
Meal Plan Comparison
Question | LionCash+ | Commuter Meal Plan | Campus Meal Plan |
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Is there a base cost? | No | No | Yes $1,161 per semester (Spring 2021rate) |
What are the meal plan costs? | Based on amount deposited | Level 1: $250 Level 2: $500 Level 3: $1,000 |
Level 1: $1,816/semester Level 2: $2,165/semester Level 3: $2,448/semester (Amount includes base cost) |
What are the spendable dining dollars? | 100% of amount deposited | Level 1: $250 Level 2: $500 Level 3: $1,000 |
Level 1: $655 Level 2: $1,004 Level 3: $1,287 |
How many meals will the plan buy in the BUFFET TO GO AT THE dining commons? *Approximation is based on the average cost of lunch and dinner in the Buffet to go |
$500 deposit: 3 meals/week $1,000 deposit: 6 meals/week* |
Level 1: Grab an occasional meal or snack Level 2: 3 meals/week Level 3: 6 meals/week* |
Level 1: 9 meals/week Level 2: 13 meals/week Level 3: 16 meals/week* |
How many meals will the plan buy in the retail operations? *Approximation is based on the average check in the retail operations. |
$500 deposit: 5 meals/week $1,000 deposit: 10 meals/week* |
Level 1: Grab an occasional meal or snack Level 2: 5 meals/week Level 3: 10 meals/week* |
Level 1: 4 meals/week Level 2: 7 meals/week Level 3: 10 meals/week* |
Where can the meal plan be used? | On-campus dining locations Off-campus businesses For full listing, visit: LionCash+ Merchants |
On-campus dining locations | On-campus dining locations |
Is there a discount on purchases? | Yes:
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Can additional funds be added to the meal plan throughout the semester if needed? | Yes | No | Yes |
Do leftover funds carry over? | Yes | Leftover funds at the end of the fall semester will carry over to the spring; however, leftover funds at the end of the spring semester are forfeited. | Leftover funds will only carry over at the end of the fall semester if a new meal plan is purchased for the spring semester. Leftover funds at the end of the spring semester are forfeited. Summer semester dining dollars carry over to fall semester if a meal plan is purchased for the fall. |
Can the meal plan be charged to the Bursar account? | No | Yes: Funds are not activated for use until the student is in registered status. |
Yes: Funds are not activated for use until the student is in registered status. |
When can the meal plan be purchased? | Year Round | For Fall 2020: March 1 - September 30 by 12 p.m. For Spring 2021: October 1 - February 28 by 12 p.m. |
One semester prior |
Who is eligible to purchase the plan? | Any Penn State student* *Students who are living on-campus must purchase a Campus Meal Plan with the Housing and Food Services contract; however, LionCash+ may be used in conjunction with the Campus Meal Plan for off-campus spending and for on-campus laundry, vending, and copier usage. |
Enrolled off-campus students. | Students who are living on campus with a Housing and Food Services contract, as well as enrolled off-campus students and enrolled students living on-campus who are not required by contract to purchase the Campus Meal Plan |
How do I purchase the plan? | www.idonline.psu.edu | www.eliving.psu.edu | www.eliving.psu.edu |
Can the meal plan be cancelled or refunded? | Yes: (Upon graduation or withdrawal from the University; or at the end of the spring semester) |
No. | Only students who officially withdraw from the University |