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Housing and Meal Plan Options 2009-2010

  • Freshmen and sophomores living on campus are required to participate in a campus meal plan.
  • Costs for room and food service are subject to change. For up-to-date information, contact the housing office at each specific campus.

Simply click on any of the institutions identified below to obtain more information on room and food service costs.

UW-Marathon Co. UW-Eau Claire UW-Platteville
UW-Richland UW-Green Bay UW-River Falls
  UW-La Crosse UW-Stevens Point
  UW-Madison UW-Stout
  UW-Milwaukee UW-Superior
  UW-Oshkosh UW-Whitewater
  UW-Parkside  

 

UW-Eau Claire

UW-Eau Claire offers double and single residence hall rooms. Costs listed below are per student for the 2009-2010 academic year.

Room Rates
double $2,830
single $4,020
Chancellor's Hall $4,020
(Apartment style: 4 bedrooms with a shared living area, kitchen, and bath)  

Availability of single rooms is very limited. Residence hall rooms include a telephone and cable TV hookup. Large and small refrigerators may be rented from a local business.

Food Service Rates

The University currently offers three Meal Plans. Your Meal Plan selection will depend on your dining frequency and your personal dining preferences.

If you are on campus during the weekend or like to eat three meals a day a larger Meal Plan may be best for you. If you choose a smaller Meal Plan, you may run out the fixed meals or Meal Plan dollars. You can NOT ADD fixed meals to a plan, but you may add additional Meal Plan dollars to ANY Meal Plan.

Fixed Meal Plans offer the best value in Riverview Cafe and The Terrace. A Meal plan dollar account provides the most flexible option when dining in the food courts and the a la cart dining areas.
Following are the food service rates for the 2009-2010 academic year.

Declining Balance Meal Plan $1,300
All Access $1,400
Blue Gold Preferred $1,610

For more information regarding the Meal Plans, contact:

Dining Services
Davies Center Room 227
UW-Eau Claire
Eau Claire, WI 54702-4004
(715) 836-5261

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UW-Green Bay

UW-Green Bay offers a variety of on-campus housing opportunities. Costs listed below are per student for the 2009-2010 academic year.

Room Rates
Resident Hall Room $3,250
Downham Hall $3,250
Traditional 2 bed apartment $3,500
Traditional 1 bed apartment $3,900
Traditional Efficiency $3,900
Apartment Style Resident Hall  
2 Bedroom
$4,350
3 Bedroom
$4,100
4 Bedroom
$4,100
5 Bedroom
$4,100
5 room house
$3,500

Each residence hall room has a private bath with a shower, and a vanity area with sink and medicine cabinet. The rooms are carpeted and drapes are furnished. All include computer network access, TV cable hookup, and telephone hookup, but students must bring their own phone.

The on-campus apartments have compact kitchens with stoves, sinks, disposals, refrigerators, cupboards, table and chairs. The living area contains a sofa, lounge chairs, and end tables. Each bedroom has single beds, desks and chairs, and nightstands. There is a double closet. Bathrooms have showers and double sinks. Drapes and carpeting are provided. Telephone hookup, computer network access, and TV cable hookup are provided, but students should bring their own telephones and televisions.

Food Service Rates

UW-Green Bay offers a point plan for its food service; students select and pay for only what they eat. Students begin an account by depositing funds, and each time students purchase a food item, the amount is automatically deducted from the balance in the account. The minimum meal plan costs $1,600 per academic year 2009-2010, and all students living in a residence hall will be placed on this plan automatically.

Students living in campus apartments may choose a different meal plan. Any amount in this plan can be used in the dining service areas and/or The Corner Store. This plan is not available to residence hall students.

Students may add any amount to their plan at any time during the academic year. All additional amounts can be used in the dining services areas and/or The Corner Store.

For more information regarding the meal plan, contact:

University Dining
Union Room 306
UW-Green Bay
Green Bay, WI 54311
(920) 465-2200 ext. 11

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UW-La Crosse

UW-La Crosse offers double and triple residence hall rooms. Costs are per student for the 2009-2010 academic year.

