Streaming Music, Podcasts, & Audio How to Get a Spotify Student Discount Stream all the music you want at a student price by Jeremy Laukkonen Writer Jeremy Laukkonen is tech writer and the creator of a popular blog and video game startup. He also ghostwrites articles for numerous major trade publications. our editorial process Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Jeremy Laukkonen Updated on December 11, 2020 reviewed by Ryan Perian Lifewire Tech Review Board Member Ryan Perian is a certified IT specialist who holds numerous IT certifications and has 12+ years' experience working in the IT industry support and management positions. our review board Article reviewed on Dec 04, 2020 Ryan Perian Tweet Share Email Music, Podcasts, & Audio Audio Streaming Spotify Pandora Apple Music Prime Music Music For Your Life Podcasts Radio CDs, MP3s, & Other Media What to Know Head to the Spotify student page and click Get Started > Sign Up for Spotify.Enter your information and click Verify.The SheerID system will verify your status. Enter payment details to complete the process. This article explains how to access the Spotify student discount, which provides students with a full premium account at half the price, with no restrictions. You'll also receive any current incentives or promotions. How to Sign Up for the Spotify Student Discount Signing up for the Spotify student discount is almost as easy as signing up for a full-priced Spotify Premium account. The only difference is that you have to provide some information that Spotify will use to verify your enrollment at a qualifying institution. Navigate to Spotify.com/us/student/, and click GET STARTED. Log into your Spotify account, or click SIGN UP FOR SPOTIFY to create a new account. Enter your information, and click VERIFY. You have to be currently enrolled at the school you select on this page. If you aren't, you won't be able to receive the student discount. If SheerID (Spotify's verification system) is able to confirm that you are a student, you will automatically be verified. Enter your billing info to complete the signup process, and you'll be ready to start listening to your new Spotify account. What to Do When Automatic Verification Fails If you see a message that Spotify and SheerID weren't able to verify your enrollment, that means you need to manually upload some supporting documentation. You can accomplish this by going through the signup process, and selecting the option to manually verify. Navigate to Spotify.com/us/student/, and click GET STARTED. Log into your Spotify account. Click Manually verify. If the automatic verification fails, do not click VERIFY on this step. Clicking Manually verify instead will allow you to provide verification of your enrollment. Enter your information and click Next Step. Click Choose File. Select your proof of enrollment, and click Open. Accepted documents include your recently issued student ID, an official enrollment letter, a current class schedule, a registration receipt, a current transcript, or other school-issued documents that show your name and an issue date within the last three months. Click Choose File to provide additional proof, or click Upload Document to continue. If your documents are successfully verified, you will be able to complete the signup process with the Spotify student discount in place. If it still doesn't work, contact Spotify customer service for further assistance in verifying your enrollment. Who Is Eligible for Spotify's Student Discount? The requirements for Spotify's student discount are very specific, so it's easy to tell if you qualify or not. If you are currently enrolled at a US Title IV accredited college or university, and you're at least 18 years old, then you qualify. Four-year universities, community colleges, and other accredited institutions all count, as long as they are US Title IV accredited. If you aren't sure if your school qualifies, you can use the Federal Student Aid site to check whether or not it is Title IV accredited. If you already signed up for a Spotify Premium subscription prior to enrolling at a qualifying school, you can still apply for the discount. If you're approved, you'll see the discounted price reflected the next time your subscription renews. How Does Spotify Verify Student Enrollment? Spotify uses an identity verification service called SheerID to verify that you're actually enrolled where you say that you're enrolled. This is the same service that's used by Amazon, the New York Times, Nike, and a lot of other big names. So if you've signed up for an Amazon student discount already, you're ready to go for a Spotify student discount. When SheerID isn't able to automatically verify your enrollment, it allows you to upload supporting documentation. For this process to work, you'll need to scan your student ID, or make sure you have access to documents like your current class schedule, or an official enrollment letter if you haven't started school yet. What Exactly Does the Spotify Student Discount Get You? The Spotify student discount provides you with a premium Spotify plan for about half as much as everyone else pays. That means you get full access to Spotify's full library of millions of songs, you can listen without any ad interruptions, and you can even choose to listen offline. Depending on the current offers, the Spotify student discount may also provide you with extras, like a Hulu or Showtime subscription, for no additional charge. What Happens to Your Student Discount When You Graduate? The Spotify Student discount is only available if you're actually enrolled at an accredited school. If you graduate, or leave school for any reason, you're no longer eligible for the discount. The way that Spotify enforces this policy is that they force you to re-verify your eligibility once every 12 months. When that time comes, you'll need to be able to provide a current student ID, current class schedule, registration receipt, or other supporting documentation. In the event that you aren't able to re-verify your enrollment at a qualifying institution, you will lose your access to the Spotify student discount. At that point, you will have the option to pay full price or cancel your Spotify subscription. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Email Address Sign up There was an error. Please try again. You're in! Thanks for signing up. There was an error. Please try again. Thank you for signing up. Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit