Department of Residence (DOR)
Welcome to your Cyclone Home! The university provides housing for over 10,000 students in university owned on-campus residence halls and apartments.
- Single (non-family) student housing is available in all residence halls and the Frederiksen Court and University Village apartment communities.
- Family housing is available to students and their partners, children, and other relatives in the Schilletter Village apartments.
While newly admitted freshmen 18 and under are assigned to the halls, all halls and apartments have a diverse mix of freshmen, sophomores, juniors, seniors, and graduate students, making on-campus housing a great place to live and learn. Visit http://housing.iastate.edu/ for details.
ISU Dining
With over 20 locations, a fresh meal or snack is right around the corner! We offer flexible meal plans for students living both on- and off-campus. Our dining centers serve a wide variety of fresh-made items and are a great place for a sit-down meal. Locations like our cafes, restaurants, and markets are perfect for coffee breaks, meals, and snacks when you’re on the go. Our culinary team is ready to serve you!
If you’re a first-year student living in Birch-Welch-Roberts, Barton-Lyon-Freeman, Maple, Willow, Larch, Geoffroy, Buchanan, Eaton, Martin, Helser, or Friley Halls, you can choose from the following plans. A quick explanation of each plan is below, and you can learn more on our website.
- Cardinal Plan: This convenient plan not only lets you eat where you want, but you get unlimited access to any of our dining centers. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, and late-night dining with friends all without counting your meal swipes. Enjoy added flexibility with Dining Dollars. This plan also has 5 guest meals to use for friends or family.
- Gold Plan: This is a declining meal balance plan. You have 210 meals of dining center meals each semester, along with Dining Dollars.
- CyFlex: This is our hybrid plan and combines the functionality of the other two types of plans above.
Each plan also gives you a set number of Dining Dollars and GET & Go meals.
- Dining Dollars: These spend dollar-for-dollar and are intended for things like snacks and convenience items.
- GET & Go: For one dining center swipe, you can grab a quick meal on the go at one of our five GET & Go locations! Order your meal on the GET app and be on your way. You can use your dining center meals at these locations up to two times a day.
Residents in Wallace, Wilson, and Linden may choose from meal plans if they’d like although they aren’t required to. There are also options available to support students in apartments or off-campus housing so food is easy to access between classes.
Questions about choosing a plan? Email us at dining@iastate.edu