Room Rates
double room / triple room $3,240
Reuter Hall $4,820

Availability of single rooms is very limited. Residence hall rooms include cable TV hookup and refrigerator. All rooms are wired for computer network access. Students bring their own telephones. Wireless internet access is available in the basement of each residence hall.

Food Service Rates

There are four meal plans offered for students who live on campus.

19 meals/week = $2,290
14 meals/week = $2,240
10 meals/week = $2,210
7 meals/week = $2,170
Reuter Block Meal Plan = $1,120

Students who live off campus can purchase an additional meal plan.

For more information regarding food service, contact:

Meal Plan and ID Office
221 Cartwright Center
UW-La Crosse
La Crosse, WI 54601
(608) 785-8891

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UW-Madison

UW-Madison offers a variety of on-campus housing options. Costs are per student for the 2009-2010 academic year.

Room Rates
regular double $6,017
regular single $6,578
 
Smith/Ogg double $6,858
Smith single $7,518
 
Learning Communities and other additional programs add $200 - $300

A telephone, refrigerator, and computer network access are included. Most incoming students line in a regular double room.

Food Service Rates

Food service is popular and convenient. Students can choose from a variety of dining rooms, carryout stores, delis, and coffee houses in the University Residence Halls. Students pay only for the food they select (a meal plan is not required) using funds they have deposited into their Housing Food debit account. Each time they purchase a food item, the purchase price is automatically deducted from the balance in the account.

The average residence hall student spends approximately $1,140 per academic year on food purchased in the University Residence Halls’ dining facilities.

For more information regarding food service, contact:

608-265-3837
Food.Service.E-line@housing.wisc.edu

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UW-Marathon County

UW-Marathon County is one of the two-year campuses in which on-campus housing is available. Single rooms are usually not available. Students from Northcentral Technical College also reside on campus. Housing and Food Service rates are combined on this campus. Costs listed below are per student for the 2009-2010 academic year.

Room and Food Service Rates
room + 19 meals per week $4,261
room + any 14 meals per week $4,210
room + any 10 meals per week $4,141

Rooms include local telephone service with voice mail and computer network access and cable television. Students must provide a phone.

For more information regarding the meal plan, contact:

Office of Residence Life
Marathon Hall
615 Garfield Ave.
Wausau, WI 54401
(715) 261-6136

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UW-Milwaukee

UW-Milwaukee offers four forms of on-campus housing. The following costs are per student for the 2009-2010 academic year.

Room Rates
North, South, West Towers:
  single $4,870
  double $4,100
  triple $3,520
East Tower:
  single $5,830
  double $4,350
Purin Hall:
  single $5,450
  double $4,290
River View
  double $5,922

There is one phone in each lobby (1 phone per 2 floors). Students may bring cellular phones, otherwise may contact local phone company for a landline in suite. Students may rent refrigerators and lofts locally.

Food Service Rates

The meal plan on campus is a points-based plan. Students deposit funds in their Resident Account, and when they purchase food items, the price is automatically deducted from the balance of their account. Students pay an enrollment fee to cover basic costs, and then every dollar above that amount is added to the resident's card to be spent at dining service units across campus.

The minimum level of participation is $2,060 for the 2009-2010 academic year. Students may sign up for different levels of participation based on their eating habits. Plans range from $2,060-$3,600 per year.

Meal Plans

Level 1: $2,060
Level 2: $2,300
Level 3: $2,450
Level 4: $2,700
Level 5: $3,224
Level 6: $3,600

For more information regarding the Resident Account, contact:

UWM University Housing
3400 N. Maryland Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53211
(414) 229-4065

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UW-Oshkosh

UW-Oshkosh offers double and single residence hall rooms for undergraduates. All rooms include a cable TV hookup, computer network access, and refrigerator. Students must bring their own telephone. Stewart Hall offers single rooms for upperclassmen, nontraditional and graduate students. These rooms include microwaves and larger closets. Following are costs per student for the 2009-2010 academic year.

