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The cost per swipe depends on what you use

Block 140 has the lowest calculated cost per included swipe of the three published Fall 2026 Block plans if you redeem every swipe and use the full Dining Dollars balance. Fewer visits raise the effective cost per used swipe.

The Fish Pond fountain in front of the brick façade of Sbisa Dining Hall.
Sbisa Dining Hall and Fish Pond, January 2022 · CroppedOldag07 · CC BY-SA 4.0

If you use every included swipe

Calculated dollars per used swipe, before any applicable tax

  • Block 50$11.13

    $856.4 per plan · 50 swipes · 300 Dining Dollars included. Per term plan charge · Fall 2026 · account installment count unpublished · checked Nov 5, 2026. · Plan price source

  • Block 90$10.98

    $1,288 per plan · 90 swipes · 300 Dining Dollars included. Per term plan charge · Fall 2026 · account installment count unpublished · checked Nov 5, 2026. · Plan price source

  • Block 140$9.66

    $1,652 per plan · 140 swipes · 300 Dining Dollars included. Per term plan charge · Fall 2026 · account installment count unpublished · checked Nov 5, 2026. · Plan price source

Published price minus fully used Dining Dollars, divided by included swipes. Source: Aggie Dining Fall 2026 Meal Plan Roadmap, linked below.

What does a swipe cost at the number I will use?

Subtract the Dining Dollars you expect to spend, then divide the rest of the plan charge by the swipes you expect to use. Count eligible retail meals against the same Block swipe balance. Compare your swipe count.

Decide whether weekend hall access matters

With 100 Dining Dollars in each plan, All Access 7 is $312 more per Fall 2026 plan charge than All Access 5. The seven-day plan adds weekend dining hall access and two more Maroon Meals per week. Both figures are before any applicable tax, with account installment counts unpublished. Compare the November 5 prices and retail benefits.

Check your eligible choices

Start with your dorm, White Creek or Corps requirement. Review the plan on your own account, including the number of retail meals you can use and which Dining Dollars roll forward. Check the published eligibility and dates.

How we got this

Compare two meal plans using your own swipes