Past Meal Plan Options
- First Year Students:
- Upper-Class Students:
Compared to the price of the current meal plans, prices have increased significantly since 2003. The 2003 costs per meal swipe for each plan are as listed:
- 19 meals/week: $4.23/meal
- 17 meals/week: $4.72/meal
- 14 meals/week (upper class men only): $5.47
- 10 meals/week (upper class men only): $7.43
- First Year Students
- Upper-Class Students
It can easily be noted that the price of all available plans increased in just one year. The standard 19 meals/week plan costs about $4.52 for the 2004-2005 year. This is an approximate 7% increase for one year. This is the trend for the last 14 years at Case. In the end the price of the meal plan has gone up about 115% from its original price in 2003. Multiple factors could contribute to the steady rise in price such as job demands, adjusting salaries, student population, University budgets/planning etc. However, let it be noted that the price for tuition and housing has increased as well. Here is the average budget of an undergrad at CWRU in 2004:
And here is the average budget for an undergrad at CWRU in 2017 (current):