Dining Services boasts a tradition of award-winning programming, venues, and service. In the last five years, more than 50 colleges and businesses have benchmarked our program and its facilities. We have received numerous awards for our chefs, facilities, franchises, and program.
FALL 2024 - SPRING 2025
- #9 Best College Food in America, Niche (Sept 2024)
- #2 Best College Food in Virginia, Niche (Sept. 2024)
- #8 Best Campus Food, Princeton Review (Sept 2024) - Ranked in the Top 20 for over 20 years
- JMU Dining Awarded Gold by AASHE (Sept 2024) Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education
- Ranked in the Top 14 Best Colleges: Great Food Options – U.S. News & World Report (May 2024)
- 2024 Green Travel Leader Award (E-Hall) - VA Green Travel Alliance (April 2024)
- JMU Dining (Aramark) 2024 Top Virginia Employers for Interns Award (April 2024)
2023 - 2024
- #2 Best College Food in Virginia Niche
- #2 Best Colleges for Wonderful Food in the U.S. - KnowInsiders
- #4 Best College Cafeterias, Best Value Schools
- #7 Best Campus Food, Niche
- #8 Best College Food in America Niche
- #15 Best Campus Food - Princeton Review (Ranked in the Top 20 for over 20 years)
- Top 14 Colleges with Great Food – U.S. News & World Report
- 2024 Green Travel Leader Award (Ehall)- VA Green Travel Alliance
- Green Restaurant Association Certified
- True Balance Station is AllerCheck™ Approved
- JMU Catering is Aramark's first and only AllerCheck™ approved catering team/department
2021 - 2022
- Princeton Review "Great List"
- #4 Best College Cafeterias by Best Value Schools
- #7 Best Campus Food by Niche
- #7 College with Best Food by Newsweek
2020 - 2021
- #12 Best Food by Princeton
- #4 Best College Cafeterias by Best Value Schools
- VA Green Travel Award
- #8 Best Campus Food by Niche
- #10 Best College Cafeterias by Best Value Schools
