UC Davis Student Housing and Dining Services

What UC Davis Student Housing and Dining Services does

UC Davis Student Housing and Dining Services (SHDS) is a department within the University of California, Davis that operates on-campus residential and food services for the UC Davis student population. The organization manages approximately 6,000 first-year student beds across residence halls in the Segundo, Tercero, and Cuarto areas, roughly 4,000 apartment beds at The Green at West Village and Orchard Park/Primero Grove for transfer, returning, and graduate students, and an additional 103 beds at ANOVA Aggie Square near the Sacramento medical campus. It also runs a portfolio of branded dining venues — dining commons, Latitude Restaurant and Market, The Gunrock, Spokes, YoloBerry Yogurt, Sage Street Market, Silo Market, and food trucks — plus catering through Olive & Vine, and a tiered meal plan structure (Residential Meal Plans, Aggie Swipe Plus, Aggie Cash).

The business model combines recurring subscription revenue (housing rents billed monthly through UC Davis billing systems, with 2026-27 rates such as $1,561/month for ANOVA Aggie Square micro studios; mandatory and optional residential meal plans) with transaction-based revenue (point-of-sale at retail dining locations). Guaranteed housing allocations for incoming freshmen and two-year housing guarantees for transfer students create a captive demand pipeline tied to UC Davis admissions. Distribution is direct-to-consumer via the myHousing Portal (a StarRez-based application system), campus service desks, and physical dining locations. A master-lease partnership with GMH Communities supplies the Sacramento satellite housing at below-market rates.

Support services extend the offering beyond core housing and dining: computer support, mail/package services, laundry, maintenance, Xfinity on Campus and OnStream entertainment, and accessibility accommodations. Academic-adjacent programs include Living-Learning Communities, Residential Academic Centers, and Academic Peer Mentors, positioning SHDS as an integrated residential-academic experience rather than a pure facilities operator. The unit is funded through student housing fees, dining revenues, and university budget allocations, and operates under The Regents of the University of California as a state entity rather than a freestanding commercial enterprise.

Name

UC Davis Student Housing and Dining Services

Legal name

The Regents of the University of California

Website

https://housing.ucdavis.edu

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

UC Davis Student Housing and Dining Services operates on-campus housing for ~10,000 students across residence halls, apartments, and a Sacramento satellite, plus a branded dining and meal plan portfolio serving UC Davis undergraduates, transfers, graduates, and medical campus affiliates.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

University Student Housing and Dining Services

NAICS

Rooming and Boarding Houses, Dormitories, and Workers' Camps (721310), Restaurants and Other Eating Places (72251)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000), Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Dining Coordination & Meal Plan Integration (EDALACAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Residential Dining & Meal Plans (EDALADAA), Retail Dining & Quick Service (On-Campus) (EDALADAB), University Dorms & Affiliated Summer Housing (THAMAGAA), Student/Academic Serviced Residences (THAGAEAF)

Keywords

• Student housing services
• Campus dining services
• Residential meal plans
• University apartment rentals
• Student life services

Headquarters

HQ city

Davis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Student Housing Rentals: Monthly rental revenue from students living in university-controlled housing including residence halls, apartments at The Green, Orchard Park, Primero Grove, and ANOVA Aggie Square. Revenue is collected through UC Davis billing systems.
2. Residential Meal Plans: Mandatory and optional meal plans for students living in residence halls, including Residential Meal Plans, Aggie Swipe Plus plans, and Aggie Cash. Also includes group dining orders for residence hall events.
3. Retail Dining: Point-of-sale revenue from Latitude Restaurant, Latitude Market, Sage Street Market, Spokes, The Gunrock, YoloBerry Yogurt, Scrubs Cafe, Silo Market, coffee shops, and food trucks for students and campus community.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

UC Davis Student Housing and Dining Services (SHDS) provides on-campus residential housing and dining services to UC Davis students. Housing offerings include residence halls (Segundo, Tercero, Cuarto areas) for first-year students, apartment communities at The Green at West Village for transfer and returning students, Orchard Park and Primero Grove for graduate and family housing, and ANOVA Aggie Square in Sacramento for health campus affiliates. Dining operations include residential dining commons, branded restaurants (Latitude, The Gunrock, Spokes), markets, coffee shops, food trucks, and meal plan programs (Residential Meal Plans, Aggie Swipe Plus, Aggie Cash).

