The True Cost of the Increased Value of a Meal Swipe

Inflation has made on-campus meals more expensive for students living on the Hill, according to a recent analysis of price data.
Beginning fall 2025, UCLA Dining and ASUCLA updated their meal swipe policies so that only ASUCLA-operated restaurants and a few third-party vendors would continue accepting meal swipes as a form of payment between 11 a.m.