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Survey ranks top 10 college food plans

Niche ranked over 1,000 colleges based on meal plan cost and surveys from 64,000 students. It might be a cliche to say that campus food at college is terrible, but that doesn’t mean it’s not always true. There are a number of factors that contribute to this assumption: the cost of food, meal plan allowance, taste, variety, quality… the list goes on.

January 16, 2015

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NEW YORK — It might be a cliche to say that campus food at college is terrible, but that doesn’t mean it’s not always true. There are a number of factors that contribute to this assumption: the cost of food, meal plan allowance, taste, variety, quality… the list goes on.

Personally, the Surviving College team were never quite satisfied with our meals at college, but apparently, there are some students that are totally happy with caf.

The fine folks at Niche have ranked the colleges with the best campus food, and to our surprise, some of them even received an A !

Niche ranked 1,175 colleges based on meal plan cost and surveys from 64,000 students.

VIRGINIA TECH

Average meal plan cost: $3,470
Student surveys on campus dining: 4.6 out of 5.

WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS

Average meal plan cost: $4,540
Student surveys on campus dining: 4.6 out of 5.

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – LOS ANGELES

Average meal plan cost: Unavailable
Student surveys on campus dining: 4.3 out of 5.

BOWDOIN COLLEGE

Average meal plan cost: $6,598
Student surveys on campus dining: 4.7 out of 5.

JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY

Average meal plan cost: $4,422
Student surveys on campus dining: 4.3 out of 5.

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