DB 800: $800
The meal rates listed below are the 2023 cohort semester rates included in the Tuition Guarantee Plan. They are also the semester rates for non-cohort students for academic year 2023-2024.
First- and second-year residential meal plans
The Gold Plan: $3,025
The Kent Plan: $2,765
The Blue Plan: $2,550
Flash 200 Block: $2,550
Upper class and commuter meal plans
Flash 200 Block: $2,550
Flash 100 Block: $1,510
Flash Flex 50: $800
Flash Flex 15: $835
On the Go Plan: $165
The meal plan rates listed below are the 2022 cohort semester rates included in the Tuition Guarantee Plan. They are also the semester rates for non-cohort students for academic year 2022-2023.
First- and second-year residential meal plans
The Gold Plan: $2,898
The Kent Plan: $2,648
The Blue Plan: $2,448
Flash 200 Block: $2,448
Upper class and commuter meal plans
Flash 200 Block: $2,448
Flash 100 Block: $1,445
Flash Flex 15: $800
On the Go Plan: $165
The meal plan rates listed below are the 2021 cohort semester rates included in the Tuition Guarantee Plan. They are also the semester rates for non-cohort students for academic year 2021-2022.
First- and second-year residential meal plans
The Gold Plan: $2,833
The Kent Plan: $2,575
The Blue Plan: $2,356
Flash 200 Block: $2,448
Upper class and commuter meal plans
Flash 200 Block: $2,448
Flash 100 Block: $1,391
Flash Flex 15: $800
On the Go Plan: $165
First- and second-year residential students are required to have a meal plan. We encourage upper class and commuter students to continue dining with us! Upper class and commuter students may sign up through FlashLine.