How to get an Apple student discount at Apple’s Education Store
Students, teachers, and those who work for an educational institution can save money on a new Mac, MacBook, or iPad by shopping at the Apple Education Store, which offers discounts all year round.
In this article, we will explain how much the Apple education discount is and who qualifies for an Apple student discount, before explaining how to get an Apple student discount at the Apple Education Store. Click the link below to go to Apple’s education storefront in your country:
The discounts are only available for iPads, MacBooks and Macs.
Education discounts are not available on the iPhone, Apple TV, Apple Watch, HomePods, accessories, or software (Adobe and Microsoft both offer student discounts though).
AirPods aren’t discounted for students either, but Apple has been known to give away AirPods as part of a student-focused deal during the back-to-school buying season (between June and October in the northern hemisphere and between January and March in the southern hemisphere). For example, in January-March 2024 Brazil and South Korean students could claim free AirPods with purchases, but Australian and New Zealand students were given Apple gift vouchers. Similarly, Apple’s Back To School offer kicked off in June 2024 in the U.S. where students are able to get vouchers with qualifying purchases until mid-September. In Europe and the U.K. the same offer will start in mid-July and will run until October.
Students can also get Apple Music for half price with free Apple TV+ included.
Apple doesn’t offer a single, universal discount to students. It sets different prices for each product range.
Students can save up to $200/£220 on Macs and up to $100/£100 on iPads.
Here’s how the iPad MSRP compares to the student price:
Product | U.S. | U.K. | Australia | Canada |
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iPad (10th gen) MSRP | $349 | £349 | $599 | $499 |
iPad (10th gen) Student Price | $329 | £329 | $559 | $469 |
iPad mini MSRP | $499 | £499 | $829 | $679 |
iPad mini Student Price | $449 |
£449 | $749 | $609 |
iPad Air (11-inch, M2) MSRP | $599 | £599 | $999 | $799 |
iPad Air (11-inch, M2) Student Price | $549 | £549 | $919 | $729 |
iPad Air (13-inch, M2) MSRP |
$799 | £799 | $1,299 | $1,099 |
iPad Air (13-inch, M2) Student Price | $749 | £749 | $1,219 | $1,029 |
iPad Pro (11-inch, M4) MSRP | $999 | £999 | $1,699 | $1,399 |
iPad Pro (11-inch, M4) Student Price | $899 | £899 | $1,529 | $1,249 |
iPad Pro (13-inch, M4) MSRP | $1,299 | £1,299 | $2,199 | $1,799 |
iPad Pro (13-inch, M4) Student Price | $1,199 | £1,199 | $2,029 | $1,649 |
Here’s how the Mac MSRP compares to the student price:
Product | U.S. | U.K. | Australia | Canada |
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13.6-inch MacBook Air, M2, MSRP | $999 | £999 | $1,599 | $1,299 |
13.6-inch MacBook Air, M2, Student discount | $899 | £899 | $1,439 | $1,169 |
13.6-inch MacBook Air, M3, MSRP | $1,099 | £1,099 | $1,799 | $1,449 |
13.6-inch MacBook Air, M3, Student discount | $999 | £999 | $1,649 | $1,299 |
15-inch MacBook Air, M3, MSRP | $1,299 | £1,299 | $2,199 | $1,749 |
15-inch MacBook Air, M3, Student discount | $1,199 | £1,199 | $1,999 | $1,599 |
14-inch MacBook Pro M3 MSRP | $1,599 | £1,699 | $2,699 | $2,099 |
14-inch MacBook Pro M3 Student discount | $1,499 | £1,589 | $2,529 | $1,969 |
14-inch MacBook Pro, M3 Pro MSRP | $1,999 | £2,099 | $3,499 | $2,699 |
14-inch MacBook Pro, M3 Pro Student discount | $1,849 | £1,939 | $3,239 | $2,399 |
16-inch MacBook Pro, M3 Pro MSRP | $2,499 | £2,599 | $4,299 | $3,299 |
16-inch MacBook Pro, M3 Pro Student discount | $2,299 | £2,389 | $3,949 | $2,939 |
iMac M3 MSRP | $1,299 | £1,399 | $2,199 | $1,699 |
iMac M3 Student discount | $1,249 | £1,349 | $2,109 | $1,629 |
Mac mini MSRP | $599 | £649 | $999 | $799 |
Mac mini Student discount | $499 | £539 | $829 | $669 |
Mac Studio MSRP | $1,999 | £2,099 | $3,299 | $2,699 |
Mac Studio Student discount | $1,799 | £1,889 | $2,969 | $2,429 |
Mac Pro MSRP | $6,999 | £7,199 | $11,999 | $8,999 |
Mac Pro Student discount | $6,599 | £6,789 | $11,309 | $8,479 |
Below are the discounts on the base model Macs, there are bigger discounts on the more expensive models.
