Housing & Dining Services

Frequently

Asked Questions

RamCard

  • Option 1: Visit the RamCard Office to request/pick up your RamCard. Remember to bring with you a U.S. Government-issued photo identification or a passport from any country.
  • Option 2: Email the RamCard Office to request a distance id request form (additional shipping and handling charges apply)

Visit ramcard.colostate.edu for information about office services, location, and service hours.

Office Service Contacts

The RamCard Office is in the Lory Student Center Room 271, across the hall from the Bookstore’s second-floor entrance.

Login to myramcard.colostate.edu to deactivate your RamCash and Meal Plan accounts.

If you need a replacement RamCard

  • Option 1: Visit the RamCard Office to request/pick up your RamCard
  • Option 2: Email the RamCard Office to request a distance id request form (additional shipping and handling charges apply)

Further Info:

  • You will need your CSU ID number and a valid government-issued photo ID (U.S. driver’s license, passport, or military ID).
  • There is a fee to replace or update your RamCard. This fee can be charged to your university account.
  • Your university record must be updated before we can make any changes to your RamCard.

The name on your RamCard may be either your legal name OR include a preferred first name you establish with the university.  Follow these links to learn more about updating your name on record with the university.  If you request a preferred first name and want that to appear on your RamCard, please wait three business days after you complete your name request for the RamCard system to receive the update before you request a new card.  

Student Name Change Information:  https://registrar.colostate.edu/change-my-information/  

Employee Name Change Information: https://hr.colostate.edu/current-employees/payroll/employee-self-service/ 

RamCash

Yes, your balance, including any remaining Meal Plan RamCash allowance will carry over to the next semester.

RamCash is a declining balance account, not a debit account. Therefore, you cannot withdraw money once you have purchased RamCash. However, you may close your RamCash account upon request. There is a $30 processing fee that will be deducted from your balance upon account closure. You will need to complete and submit a RamCash Account Closure form in the RamCard Office. You have the option of receiving your remaining funds via a credit to your University Account (3-5 business days to process) or with a mailed check (up to 10 weeks to process).

Visit ramcash.colostate.edu and select “Deposit RamCash”.

  • The student must first accept the Terms and Conditions
  • You will need to know your student’s CSU ID number
  • Check with your student to confirm the deposit, balance, and other account history details