If you’re looking to get a student discount throughout this month, then you’ve come to the right place.
This guide to finding the best student discounts and deals available will help you get everything you need for university – including laptops, tablets, smartphones and software – without breaking the bank.
We’ve gathered together the best deals we could find to make sure you can stay thrifty and save on your student budget. Also, see our round-up of the best tech for college and university.
You might also like to check out our round-up of the best student bank accounts, and the best laptops for students. We’ve also made a list of the best phone contracts for students.
Adobe Creative Cloud Student Discount
From: Adobe UK
Was: £49.94 per month
Now: £16.24 per month (65% off)
Right now, students and teachers get an incredible 65% off Adobe CC programs for the first year and then a reduced rate after the introductory year. Read our .
Rosetta Stone: Lifetime Access to 1 language
From: Rosetta Stone
Was: £299
Now: £99 (£200 off)
Rosetta Stone’s Back to School offer slashes £200 off the lifetime package for your choice of language.
Apple Education Store Discount
From: Apple
Now: Save on Macs, MacBooks and iPads
An Education Store discount can save you hundreds on Mac computers. Here’s everything you need to know about getting an Education Store discount from Apple.
Mondly Language Learning App – Premium
From: Mondly
Was: £1999.99
Now: £89.99 (95% off)
Learn a new language with the Mondly app, which has a mega 95% discount right now on its Premium plan with lifetime access to all 41 languages.
Amazon Prime Student
From: Amazon
Was: £79.99 per year
Now: 6 months free, then £39 per year (50% off)
You can get a six month trial of Amazon Prime absolutely free if you are a student. After that, you’ll get Prime for only £3.99 per month, or £39 per year (depending on the plan you choose), which is a bargain when you consider its features. Find out .
Microsoft Student Store
From: Microsoft
Now: 10% off Surface range
The Microsoft Student Store offers a range of discounts on Microsoft products. Students can save hundreds of pounds on desktops and laptops and get .
OnePlus Student Bundles
From: OnePlus
Now: Up to 30% off the entire OnePlus range
Verified students can get up to 30% off of any product from OnePlus, with savings to be had right now across the OnePlus 10 series and the Nord 2.
Dell Student Store
From: Dell
Now: Up to 25% off
Dell is offering up to 25% off of its XPS, Alienware, Dell Gaming devices and Dell peripherals. In addition, from now until 11 April, you can grab an extra 5% discount coupon on laptops and desktops if you’re a Dell Advantage Member.
Spotify Premium Student
From: Spotify
Now: £5.99 per month (50% off standard Premium plan)
Spotify’s Student account is half the price of the standard Premium plan and includes ad-free listening, offline music and millions of songs.
Lenovo Student Store
From: Lenovo
Now: 5% off the site
Lenovo offers an extra 5% discount to students and teachers site-wide, excluding deals with a specific ecoupon. .
Three Student Discounts
From: Three
Now: Discounts across handset and SIM-only contracts
If you sign up with your university email address, you can get money off of contracts from Apple, Huawei and Samsung – plus there’s also a great unlimited SIM offer for just £9 per month.
YouTube Premium
From: YouTube
Was: £11.99 per month
Now: £6.99 per month (£5 off)
YouTube Premium offers YouTube and YouTube Music ad-free. Students get a discounted membership, plus a one month free trial.
Udemy Online Courses
From: Udemy
Was: From £20 to £200
Now: Starting from £10.99
Looking to train in an extra skill? Udemy offers online courses in a range of subjects – design, business, IT and academia. Many of their courses are now discounted, and you can even get some for free.
Parallels Desktop for Mac Student Edition
From: Parallels
Was: £69.99
Now: £34.99 (50% off)
If you want to run Windows on your Mac, then Parallels Desktop 16 is one to consider. Students get a discounted plan, with 50% off the standard price.
Tech Advisor Student Deals
From: Tech Advisor
A huge range of student deals via Tech Advisor’s own Student Beans discounts site.
Once you start looking, you’ll realise that there are thousands of deals designed exclusively for students elsewhere on the web. It can be quite overwhelming, so we’ve picked out the best.
There are even more student tech discounts available to browse on the . You can search all types of student tech deals there, to find everything you’re looking for quickly and easily.
If your course involves any kind of design, video or photography elements then Adobe Creative Cloud is an excellent suite of software to have in your arsenal. Sadly this is rather expensive, which doesn’t lend itself easily to a student budget. See our dedicated guide to Adobe CC.
There is, of course, the student discount, which has a fantastic 65% off right now. You can get the entire package for just £16.24 per month compared with the regular price of £49.94 per month. Get Creative Cloud for Students here.
Being a student isn’t all about work. Sometimes you need to take a break from pouring over textbooks, a chance to relax, recharge, and binge-watch your favourite series.
One excellent way of doing this is through . There’s a whopping , and after that, your membership is half price, so just £39. With Prime, you get access to the Amazon Video library for unlimited streaming, but you’ll also get free next day delivery and plenty more.
Apple has a good student discount programme available if you know where to look.
You’ll find the Education Store here, and you can read more about how to buy from the Apple Education Store over on our sister site, Macworld.
Also, check out the available from if you haven’t already.
Dell has a similar , offering a number of discounts across its range of laptops and desktops when you create a free account. Considering the fact that Dell is making some of the best PCs on the market at the moment, this is a tempting offer.
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Much like Microsoft and Apple, where it promises savings of up to . To access the deals you’ll need to on the Student Store.
Microsoft has its own , which includes a decent range of deals and discounts. On the software side, students can get , which Microsoft emphasises is not a trial. You need your school email address to claim. Office 365 includes Word, Excel and all the other Office apps. Read our full guide to getting Microsoft Office.
Hannah Cowton is a Senior Staff Writer at Tech Advisor and Macworld, working across entertainment, consumer technology and lifestyle. Her interests and specialities lie in streaming services, film and television reviews and rumours, gaming, wearables and smart home products. She’s also the creator of The London Geek, a geek culture and lifestyle blog.
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