How much can students save on the 13-inch MacBook Air, M2?
MSRP: $999 / £999 / AU$1,599 / CA$1,299
Student: $899 / £899 /AU$1,439 / CA$1,169
Students save: $100 / £100 / AU$160 / CA$130
How much can students save on the 13-inch MacBook Air, M3?
MSRP: $1,099 / £1,099 / AU$1,799 / CA$1,449
Student: $999 / £999 / AU$1,649 / CA$1,299
Students save: $100 / £100 / AU$150 / CA$150
How much can students save on the 15-inch MacBook Air, M2?
MSRP: $1,299 / £1,299 / AU$2,199 / CA$1,749
Student: $1,199 / £1,199 / AU$1,999 / CA$1,599
Students save: $100 / £100 / AU$200 / CA$150
How much can students save on the 14-inch MacBook Pro, M3?
MSRP: $1,599 / £1,699 / AU$2,699 / CA$2,099
Student: $1,499 / £1,589 / AU$2,529 / CA$1,969
Students save: $100 / £110 / AU$170 / CA$130
How much can students save on the 14-inch MacBook Pro, M3 Pro?
MSRP: $1,999 / £2,099 / AU$3,499 / CA$2,699
Student: $1,849 / £1,939 / AU$3,239 / CA$2,399
Students save: $150 / £160 / AU$260 / CA$300
How much can students save on the 16-inch MacBook Pro, M3 Pro?
MSRP: $2,499 / £2,599 / AU$4,299 / CA$3,299
Student: $2,299 / £2,389 / AU$3,949 / CA$2,939
Students save: $200 / £210 / AU$350 / CA$360
How much can students save on the Mac mini, M2?
MSRP: $1,299 / £1,399 / AU$1,999 / CA$1699
Student: $1,199 / £1,289 / AU$1,849.00 / CA$1,569
Students save: $100 / £110 / AU$150 / CA$130
How much can students save on the Mac mini, M2 Pro?
MSRP: $599 / £649 / AU$999 / CA$799
Student: $499 / £539 / AU$829 / CA$669
Students save: $100 / £110 / AU$170 / CA$130
How much can students save on the iMac?
MSRP: $1,299 / £1,399 / AU$2,199 / CA$1,699
Student discount: $1,249 / £1,349 / AU$2,109 / CA$1,629
Students save: $50 / £210 / AU$330 / CA$270
Get the student discount at:
Apple’s U.S. Education Store
Apple’s U.K. Education Store (in the UK you will need to verify your student status via UNiDAYS).
Apple’s Canada Education Store
Apple’s Australian Education Store
You may be able to get better discounts if you shop elsewhere. We round up the best MacBook Pro deals, the best MacBook Air deals, the best iMac deals, and the best Mac mini deals.
We also have a guide to the best Mac for students that you might find useful.
Below are the discounts on the base model iPads, there are bigger discounts on the more expensive models.
How much can students save on the iPad mini?
MSRP: $499 / £499 / AU$829 / CA$679
Students: $449 / £449 / AU$749 / CA $609
Students save: $50 / £50 / AU$80 / CA$70
How much can students save on the 10th gen iPad?
MSRP: $349 / £349 / AU$599 / CA$499
Students; $329 / £329 / AU$559 / CA$469
Students save: $20 / £20 / AU$40 / CA$30
How much can students save on the 11-inch iPad Air?
MSRP: $599 / £599 / AU$999 / CA$799
Student: $549 / £549 / AU$919 / CA$729
Students save: $50 / £50 / AU$80 / CA$70
How much can students save on the 11-inch iPad Pro?
MSRP: $999 / £999 / AU$1,699 / CA$1,399
Students: $899 / £899 / AU$1,529 / CA$1,249
Students save: $100 / £100 / AU$170 / CA$150
Get the student discount at:
Apple’s U.S. Education Store
Apple’s U.K. Education Store (in the U.K. you will need to verify your student status via UNiDAYS).
Apple’s Canada Education Store
Apple’s Australian Education Store
You may find a better deal or discount if you check out our deals round-ups: best iPad Air deals, best iPad mini deals, best iPad 10.2in deals, and the best iPad Pro deals.
If you’re thinking of buying an iPad for college or university you also might like to read our guide to the Best iPad for students.
Now we have told you how much you can save, the big question is whether you can save anything at all. Do you qualify for Apple’s student discounts?
In order to shop at Apple’s Education Stores and take advantage of the lower prices you need to qualify as a student or work in an education institution.
