A streamlined directory of student perks, discounts, and freebies in the U.S., grouped by category with official links.
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- Software & Productivity Tools
- Entertainment (Music, Video & Streaming)
- Travel & Transportation
- Food & Dining
- Fitness & Health
- Finance & Banking
- Retail & Shopping
- Educational Resources & Subscriptions
- Helpful Links & References
Students and teachers save 71% on Creative Cloud Pro, with plans starting at $19.99/month for the first year on the annual billed monthly plan.
Free access to AutoCAD, Fusion 360, Maya, Revit, and more.
Free AWS cloud credits and training.
50% off Evernote through UNiDAYS.
Free Figma Professional for students and educators, with individual and team access.
Free access to 100+ tools, including Canva Pro, JetBrains, Heroku, and MongoDB Atlas.
Free access to IBM Cloud, Watson, SPSS, and blockchain tools.
Free access to IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm, WebStorm, and other JetBrains tools.
Free or discounted access depending on your school's site license.
$100 credit and free services with no credit card required.
Eligible students and educators can get Office 365 Education free with a qualifying school email.
Free Notion Plus for eligible students and educators.
$8.20/month billed yearly for eligible students, with more collaborators and longer compile time.
Prezi offers three education plans billed annually:
- EDU Plus — $4/month: For students and educators. Includes unlimited Prezi AI, PowerPoint import, premium images, PDF export, presentation recording, the desktop application, and offline access.
- EDU Pro — $8/month: For students and educators. Includes everything in EDU Plus, plus advanced online training and analytics for tracking class progress.
- EDU Teams — $19/month/user: For administrations and departments. Includes everything in EDU Pro, plus team collaboration tools, analytics, a custom brand kit, and secure single sign-on.
Compare all Prezi education plan features.
50% off Raycast Pro for verified students; the discount does not apply to the Advanced AI add-on.
Free Mac-only design software for university students and faculty.
Free academic access to Tableau tools, including student options for Tableau Desktop and Public.
$10.99 for 6 months of Ulysses across Mac, iPad, and iPhone, renewable while enrolled.
Half-price Prime for eligible 18-24 year olds and enrolled college students, plus 5% cash back on select categories.
Up to 10% off at StudentUniverse for Prime Student members.
Students save on Apple Music and get free access to Apple TV+. Enjoy 1 month free, then pay the special student rate of $6.99/month.¹
Usually available through partner bundles or UNiDAYS rather than a direct Disney+ student plan.
$1.99/month for the ad-supported plan, or included with Spotify Premium Student.
25% off the Essential Plan with student verification.
$5.99/month for 12 months with student verification.
Discounted access to books, audiobooks, and academic papers.
$6.99/month for Spotify Premium Student, with Hulu included where available.
$6.99/month for eligible students, with ad-free listening and access to lossless, HiRes FLAC, and Dolby Atmos audio.
$7.99/month for YouTube Premium and YouTube Music with student verification.
40% off the annual WNBA League Pass subscription.
Over 40% off the monthly NBA League Pass subscription.
50% off Max Basic With Ads, currently $5.49/month with student verification.
15% off fares for students ages 17-24 when booked at least 1 day in advance.
Occasional student promos may appear, but Delta does not maintain a clear always-on student offer page.
Student fares can include discounts, extra baggage, and flexible date changes.
10 to 15% off bus travel, depending on the season or promo.
Student fares with flexible booking options are available through Lufthansa's current student offer program.
Up to 20% off, extra baggage, free Wi-Fi, and flexible booking.
Student fares with extra baggage and flexible booking through KrisFlyer Student Privileges.
Student-priced United fares booked through StudentUniverse when available.
Discounted hourly rentals and reduced membership fees at participating schools.
Access to partner discounts on travel, shipping, and retail, including Greyhound perks.
Global discounts on hostels, flights, museums, and transportation.
Local student deals may exist at participating locations, but there is no standing national offer.
Some locations may honor student promos, but there is no standing national student deal.
$4.99/month for DashPass, with some schools also offering free student access.
Free delivery and cashback perks, sometimes through campus partnerships.
15% off meal kits for up to 52 weeks.
25% off sitewide when the UNiDAYS offer is live.
