Dining Services

Dining Services
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5409 USA
(269) 387-4844

Apartments/Off-Campus Options

Fall 2024 options

Purchase a meal plan for Fall 2024 or meal bundles by logging into the BuyDining purchasing platform, linked at the button below. Learn about the differences between Meal Plans and Meal Bundles further down on this page!
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Meal Bundles vs Meal Plans

Students living in WMU Apartments or off-campus have flexible options for dining on-campus. Students can choose to purchase Meals in Bundles of 10 at any time throughout the semester/session, or choose to purchase a Meal Plan at the beginning of each semester/session. Neither option is required for students living in WMU Apartments or off-campus.  

Students eating a meal and socializing in front of Fresh Creations deli at the Valley Dining Center

Meal Bundles

Meal Bundles may be purchased at any time during the academic year and expire on the last day of the spring semester. Meals cost less when more bundles are purchased at one time! (Summer options are also available).
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Meal Plans

Apartment and off-campus students may also purchase meal plans that are available to students living on-campus. These meal plans are purchased for a specific semester/session through the BuyDining website.

Meal Bundles

Students may purchase meal swipes in Bundles of 10 at a discounted rate from the door price. The more Meal Bundles purchased at one time, the deeper the discount. Meal Bundles may be purchased for the Fall and Spring Semesters (which expire on the last Friday of Spring Semester) or for the Summer Sessions (which expire on the last Friday of Summer II).

Please review the Meal Bundle Contract before purchase. 

$120 per Bundle

when you purchase 1 - 4 Bundles at a time.

$110 per Bundle

when you purchase 5 - 9 Bundles at a time.

$100 per Bundle

when you purchase 10 or more Bundles at a time.

Meal Bundle Periods: 

Fall and Spring - Academic Year: Sunday, Aug. 25 - Friday, Dec. 13, 2024 and Monday, Jan. 6 - Friday, April 25, 2025*
Summer: Monday, May 5 - Friday, Aug. 15, 2025
Number of Bundles
Cost per Meal Swipe
Cost per Bundle
1 - 4$12$120
5 - 9$11$110
10 +$10$100

*Meal Bundles cannot be used while Dining Services is closed over Thanksgiving Recess, the afternoon of November 27 through Sunday, December 1, 2024 and over Winter Recess, Saturday, December 14, 2024 through Sunday, January 5, 2025.

Meal Bundles may not be changed after purchase due to the incentivized pricing structure and Meal Bundles may not be cancelled after the semester/session begins.

  1. Dining centers are dine-in, all-you-care-to-eat locations. Removing food from the dining center in carryout containers, dishes or wrapped in other material is prohibited. 
  2. DASH Grab'n Go, Late-Night Carryout, and Meal Exchange at select Campus Cafes may be used once per meal period using a meal plan swipe. Meal periods include: Breakfast: 8 - 11 a.m.; Lunch: 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.; Snack: 2 - 5 p.m.; Dinner: 5 - 8 p.m.; Late-Night: 8 - 11 p.m.
  3. Anyone entering the dining center must pay the door rate, use a meal ticket, or use a meal swipe/MorphoWave to enter. 
  4. Meal swipes from Meal Plans or Meal Bundles may not be shared with others. Your Bronco Card will be confiscated, and a misuse fee will be charged if your meal swipes are used for another person’s meal.
  5. Guests may accompany a meal plan holder into a dining center by using a Guest Pass, or paying at the door using Dining Dollars, cash or credit. 
  6. Food from another location is not allowed to be brought into the dining center.
  7. Return uneaten food, used dishes and utensils, and any other waste from your meal to the Dish Return. 
  8. Service Animals are the only type of animal allowed in the Dining Center. Please ensure that your Animal is taken care of before entering; you may not give any beverages, food, containers or utensils from the Dining Center for your Service Animal to use or consume.

Meal Plans

Meal Plans are recommended for students who want to eat on-campus multiple times each day and can be used at the dining centers, DASH Grab'n Go, Late-Night Carryout or Meal Exchange at select Campus Cafes. Meal Plans are purchased for each semester, and will expire on the last Friday of each semester. 

Please review the Meal Plan Contract before purchase. 

Bronco Gold Plus comes with unlimited meal swipes to the dining centers, along with $100 Dining Dollars and 8 Guest Passes per semester.

Bronco Gold Plus

Unlimited meal swipes to the dining centers, along with $100 Dining Dollars and 8 Guest Passes per semester.
Bronco Gold comes with unlimited meal swipes to the dining centers, along with $50 Dining Dollars and 4 Guest Passes per semester.

Bronco Gold

Unlimited meal swipes to the dining centers, along with $50 Dining Dollars and 4 Guest Passes per semester.
Bronco 14 comes with 14 meal swipes per week into dining locations for meals.

Bronco 14

14 meal swipes per week (no daily limit) into dining locations for meals. Unused meals expire on Sunday nights.

Academic Year Contract Dates: 

Fall: Sunday, Aug. 25 through Friday, Dec. 13, 2024
Spring: Monday, Jan. 6 through Friday, April 25, 2025
 
Fall 2024 and Spring 2025
Meal Plan
Cost per semester
Cost for academic year
Bronco Gold Plus$3,010.00$6,020
Bronco Gold$2,947.50$5,895
Bronco 14$2,701.00$5,402

Summer Contract Dates: 

Summer I: Monday, May 5 through Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Summer II: Thursday, June 26 through Friday, Aug. 15, 2025
Summer I and II 2025
Meal Plan
Cost per session
Cost for both summer sessions
Bronco 14$1,295.00$2,590

Students may change their meal plan to a different meal plan once per semester/session during the below time frames. Please email your meal plan change request to @email. 

Meal Plans may not be cancelled after the semester begins. 

Fall 2024: Thursday, August 1 - Friday, September 27 at 5 p.m.

Spring 2025: Monday, December 2, 2024 - Friday, January 31, 2025 at 5 p.m.

Summer I 2025: Monday April 28 - Monday, May 19 at 5 p.m.

Summer II 2025: Wednesday, June 18 - Thursday, July 10 at 5 p.m.

  1. Dining centers are dine-in, all-you-care-to-eat locations. Removing food from the dining center in carryout containers, dishes or wrapped in other material is prohibited. 
  2. DASH Grab'n Go, Late-Night Carryout, and Meal Exchange at select Campus Cafes may be used once per meal period using a meal plan swipe. Meal periods include: Breakfast: 8 - 11 a.m.; Lunch: 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.; Snack: 2 - 5 p.m.; Dinner: 5 - 8 p.m.; Late-Night: 8 - 11 p.m.
  3. Anyone entering the dining center must pay the door rate, use a meal ticket, or use a meal swipe/MorphoWave to enter. 
  4. Meal swipes from Meal Plans or Meal Bundles may not be shared with others. Your Bronco Card will be confiscated, and a misuse fee will be charged if your meal swipes are used for another person’s meal.
  5. Guests may accompany a meal plan holder into a dining center by using a Guest Pass, or paying at the door using Dining Dollars, cash or credit. 
  6. Food from another location is not allowed to be brought into the dining center.
  7. Return uneaten food, used dishes and utensils, and any other waste from your meal to the Dish Return. 
  8. Service Animals are the only type of animal allowed in the Dining Center. Please ensure that your Animal is taken care of before entering; you may not give any beverages, food, containers or utensils from the Dining Center for your Service Animal to use or consume.