We offer a variety of payment methods to make purchasing on-campus convenient and fast.
Meal Plans
A meal plan is a prepaid account for on-campus meals available to students. At the start of the term, students choose and pay for a predetermined plan to cover meals throughout the semester. To purchase a meal, swipe your RIT ID card and the meal cost is deducted from your meal plan.
Meal plans are comprised of Dining Dollars only. Dining Dollars can be part of a meal plan or added voluntarily throughout the semester via Tiger Spend. Terms and conditions apply to each.
Benefits
- There is no New York sales tax charge (8%) on Dining Dollars.
- Used for food purchases only at all on-campus dining locations excluding Java Wally's.
- A set amount is included in each dining plan per semester or they can be added as needed via Tiger Spend.
- Funds never expire and roll over until graduation.
Locations Accepting Dining Dollars
Gracie's Meals
These meals are used only at Gracie's, our all-you-care-to-eat dining facility. Gracie's meals are available on the Roar and Roar Plus meal plans. You can purchase Gracie's Meals to add to a meal plan or your dining account for additional cost savings while eating at Gracie's through Tiger Spend.
Tiger Bucks
Tiger Bucks are a valuable and convenient debit account accessed through an RIT ID card, or temporary reload cards for campus visitors. Purchases can be made at various locations on campus including Dining locations, Barnes & Noble at RIT, RIT hockey games and for lab fees, printing, and academic fees.
- Funds never expire and roll over until graduation.
- There are no fees, no interest, and no monthly billing.
- Deposits can be made 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at Tiger Spend or at one of our three Tiger Spend Reload Stations.
- Your RIT ID card prevents others from using your lost or stolen card.
- There is a $5 minimum deposit for credit card deposits.
- Tiger Bucks is not a cash card, you cannot receive cash from this account.
Locations Accepting Tiger Bucks
Tiger Pay
Tiger Pay, found in Tiger Spend at tigerspend.rit.edu, utilizes mobile payment technology for in-person purchases from your smartphone. A unique barcode generates each time you log into Tiger Spend. We will scan your barcode for in-person purchases at RIT Dining locations, Petals at the RIT Inn, The Market at 175 Jefferson, and select Tiger Buck partners.
Locations Accepting Tiger Bucks
Other Accepted Payment Methods
Other accepted payment methods include Tiger Pay, Credit (Visa/Mastercard/Discover), Apple Pay, and Google Pay. Our credit card processing allows chip, contactless, and swipe methods.