Meal Plan Cost Comparison

How do UNW meal plan costs compare with other colleges and universities?

Below we have provided a Cost Comparison for Highest and Lowest Required Residential Meal Plans at schools in the area.  The costs listed are for the 2022-23 school year:


SchoolHighest meal plan costLowest meal plan cost
St. Olaf                    $ 6,520$ 6,520
Macalester                               $ 6,482$ 6,482
Hamline                                  $ 6,063$4,484
Augsburg                                 $ 5,469$ 4,606
Bethel                                      $ 5,390$ 4,943 (estimate)
Concordia, St. Paul                  $ 4,968$ 2,228
Crown                                      $ 4,870$ 2,710
Wheaton$ 4,820$ 4,035 (estimate)
Northwestern$ 4,344$    690*
North Central$ 3,620$  ?
St. Kate's$ 4,050$    450 
Cedarville                                $ 3,804$ 3,508

                                 

*UNW’s Residential Plan for students who are not first-year students, but are not yet 21 or over is $3,376 per year.