How to Get a Student Discount on Spotify

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Spotify offers a large and growing collection of music online. To access the app’s full range of features, you have to sign up for a paid Premium account. If you are an active college student at an accredited university, you may be eligible to receive a 50% discount on your membership. Not a bad way to make those study sessions and all-nighters a little less painful.

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  1. If you're actively enrolled at an accredited college or university in the US or UK, you may qualify for a 50% discount for Spotify Premium. Spotify uses SheerID to verify your student status. [1]
    • You must be 18 years or older to sign up for Spotify Premium. [2]

    Note: The student discount is available for 4 years of study. You’ll have to re-verify your eligibility every 12 months.

  2. Go to Spotify.com in a web browser. If you’re not already signed in to your Spotify account, click Log In at the top-right corner to sign in now.
    • If you don’t have a Spotify account, see this wikiHow to learn how to create one.
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  3. It’s at the top-right corner of the page. A menu will expand.
  4. Information about your account will appear.
  5. It’s in the left column.
  6. It’s under the “Spotify Free” header.
  7. It’s next to “ Your plan” below the blue header bar.
  8. It’s in the “Premium for Students” box at the bottom of the page.
  9. Enter your name, college, and birthdate as requested on the form.
    • If your school’s name is not recognized, click Manually verify , and then follow the on-screen instructions to verify your status.
  10. It’s the blue button at the bottom of the form. Spotify will now query SheerID to verify your status.
    • If your registration cannot be confirmed, you’ll see a box that says ″Unfortunately, we couldn't confirm that you're a student. Please check your details and try again.″ Click the back button and try again.
    • If you still can’t verify your student status, you may have already claimed this discount using a different Spotify account, exceeded the 4-year discount limit, or your school is not eligible.
  11. Once your status is verified, you’ll be redirected to a screen that allows you to enter payment details. After processing your payment, your membership status will be updated to the student-discounted version of Premium.
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  1. If you're actively enrolled at an accredited college or university in the US or UK, you may qualify for a 50% discount for Spotify Premium. Spotify uses SheerID to verify your student status. [3]
    • The student discount is available for 4 years of study. You’ll have to re-verify your eligibility every 12 months.
    • You must be 18 years or older to sign up for Spotify Premium. [4]
  2. Go to Spotify.com in a web browser. If you’re not already signed in to your Spotify account, click Log In at the top-right corner to sign in now.
  3. It’s at the top-right corner of the page. A menu will expand.
  4. Information about your account will appear.
  5. It’s a green button near the top of the page.
  6. It’s the second option under “Change plans.”
  7. It’s in the blue area at the top of the screen.
  8. Enter your name, college, and birthdate as requested on the form.
    • If your school’s name is not recognized, click Manually verify , and then follow the on-screen instructions to verify your status.
  9. It’s the blue button at the bottom of the form. Spotify will now query SheerID to verify your status.
    • If your registration cannot be confirmed, you’ll see a red box that says ″Unfortunately, we couldn't confirm that you're a student. Please check your details and try again.″ Click the back button and try again.
    • If you still can’t verify your student status, you may have already claimed this discount using a different Spotify account, exceeded the 4-year discount limit, or your school is not eligible.
  10. Once your status is verified, you’ll be redirected to a screen that allows you to enter payment details. After processing your payment, your membership status will be updated to the student-discounted version of Premium.
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    I'm currently a Spotify premium account holder on the family plan. Once I switch to a student account, will my family still have access?
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    If you are the account holder, then no. Your family will lose access once the family plan is switched to a student plan. Someone else will have to open a separate family plan.
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    Why can't I get Hulu and Showtime with my Spotify premium subscription when I pay twice the amount that students, who do get those features, pay for it?
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    If you are paying twice the amount, then you are paying full price for the actual service. There is no reason you should be given extra.
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      1. ↑ https://spotify.sheerid.com/faq.html?token=
      2. ↑ https://support.spotify.com/us/account_payment_help/subscription_information/student-discount/
      3. ↑ https://spotify.sheerid.com/faq.html?token=
      4. ↑ https://support.spotify.com/us/account_payment_help/subscription_information/student-discount/

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      1. Sign into Spotify.com .
      2. Click Premium .
      3. Click Learn More next to "Premium for Students."
      4. Click Get Started .
      5. Fill out the form.
      6. Click Verify .
      7. Follow the on-screen instructions.

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