It depends, please information below to determine if you will need to purchase a dining plan:
All first year students living on the Tempe, Downtown Phoenix, West, and Polytechnic campuses are required by the University to purchase a dining plan each semester.
All Barrett Honors College students living in the Barrett Residential complex and Barrett sophomores living in Vista del Sol are also required to purchase a Barrett dining plan each semester. Any Upper-division or Graduate students living in a traditional residence hall are required to have a meal plan.
If you are an upperclassmen living in a university apartment (Adelphi Commons II, Cholla, Vista del Sol, University Towers, Falcon, Mustang, Phantom or Las Casas) you are not required to purchase a plan, although it is strongly recommended.
For more information, please visit the Sun Devil Dining website.