A brief comparison between the price of Tufts' largest limited meal plan and comparable plans elsewhere shows Tufts to be on the more expensive end of the spectrum. These are not all complete meal plans but are rather a representative sample so that prices can be compared.
Tufts:
Unlimited meal plan: $2,545
220 meals per semester (13-14 meals per week): $2,356
Price per meal: $10.70
160 meals per semester (10 meals per week): $1,788
Price per meal: $11.18
University of Massachusetts Amherst:
200 meals per semester: $1,800
Price per meal: $9.00
New York University:
225 meals per semester (plus 175 dining dollars): $1,995
Price per meal: $8.80
Wheaton College:
18 meals per week (plus 50 "Thunder Bucks"): $1,578
Price per meal: $6.74
Harvard University:
Unlimited (21 meals per week plus unlimited snacks): $4,041 per year
Price per meal: about $6
Northwestern University:
16 meals per week (plus 70 points in the fall semester): $1,725
Price per meal: $8.29
-- Compiled by Kerianne Okie
