Kramer Dining Center interior

K-State On-Campus Dining

Enjoy our award-winning, made from scratch meals at either of our recently renovated dining centers.

Dining Services

Princeton Review Rankings

K-State food has once again landed in the Top 20 nationwide. The Princeton Review's " The Best 390 Colleges " has ranked K-State's campus food at No. 14 in its 2025 issue. It's pretty rare for campus meals to be made from scratch on location, and our students appreciate that! Thanks to all who completed the survey, and congrats to our phenomenal, hardworking dining staff!

K-State Dining Centers

K-State food has once again landed in the Top 20 nationwide. The Princeton Review's "The Best 390 Colleges" has ranked K-State's campus food at No. 14 in its 2025 issue. It's pretty rare for campus meals to be made from scratch on location, and our students appreciate that!

 

Our Dining Centers

Derby Dining Center
785-532-6483
Kramer Dining Center
785-532-6482

Derby Menu
Derby Hours of Operation
Map

Derby Dining Center was named after reference librarian Grace Derby. It serves the students who live in Ford, Haymaker, Moore and West residence halls, plus Smurthwaite Leadership/Scholarship House.

Derby, aka "The Derb," is home to The Bakery , which specializes in made-from-scratch cinnamon rolls, brownies, cookies and even birthday cakes.

The newly renovated Derby Dining Center opened for the spring 2021 semester.

Kramer Menu
Kramer Hours of Operation
Map

Kramer Dining Center, which serves the students who live in Goodnow, Marlatt and Wefald residence halls, was named in honor of Home Economics Professor Martha Kramer. It is located near the academic buildings on the west side of campus.

Kramer contains nearly 60,000 square feet of state-of-the-art kitchen, serving, dining and retail space designed to serve a student population of 1,850.

View the map of Kramer's menu concept lines to make your trip to the dining center quick and easy. Know before you go!

 

 

Work With Us

Our dining centers and retail locations are always hiring. Apply to Work With Us today!

  • Frequently sanitized work environment
  • Discounted meal prices
  • Flexible work hours
  • Leadership opportunities
  • Starting pay: $12 per hour
  • Customer service | Baking | Food Production | Custodial/Dishroom
  • Work as little as five hours or up to 30 hours per week
  • Breakfast, lunch, afternoon and dinner shifts available
Learn More and Apply