Dining on Campus

Dietary Needs

At Hofstra, our continuing promise is to offer quality dining options, paying special attention to nutritional content. Hofstra students have access to a registered dietitian/nutritionist. If students have any questions or concerns about their nutritional needs, they can visit hofstra.edu/dining (click on “Meet our Dietitian”).

Hofstra remains at the forefront of the balanced life and wellness movement, providing organic, healthful alternatives to our students. Nutritional analyses are provided for many of the items served on campus, and organized health and wellness workshops, conducted by the nutritionist, are offered to students regularly.   

Dining Dollars Contracts

Hofstra offers flexible dining dollars contracts that fit students’ busy schedules and help them stay within budget. Campus Dining by Compass Group delivers a high-quality food service program to our community. With a variety of dining locations and convenient hours, students can connect, refuel, and save time and money with one of our dining dollars contracts. Plus, all purchases made with a student’s dining dollars are sales tax-free!

All declining balance dining dollars contracts come with a predetermined number of dollars and can be used at any dining facility on campus. Dollars are deducted from the student’s account each time a purchase is made. It is a condition of residency that all undergraduate students living on campus must select a dining dollars contract. Effective fall 2024, both first-year and sophomore (fewer than 60 credits) residential students must select dining dollars contract 7, 6, or 5. Returning junior and senior undergraduate residential students  and graduate residential students may select any dining dollars contract except contract 1, which is designated for commuting students. Please visithofstra.edu/dining for details on dining dollars contract options, including cost (rates are subject to change). Dollars are nonrefundable and nontransferable.

Fall semester dollars may be used from the beginning of the fall term through the January Session. Unused fall semester dollars are carried over to the spring semester provided the student purchases the same plan as the fall semester or one of higher value. Students have the first three weeks of each semester to make any changes to their dining dollars plan, i.e., to increase or reduce their plan.  After the designate change period has passed at the start of the spring semester, any remaining fall semester dining dollars are automatically rolled to the spring semester when criteria for carryover are met, as explained above.  Spring dining dollars may be used only during the spring semester; all unused dollars are forfeited at the end of the spring semester. Please refer to the dining dollars contract for exact dates. All students (residential and commuting students) can sign up for a dining dollars contract through the Hofstra portal at my.hofstra.edu (select Student Services, click on General, then Dining Services, Dining Dollars Contract).

Students and parents may add dining dollars at any time by visiting hofstra.edu/adddollars. If a student wishes to change or cancel their dining dollars plan, the student must contact the Office of Residence Life and complete a Dining Dollars Plan Change/Cancel form.   

Dining dollars contracts and their prices are listed athofstra.edu/dining (click on Dining Dollars). Students can choose from a variety of campus dining locations, all of which accept the Student ID.   Dining locations include the Student Center Café, Bits and Bytes, Hof USA, Dutch Treats, Au Bon Pain, Einstein Bros. Bagels, Brooklyn Slice Pizza, Freshens, Revolution Noodle & Sushi, Dunkin’ on the Quad, Student Center Starbucks, Red Mango, The Halal Shack, Zucker School of Medicine Café, and Netherlands Café. Designated dining locations may be closed during holidays or when classes are not in session. Dining locations and hours are listed at hofstra.edu/dining (click on Hours, Locations, & Menus, then Hours of Operation).