Room Rates
double $3,440
single $4,760
Taylor Double $3,940
Taylor Single $5,260
Design Single (Scotts) $4,540

Food Service Rates

Because UW-Oshkosh offers a wide variety of meal plan options, click here to visit their website to see all plans.

For more information regarding the meal plan, contact:

University Dining Office
Blackhawk Commons, Room 8
UW-Oshkosh
725 Algoma Blvd.
Oshkosh, WI 54901-8698
(920) 424-2391

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UW-Parkside

UW-Parkside offers both apartment-style housing, including a kitchen, bathroom, refrigerator, telephone and cable TV, and residence hall accommodations. Each Ranger Hall room is larger than average, with air conditioning, carpeting, large closets and direct computer network connections and wireless internet access. Following are rates per student for the 2009-2010 academic year, including utilities.

Room Rates
University Apartments
  single $4,320
  large double $3,690
  small double $3,300
Ranger Hall double $3,800
Ranger Hall single $4,420
The Suites at Parkside
  single $4,510
  double $3,870

Food Service Rates

This campus has a Declining Balance Point Plan for its food service. Students deposit funds into their accounts, and when they purchase food items from a variety of dining areas on campus, the price is automatically deducted from the balance in their accounts. Students can add additional points to their accounts at any time. There are four meal plans from which to choose. Costs for the 2009-2010 academic year per student are listed here.

Parkside Plan $1,950
Ranger Plan $2,160
Green & Black Plan $2,370
Parkside Plus Plan $2,580

For more information regarding the meal plan, contact:

UW-Residence Life Office
36 Ranger Hall
UW-Parkside
4019 Outer Loop Road
Kenosha, WI 53144
(262) 595-2320

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UW-Platteville

UW-Platteville offers double and single residence hall rooms. Costs listed below are per student for the 2009-2010 academic year.

Room Rates
Double $3,016
Single $3,716
Southwest $4,168

All residence hall rooms include a telephone, refrigerator, computer network access, and cable TV hookup

Food Service Rates

Because UW-Platteville offers a wide variety of meal plan options, click here to visit their website to see all plans.

For more information regarding the meal program, contact:

Cynthia Reuter
Systems Administrator
Meal Access Office
UW-Platteville
Platteville, WI 53818-3099
(608) 342-1404

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UW-Richland

UW-Richland is one of the two-year campuses which has private housing available adjacent to campus. The accommodations are apartment-style or suite and completely furnished. Costs listed below are per student for the 2009-2010 academic year.

Room Rates
Suite or Apartment $3,200

All rooms include local telephone service, air conditioning, cable service, Internet service, and utilities.

Food Service

Food service at this campus is centered around meal tickets. Students purchase meal tickets, and each ticket has five $5.00 value punch holes for the 2009-2010 academic year. Tickets can be used for daily breakfast or lunch specials, or students can order a la carte. If a purchase is less then $5.00, students receive a credit ticket for the difference.

The cafeteria is open 7:15 am-7:00pm Mon - Thurs, and 7:15 am - 2:00pm Fri. The cafeteria is closed during weekends.

meal plan #1: 45 ticket package (225 $4.00 punches - typically provides 3 meals per day per semester) $1,065
meal plan #2: 30 ticket package (150 $4.00 punches - typically provides 2 meals per day per semester) $720
meal plan #3: 15 ticket package (75 $4.00 punches - typically provides 1 meal per day per semester) $365
meal plan #4: 1 ticket (5 meals) $25

For more information about the meal plan, contact:

Richland County Food Service
1200 Hwy 14 West
Richland Center, WI 53581-1399
(608) 647-6186 ext 253

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UW-River Falls

UW-River Falls offers double and single residence hall rooms. Costs listed below are per student for the 2009-2010 academic year.

