Find your Perfect Plan
USC Aiken Dining provides a variety of meal plans designed to meet your dining needs while on campus, whether you are a residential or commuter student.
Plans are pre-paid meals and/or declining balances loaded onto your University ID card to spend at on-campus locations of SAC Café, The Station, Starbucks, Concessions and off-campus at the York Street Domino’s.
Meal plan requirements vary depending on your residential status. For more information about the meal plan program, please review the 2025–2026 academic year meal plan details below and visit our FAQ page.
Resident
Click Enter to see the detailsStudents living on campus are required to have a meal plan and will select a meal plan when they complete their housing application otherwise they are automatically enrolled. Freshman and Sophomore students will be automatically enrolled in Plan B and may upgrade to Plan A. Junior and Senior students will be automatically enrolled in Plan C and may upgrade to Plan A or Plan B.
MEAL PLAN A - All Access Premium
Unlimited Meal Swipes + $300 FLEX Declining Balance + 50 Meal Exchanges
This plan allows one meal per meal period to be used for all-you-care-to-eat meals in the SAC Café, 50 meal exchange in retail.
Price: $1,950 per semester
PLAN B - All Access Value
Unlimited Meal + $300 FLEX Declining Balance + 30 Meal Exchanges
This plan allows one meal per meal period to be used for all-you-care-to-eat meals in the SAC Café and 30 meal exchange in retail.
Price: $1,800.00 per semester
PLAN C - Upperclassmen Block 200
200 Meal Excahnge + $300 FLEX Declining Balance
This plan allows 200 meal exchanges for the semester to be used for all-you-care-to-eat meals in the SAC Café or in retail.
Price: $1,700.00 per semester
PLAN D - Pick Your Points DCB
This plan allows $500 in declining balance that may be spent at any dining location and does not include any meal swipes or meal equivalency.
Price: $450.00 per purchanse
PACER CARD
This is a declining balance sold in increments of $40. You receive 10% for every $40 you add!
Price: $40.00 per semester
Commuter
Click Enter to see the detailsFull-time commuting are enrolled in the no rick Commuter meal plan and may upgrade to any higher-value plan. This is a great way to engage with other students, faculty and staff at university venues with the convenience of using preloaded money on your student ID.
Meal Plan $80 Commuter
This plan allows $80 in Declining Balance
Price: $80.00 per semester
PLAN E - Block 50
50 Meal Exchange + $300 FLEX Declining Balance
This plan allows 50 meal exchange per semester to be used for all-you-care-to-eat meals in the SAC Café or in retail.
Price: $675.00 per semester
PLAN F
30 Meal Exchange + $100 FLEX Declining Balance
This plan allows 30 meal exchange per semester to be used for all-you-care-to-eat meals in the SAC Cafe or in retail.
Price: $360.00 per semester
PLAN D - Pick Your Points DCB
This plan allows $500 in declining balance that may be spent at any dining location and does not include any meal swipes or meal equivalency.
Price: $450.00 per purchanse
PACER CARD
This is a declining balance sold in increments of $40. You receive 10% for every $40 you add!
Price: $40.00 per semester
Faculty / Staff
Click Enter to see the detailsFaculty & Staff may select any meal plan but may find the options below best suited to meet their unique needs and preferences. Plans may be purchased at any time at Business Services located in the Penland Administration Building, room 114.
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PLAN E - Block 50
50 Meal Exchange + $300 FLEX Declining Balance
This plan allows 50 meal exchange per semester to be used for all-you-care-to-eat meals in the SAC Café or in retail.
Price: $675.00 per semester
PLAN F
30 Meal Exchange + $100 FLEX Declining Balance
This plan allows 30 meal exchange per semester to be used for all-you-care-to-eat meals in the SAC Cafe or in retail.
Price: $360.00 per semester
PLAN D - Pick Your Points DCB
This plan allows $500 in declining balance that may be spent at any dining location and does not include any meal swipes or meal equivalency.
Price: $450.00 per purchanse
PACER CARD
This is a declining balance sold in increments of $40. You receive 10% for every $40 you add!
Price: $40.00 per semester
Meal Plan Terms
Click Enter to see the detailsMeal Swipes may be used for one meal entry into the SAC Café and are limited to one swipe per meal period.
Meal Exchange may be used for a all-you-care-to-eat meal in the SAC Cafe or for a meal in retail.
Declining Balance (FLEX) is a term used for the balance that comes with a meal plan that is only accepted at on-campus dining services locations and Domino's (1140 York St. location). This rolls from fall to spring and expires at the end of the spring semester.
Pacer Card is a declining balance fund you may purchase that is only accepted at on-campus dining services locations and Domino’s (1140 York St. location). Funds may be added at any point during the semester by visiting the Business Office.
Pacer Bucks is a term used by our cashiers for declining balance and pacer card payments.
Carolina Card may be purchased through the Columbia Carolina Card Office and is accepted in dining services locations, the bookstore, vending and print services as well as other University of South Carolina campuses.