Dining options available at Catholic colleges are quite similar to those of other public or private universities. Typically, there are a number of options for dining or takeout on campus and accommodations made to support the diversity of their student body.
Many colleges offer a cafeteria or buffet-style dining option, which usually offers a few different food options for each meal. Students can go through, choose the options they like, and take as much as they want each meal. These are usually based on a food plan, which determines how many meals a student gets a week and are prepaid for. Often there are a diverse range of options in cuisine, such as Italian, Mexican, Asian, and so on, to cater to different tastes and cultures of the students.
Catholic colleges, like many other larger schools, may also offer restaurants or popular chains on their campus. It's relatively common for schools to build partnerships with businesses, like Starbucks or Pizza Hut, and have a location on campus, readily available to students within walking distance of their dorms. Colleges, Catholic colleges included, also typically offer to-go options, stop-n-shops, or a school coffee shop. These make grabbing a meal between classes convenient and give students a quick option that usually beats the line at the cafeteria or on-campus restaurants.
Diversity within the student body is highly valued at Catholic colleges, including religious diversity. As such, there are often intentional accommodations made for students with religious dietary restrictions. Catholic colleges will often have options for Halal and Kosher, as well as making special meals for certain religious occasions as required. During fasts or daily fasts, the hours of cafeterias may be changed to accommodate students fasting from sunrise to sunset.
Catholic colleges also typically have accommodations for student with other dietary restrictions, such as food allergies. They may even have a separate section of their cafeteria for allergen-free food, in order to avoid cross contamination. For more specific dietary restrictions, students may also have access to dietary services, who can work with students to make sure that there are food and dining options available to them.
Not every Catholic college will offer the same accommodations or have the same food options. To find out what sort of dining options are available and what sort of accommodations are typically made for students, contact the admissions department, look on the website, or visit the campus of the Catholic college(s) you are interested in.