Room Rates
double $3,238
single $4,238
suite $4,238

Each room includes a refrigerator, computer network access and cable TV hookup. Students must bring their own telephone.

Food Service Rates

The campus meal plans vary according to the number of meals per week and the number of bonus food points provided. Bonus points are in an account for each student, and when a student purchases food from various dining areas around campus, the price is automatically deducted from that student's account. Students may add points at any time to supplement their meal plans. Costs listed below are for the 2009-2010 academic year.

19 meals per week $1,067
14 meals per week $1,046
120 Block plan $1,123
60 Block plan $375

For more information regarding food service, contact:

Food Services Office
211 Student Center
UW-River Falls
River Falls, WI 54022
(715) 425-4663 ext. 113

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UW-Stevens Point

UW-Stevens Point offers double and single residence hall rooms. Costs listed below are per student for the 2009-2010 academic year.

Room Rates
double (except Baldwin, Steiner, & floor kitchen) $3,336
double (Baldwin, Steiner, & floor kitchen) $3,536
single (except Baldwin, Steiner, & floor kitchen) $4,726
single (Baldwin, Steiner, & floor kitchen) $4,926

Each room includes a telephone, computer network access, carpeting, and cable TV hookup. Students can rent a refrigerator for $45 per academic year.

Food Service Rates

The University Dining Service offers five different meal plans which vary according to the number of meals provided and the number of food points. Funds for points are deposited in a student's account, and when the student makes a food purchase at one of a variety of campus dining areas, the price is automatically deducted from the balance. The following costs are accurate for the 2009-2010 academic year.

20 meals per week + $35 in food points $2,276
14 meals per week + $75 in food points $2,276
10 meals per week + $125 in food points $2,276
7 meals per week + $160 in food points $2,276
Point plan: $605 in food points (no scheduled meals) $2,276

For more information regarding the University Dining Service, contact:

Point Card Office
University Dining Service
103 University Center
UW-Stevens Point
Stevens Point, WI 54481
(715) 346-2012

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UW-Stout

UW-Stout offers double and single residence hall rooms. Costs listed below are per student for the 2009-2010 academic year.

Room Rates
Double $3,200
Single $4,200
Suite $4,500

Each room includes a telephone line, computer network access, and a microfridge (a microwave and refrigerator in one unit).

Food Service Rates

The cost of the campus dining service, the Baseline Dining Plan, is broken into two parts. The first part is the fixed portion, which covers non-food operating costs. The second part is the dining funds. Students deposit funds into their account, and as they purchase food from dining services across campus, the price is automatically deducted from the balance of their account. There are four buy-in levels from which to choose, with the following costs accurate for the 2009-2010 academic year:

Level 1 $1,856
Level 2 $1,996
Level 3 $2,136
Level 4 $2,276

For more information regarding the Baseline Dining Plan, contact:

University Dining Services
Merle M. Price Commons, Room 160
Menomonie, WI 54751-0790
(715) 232-2134

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UW-Superior

UW-Superior offers two options for on-campus housing. Costs listed below are per student for the 2009-2010 academic year.

Room Rates
Double $2,960
Single room $4,160

Each room includes a telephone and computer network access.

Food Service Rates

Superior Plan (140 meals + $200 Jacket Cash)    $2,525
Black & Gold Plan (90 meals + $300 Jacket Cash)    $2,125

(715) 394-8102

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UW-Whitewater

UW-Whitewater offers a variety of on-campus housing options. Costs listed below are per student for the 2009-2010 academic year.

Room Rates
double $1,536
single $2,320
design single (available only in Wells East and West, a slightly smaller room designed for just one person) $1,996
triple $1,332

Cable TV hookup, phone hookup, and computer network access are included in each room.

Food Service Rates

Because UW-Whitewater offers a variety of meal plan options, click here to see all plans.

For more information regarding dining services, contact:

University Dining Services
University Center 242
UW-Whitewater
Whitewater, WI 53190
(262) 472-1161

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