If you were hoping that you could get a discount for the Mac you want to buy your 13-year-old the bad news is that you can’t, unless you are employed by the school and buying for the institution, or you are a home educator. Students in high school don’t qualify for this discount.
There are three types of people who can qualify for a student discount:
Apple spells this out in more detail in its terms and conditions.
For the U.S. these state that the following groups are “eligible to purchase from the Apple Store for Education:”
Apple has a similar set of terms and conditions for eligibility in the U.K.:
If you’re attending higher education, or have been accepted into a higher education/post-secondary institution, you qualify for an Apple discount. (In the U.K. post-secondary means university, or any other formal education that takes place after secondary education is complete. Therefore, this excludes sixth-form colleges, although it may be worth inquiring at an Apple Store to see if the company is prepared to relax the rules.)
Parents of post-secondary/higher education students do not qualify when buying for themselves, but they can pick up a discounted Mac for their child from the education store.
Anybody who works in an educational environment qualifies for a discount on certain Apple products. It’s not just limited to teachers and lecturers but also covers administrative workers and other staff members. Essentially, it’s anybody who works at or for a school, college, or university. (This is not limited to post-secondary institutions. Apple refers to “any education institution.”)
This does mean that you can’t get a discount for a Mac or iPad for your child who is currently at school, although the school could make the purchase and provide the equipment for students.
If you don’t qualify for an Apple Education Store discount, we’d recommend instead checking out the Apple Refurbished Store, which offers discounts for everyone. You can’t apply a student discount in Apple’s Refurbished Store. We also recommend that you check our round-ups of the latest and best Apple deals we find at various Apple resellers.
According to this Sales Policy document on the U.S. Apple site and the same on the U.K. Apple Education site, students can purchase the following with education pricing:
Having established that you qualify for an education discount, how can you get money off at Apple?
You may think that all you need to do is visit the Apple Store for Education and you will find the products you want at a lower price. However, before you can access Apple’s Education Store you will need to verify that you are a student or that you qualify in another way (e.g. you work in a school or college). Different countries have different sequences of steps to go through, which we will run through below.
If you are a student in the U.S. it is quite easy to get an Education discount at the U.S. Apple Store–in fact, a loophole may mean it is possible to get a student discount without any proof that you are a student. If you are a student you should follow these steps:
If you have any problems, we recommend you get your student status verified with UNiDAYS or log on from your university network. Make sure you have quick access to some form of official identification that proves you qualify for the education discount. Your student ID is a good choice.
In January 2022, Apple changed the U.S. Education Discount Store to require validation from UNiDAYS before students can get a discount, but it then removed the requirement. Apple could re-implement this validation step that students in other countries have to go through. If it does it may still be possible for non-students in the U.S. to avoid the validation step, as per this Reddit post.
Canadian students can follow the same steps as the U.S. Start shopping at Apple’s Canada Education Store.
U.K. students will need to register with UNiDAYS before they can get a discount from the Apple Education Store.
If you don’t want to register via a verification site, you can also call Apple, use Apple’s Chat online feature, or visit an Apple Store. The staff there will guide you through the process.
If you have been tasked with buying new Macs or iPads for a school, college, or university then Apple has a different store for you. This store is designed for those who are buying a Mac for an educational institution (for students to work on rather than for individual students to own).
Apple’s student membership scheme for Apple Music offers those in full-time education a 50 percent subscription discount and this deal is better than ever right now because the Student Apple Music deal also includes Apple TV+ for a limited time (following a 2023 price hike Apple TV+ now costs $9.99/£8.99 a month, up from $6.99/£6.99 per month). If you are a student, here’s how to get Apple Music for half price.
Apple regularly offers three months free for new subscribers to Apple Music, so you might want to take that up first. Get three months free here or read How to get Apple Music for free.
The student discount brings the monthly cost of Apple Music membership down from $10.99/£10.99 to $5.99/£5.99, with identical schemes in Ireland, the U.S., Australia, New Zealand, Germany, and Denmark, each offering half off the usual price. And with Apple TV+ bundled in for free, it’s a great deal!
To qualify for the student discount, you’ll need to prove that you’re enrolled at an eligible university or college. The discount runs for up to 48 months (four years).
The Student Membership tier is the third membership tier Apple has offered to consumers, alongside Individual Membership ($10.99/£10.99 per month) and Family Membership ($16.99/£16.99). Visit Apple’s site for more details and to sign up.
If you’re a student and signing up for Apple Music on your iPhone or iPad, tap where it says “Are you a University Student?” and you’ll be directed to a verification system. If your college or university is eligible you’ll get a reduced subscription rate. Read our guide to Apple Music and How to get Apple Music for free for the best trial options.