10% off meal replacement products.
$5 off at Panera Bread with Student Beans for a limited time.
Student discounts are mostly local or promo-based rather than a standing national offer.
Seasonal or campus-level student promos may appear, but there is no standing national student deal.
Free 1-year Thrive Market membership for eligible students.
Student promos can appear in-app, but this is not a single standing student plan.
Discounted Calm Premium access when student offers are available.
$9.99/year for Headspace Premium.
$6.99/month for the Peloton App with access to all classes.
Free summer gym access for eligible high school students.
Campus gyms are often included with tuition, and many YMCAs offer local student pricing.
Some schools offer therapy access through partner platforms, but this is institution-dependent.
No maintenance fees and competitive savings and checking rates.
No monthly maintenance fee for eligible students under age 25.
No fees, no minimums, and a strong mobile app for teens and younger students.
Student checking offers are available through Chase's current college banking flow.
5% cashback in rotating categories plus a GPA reward.
1% cashback with no credit history required, plus a year of Prime Student.
12 months of YNAB free for students.
Free envelope-style budgeting app.
Free budgeting, expense tracking, and credit score tools.
Shows how much you can safely spend after bills and goals.
No-fee investing for teens ages 13-17, with no account minimums.
No monthly fees and no ATM fees worldwide.
Round-up investing with occasional student promos.
Budgeting and investing tools for teens with parent controls.
Free federal and state filing for eligible simple returns.
Free federal filing through IRS-approved providers for eligible incomes.
The main application for Pell Grants, federal loans, and work-study.
Need-based federal grants of up to roughly $7,000 per year.
Federal student loans with fixed interest rates.
Free searchable scholarship and grant databases.
Student discounts are available through UNiDAYS.
Education pricing on Macs, iPads, and accessories.
10% off full-price items.
Student-only discounts on electronics, laptops, and appliances.
Education discounts on laptops, monitors, and accessories.
Up to 40% off PCs, monitors, and printers.
15% off online and in stores for students and teachers.
10% off for eligible U.S. college and university students.
15% off all purchases.
10% off most Nike.com purchases.
60% off a Club membership or $50 off a Plus membership for eligible new college student members.
Up to 30% off select electronics.
20% off one shopping trip during Target's seasonal college promo.
Student discounts are available through SheerID.
15% off online orders.
15% off at Urban Outfitters with a Student Beans discount code.
15% off for verified students.
Textbook rentals, homework help, math tools, and writing support.
35% off Codecademy Pro.
Free access to courses and certificates through participating universities.
Free course auditing, with paid verified certificates available.
Business, tech, data, and design courses, often through school access.
Free peer-reviewed digital textbooks for college and AP courses.
More than 60,000 free eBooks, including classics and historical texts.
Humanities and social sciences journals and books, often through libraries.
Student discounts appear through the current New York Times subscription flow.
$4/month for digital access.
Student pricing is available through The Economist's current subscription flow.
Deeply discounted digital subscriptions, often around $10/year.
- Canva Pro: Free via GitHub Student Pack or through certain schools
- Figma Pro: Free for students via figma.com/education
- Overleaf Pro: Free for students at partnered schools — check Overleaf Campus
- MATLAB / SPSS / STATA: Often available free or discounted through university site licenses
- RefWorks / EndNote / Zotero: Usually provided by your library
These platforms verify student status and centralize student deals.
- UNiDAYS — Student verification + discount codes for tech, fashion, food, streaming
- Student Beans — Alternative aggregator with similar partners and rotating codes
- ID.me — Used by Samsung, HP, and federal services for student and military verification
- SheerID — Powers student verification for Spotify, Hulu, Adobe, Max, and others
- GitHub Student Developer Pack — Free access to premium tools and services for students
These were used to compile and verify discounts (2023–2025).
- NBC Selected – 35+ Best College Discounts 2026
- Novorésumé – 99+ Stores with Student Discounts
- A Good Movie to Watch – Streaming Services with Student Discounts
- Reddit Thread: r/college & r/MBA Student Discount Lists
- BlackHatWorld – EDU Email Uses (Archived)
⚠️ Always verify current availability on the provider's website, as terms and prices change often.