Product overview

UC Davis Student Housing and Dining Services provides comprehensive on-campus housing and dining solutions for the university community. The offering consists of residence halls for first-year students (Segundo, Tercero, Cuarto areas), apartment communities for transfer and graduate students (The Green at West Village, Orchard Park, Primero Grove), and ANOVA Aggie Square for health campus affiliates. Dining services include residential dining commons, branded restaurants (Latitude Restaurant, The Gunrock, Spokes, YoloBerry Yogurt), markets, and catering through Olive & Vine. Meal plan options include Residential Meal Plans, Aggie Swipe Plus, and Aggie Cash. Support services encompass computer support, mail/packages, laundry, nutrition services, and entertainment via Xfinity and OnStream. Academic programs include Living-Learning Communities, Residential Academic Centers, and Academic Peer Mentors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Latitude Restaurant and Market: Restaurant and market dining location operated by UC Davis Student Housing and Dining Services
• The Gunrock
• Spokes
• Sage Street Market
• Silo Market
• Olive & Vine Catering
• YoloBerry Yogurt
• Aggie Swipe Plus
• Aggie Cash
• Aggie Reader
• The Green at West Village
• ANOVA Aggie Square
• Orchard Park
• Primero Grove

Products and services

• Residence Halls

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• GMH Communities (GMH Inc.)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUC Davis Student Housing and Dining Services has partnered with GMH Inc. (owner/operator) to master lease 103 beds at ANOVA Aggie Square for UC Davis affiliates. SHDS provides 100 of those units at below-market-value prices. School of Medicine and School of Nursing students have priority through late April. Returning or second-year students can lease from GMH communities directly for market-rate units.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• American Campus Communities: The largest publicly-traded developer and operator of student housing in the U.S.; comparable as a competitor building off-campus housing that competes with UC Davis SHDS for transfer, graduate, and upper-division students in Davis and Sacramento.

Direct peers

• UC Merced Housing & Dining Services: The newest UC campus operates housing and dining services similar to UC Davis SHDS in scale and structure; useful for comparing growth dynamics of a newer residential portfolio within the UC system.
• UC Irvine Housing: UC Irvine's residential and dining operations provide housing and meal plans to UCI students under the same UC governance, with parallel service offerings including branded retail dining locations.
• UC San Diego Housing & Dining Services: Operates residential communities and dining services for UC San Diego students, offering guaranteed housing and meal plan integration analogous to UC Davis SHDS, with comparable LEED-certified housing assets.
• Cal Poly Housing & Dining Services: Cal Poly's university-operated housing and dining operation; comparable in offering guaranteed housing, residential meal plans, and retail dining outlets to a defined student population in California.
• UC Santa Barbara Housing, Dining & Residential Services: UC Santa Barbara's housing and dining department, offering guaranteed housing and meal plan services to UCSB students through a similar operating model within the UC system.
• UC Berkeley Residential Life & Student Service Programs: Runs on-campus housing and Cal Dining for UC Berkeley students under the same UC governance structure, with similar mandatory freshman housing, meal plan integration, and branded retail dining locations.
• UC Santa Cruz Housing & Dining Services: Operates housing and dining services for UC Santa Cruz students within the same UC system structure, with comparable guaranteed-housing policies and meal plan integration.
• UCLA Housing & Dining Services: Operates residential halls and dining services for UCLA students within the University of California system under a comparable structural and revenue model — guaranteed housing, mandatory meal plans, and branded retail dining.
• Stanford Residential & Dining Enterprises (R&DE): Stanford's university-operated housing, dining, and hospitality division; structurally comparable to UC Davis SHDS in vertically integrated residence and dining operations serving a defined university student population.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/ucdavishousing
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/uc-davis-student-housing

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