Fall 2025 - Spring 2026 Meal Plan Information

Commuter Students, Faculty & Staff meal plans. This includes Apartment Residents living in MRH, TBH, SSR, PSR.

Please note Fall 2025 Blaze Meal Plans are effective Thursday, August 21. Meal Swipes and Flames Fare roll over to the next semester.

Blaze 160 - $2,260

• 160 Meal Swipes
• $450 Flames Fare

Blaze 80 - $1,150

• 80 Meal Swipes
• $200 Flames Fare

Blaze 30 - $370

• 30 Meal Swipes

Resident meal plans are required for residents living in the Academic & Residential Complex (ARC), Courtyard, Commons North, Commons West, Commons South, and James Stukel Towers (JST).

Please note Fall 2025 Resident Meal Plans are effective Thursday, August 21 through Friday, December 12th.

Ignite Unlimited - $2,800/Semester

• Unlimited Meal Swipes for the semester
• $400 Flames Fare
• 50 Meal Exchanges
• 5 Guest Passes for the semester

Ignite 15 - $2,060/Semester

• 15 Meal Swipes a week
• $50 Flames Fare
• 5 Guest Passes for the semester

Ignite 160 - $2,350/Semester

• 160 Meal Swipes for the semester
• $750 Flames Fare
• 30 Meal Exchanges
• 5 Guest Passes for the semester

A meal swipe refers to the swipes you use to access meals in the dining halls. Each meal swipe allows you entry into any of our dining halls, where you can enjoy a variety of meal options. All meal swipes are ready to use through your I-Card.

If you are on a meal swipes per week plan, your number of weekly meal swipes will reset every Monday morning. Blaze plan users can use their number of meal swipes for the semester.

Please note Fall 2025 Resident Meal Plans are effective Thursday, August 21 through Friday, December 12th.

In addition to using meal swipes at the dining halls, resident meal plans offering meal exchanges allow you to use a select number of meal swipes on designated menu items at participating retail locations.

Please note, meal exchanges are effective Thursday, August 21st. Keep up with our website and Instagram for official list of participating locations coming soon!

Flames Fare are dining dollars or tax-free money conveniently loaded to youri-card that students, faculty, and staff can use at any participating retail locations on campus.

Flames Fare balances carry over from fall to spring semester and from spring to summer session.

Please note, Flames Fare expires at the end of Summer Session II and all unused flames fare will be forfeited.

View all locations that accept Flames Fare: https://uicdining.sodexomyway.com/en-us/locations/

All residential meal plans offering guest passes include a set number of guest passes each semester, allowing students to treat friends, family, or visitors to a meal at either 605 Commons Dining Hall or JST Dining Hall. Guest passes do not roll over and must be used within the semester.

Students may choose to donate guest passes to the U and I Care Meal Swipe Program supporting fellow students facing food insecurity.