How to Get Spotify Student Discount

Let’s admit it, Spotify’s $11.99/month starting price tag on the Premium Individual Plan is not everyone’s cup of tea. It’s more straining on a student’s budget, but there’s good news. If you’re a student, a Spotify Premium Student Plan is also available at a 50% discounted rate of $5.99/month. However, it’s not that straightforward. So to make the process easy, here’s a step-by-step guide on how to get a Spotify student discount in just a few clicks!

Who Can Claim the Spotify Student Discount?

Before we take a look at the process of claiming the student discount on Spotify, let us make sure that you fill the eligible criteria to get the offer. To claim the Spotify student plan, you must be 18 years old or above. You also need to be studying in an accredited college or university.

How to Get Spotify Student Discount

Spotify uses SheerID to verify whether you are a student or not. Once you have completed your verification, only then you can claim the discount. The process is slightly lengthy, but we are here to break it down for you. Let’s talk about it.

Step 1: Create and Verify SheerID

First things first, we couldn’t have the option to get the discount via the Spotify app on Android or iPhone for some reason. So, we used the web version to get the student discount.

1. Launch Spotify (website) on a web browser and log in to your account.
2. Here, click on the Explore Premium button at the top right.
3. On the next page, scroll down to locate the “Premium Student” plan and click on the Get Premium Student button.

3. You’ll now be taken to the SheerID student verification page. Here, hit Next.

4. That will take you to the “Tell us about yourself” page, where you will need to fill in your respective details. These details are what will be used to create your SheerID.
5. Once done, hit the checkbox at the bottom and click on Next.

6. You will be taken to a page that asks you to “Verify using your educational establishment’s credentials“. Here, click on Log in to School.

Note:

If you can’t sign in to your student email or just don’t have one yet, you can choose to head back to the verification page and instead of Log in to School, you will see an “Upload Proof of Enrollment” button. Click on this and follow the on-screen instructions.

7. As soon as you do that, Google will automatically fetch the domain based on the institution you selected.
8. You just have to type in your personalized student ID that comes before it and log in.

Step 2: Avail Your Spotify Student Discount

Now that you are almost through the verification process, we can move on and talk about how to get the Spotify premium plan with the student discount.

1. A “Verification Pending” window will open up. Then, when you head back to the verification page, you will see that you’re eligible for the student discount.

2. Here, click on Get Student Discount.

3. In the “Confirm your account details” page, click on Confirm to continue.

4. On the next page, click on Choose Your Plan.

Note: You have a year to choose your Spotify Student Plan after verifying as a student, after which, you will have to repeat the process.

5. On the next page, you will see a banner listing the perks you get with the Spotify Student Plan. Here, click on Get Premium for Students.

6. Now, all you have to do is fill in the required details on the next page and make the payment.

There’s that, and you’re now on Spotify’s Premium Students Plan! I hope the guide came in handy. However, if you have any further related questions, do take to the comments down below, and I’ll be happy to help!

What’s Included in Spotify’s Student Plan?

All the benefits that you get with the regular Spotify Individual plan are available with the Spotify Student plan as well. This includes unlimited listening without any ads or interruptions. You can download songs for offline, 15 hours of audiobooks, and AI DJ and Playlist features. Spotify also throws in subscriptions for Hulu and Showtime for free.

However, the Spotify student plan only lasts for four years, after which you can either cancel your subscription or get an individual plan for $11.99. You can learn more about Spotify premium plans and their pricing in our dedicated guide.