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Dawg Dollars

Welcome to the Dawg Dollars program - your Mississippi State prepaid debit account designed to supplement your campus experience.

Whether grabbing a bite, doing laundry, or picking up some essentials, Dawg Dollars has you covered.

Where Can You Use Dawg Dollars?

  • On-Campus Dining Venues
  • Select Vending Machines
  • Coffee Shops
  • Convenience Stores
    • Maroon Markets
    • P.O.D. Markets and Express
  • The MSU Bookstore Café
  • Select Football and Basketball Concession Stands
  • Residence Hall Laundry Machines

Dawg Dollars Requirements

Fall 2024

All first-time, full-time undergraduate students under the age of 25 registered on the Starkville campus are required to purchase $300 in Dawg Dollars each fall and spring semester. A student's age is determined each year as of the first day of class in any semester.


Fall 2025

All full-time undergraduate students under the age of 25 registered on the Starkville campus are required to purchase $300 in Dawg Dollars each fall and spring semester.

Managing Dawg Dollars

  • Dawg Dollars are billed directly to your university account and not part of your meal plan.
  • Dawg Dollars purchases can be made using your MSU ID card.
  • Additional Dawg Dollars for students accounts may be purchased in $25 increments at www.dining.msstate.edu.
  • Dawg Dollars cannot be withdrawn as cash.
  • All Dawg Dollar account balances carry over from semester to semester and from year to year.
  • Carryover balances may not be used to meet future semesterly requirements for Dawg Dollars.

Dawg Dollars Refund Policy

  • Dawg Dollars amounts deposited as part of the undergraduate requirement are not transferable or refundable except in cases of official withdrawal from the university or upon graduation.
  • Refunds to students upon graduation will be processed automatically.
  • All other refund requests due to withdrawal before graduation must use the webform. Refunds usually take 10-14 days to process. Processing will begin after the last day to add/drop of the following semester so that non-enrollment may be verified.
  • For questions about Dawg Dollars refunds, email cbowen@saffairs.msstate.edu.
  • Refunds must be requested by the end of the second regular semester (Spring, Summer, Fall) following withdrawal. At the end of the second semester after withdrawal, all remaining funds are forfeited.
  • Refunds for withdrawals include a $20 processing fee; the remaining balance will be refunded after any student account balances are satisfied.

Refund Request Form