5 stats on how today’s college students are eating

One-fourth of current college and university students say a dining program is very important when making the decision about which school to attend, according to Technomic’s 2019 College & University Consumer Trend Report. Read on for more statistics about college students’ dining habits, which were culled from the report.

One-fourth of students follow a type of diet (vegan, flexitarian, etc.) that limits their animal product consumption.

Sixty percent of students say they are more likely to purchase late-night snacks off campus, while 18% say they’re more likely to purchase late-night snacks on campus.

Just under half (47%) of students agree that they visit off-campus restaurants more often on the weekend than during the week.

Seventeen percent of students who live off campus participate in a meal plan.

More than one-fourth (26%) of students who don’t participate in meal plans say they’d be encouraged to purchase a meal plan if more fast-food chains accepted it.