Dining Plans
Dining Plans at UCR
UCR offers a variety of dining plans to fit your lifestyle while living on campus!
Dining plans are entirely optional, as each apartment is equipped with a kitchen, allowing you to prepare your own meals. Available at RCC we have the Basic Needs Resource Center that allows students in need the opportunity to access our food pantry.
UC Riverside Dining Plans 2025–2026
Flexible options to fit your lifestyle and dining needs.
Highlander Gold Unlimited
$3,762 per semester
- Meal Swipes: Unlimited
- Dining Dollars: $225
- Guest Swipes: 9
Highlander Blue
150
$3,245 per semester
- Meal Swipes: 225
- Dining Dollars: $150
- Guest Swipes: 6
Flex Apartment Plan
$1,404 per semester
- Meal Swipes: 75
- Dining Dollars: $315
Scotty’s Apartment Plan
$450 per semester
- Meal Swipes: 1
- Dining Dollars: $450
Where to Use Your Dining Plan
Meal swipes are accepted at the following locations:
- Glasgow Residential Restaurant
- Lothian Residential Restaurant
- Noods: The Noodle Bar
Dining Dollars
Dining Dollars can be used at any dining venue on campus to conveniently purchase meals, snacks, and beverages. These funds are tied to your dining plan and are available for use during your contract period.
Guest Swipes
Guest Swipes allow you to treat friends and family to a meal at UCR’s Residential Restaurants, including Lothian, Glasgow, and Noods: The Noodle Bar.
Meal Equivalency Swipes
A Meal Equivalency Swipe allows you to exchange one meal swipe for a designated combo meal at either of the two markets located in the North District apartments. This perk is exclusively available to RCC students residing on campus.
Payment
RCC students living on campus at UC Riverside can purchase a Dining Plan using a credit or debit card at The Highlander Service Station.
Have questions or ready to sign up? Visit dining.ucr.edu.
About the Transfer Student Success Residential Experience Program
The Academic Year 2025-2026 student housing application is now open. Students are encouraged to apply early as assignments are made based on application submission date and space availability.
Residents in the innovative RCC/UCR housing community will enjoy a variety of amenities designed to enhance both academic success and personal well-being.
Discover dining plan options designed to make on-campus dining convenient, affordable, and tailored to your needs. The costs and benefits of purchasing a dining plan for housing varies. Learn more.
