19 nov. 20193 Min
If you’re a student or a teacher, you should know that Apple offers educational discounts on a variety of Apple products, along with cheaper Apple Music subscriptions and more.
This guide provides details on the educational benefits that you can get from Apple as a student or a teacher along with eligibility requirements.
Apple has an entire separate site that’s dedicated to students and teachers who are interested in buying Apple products at a discount, with the products listed at their educational pricing.
The EDU store offers a discount on all Mac and all iPad models. With the EDU discount, for example, the entry-level MacBook Air is available for $999 instead of $1099, a discount of $100, and the iPad is available for $309 instead of $329.
Apple does not offer educational discounts on the iPhone, Apple Watch, HomePod, Apple TV, AirPods, or Apple accessories.
According to Apple’s EDU sales policies in the United States, the following people are eligible to make a purchase from the EDU store:
Students attending a higher education institution, such as a university.
Faculty and staff of higher education institutions.
Any employee of a public or private K-12 institution in the United States, including school board members or appointed members (like PTA or PTO executives).
Homeschool teachers.
Parents who have a student attending a public or private higher education institution.
In reality, in the United States, there is no hard check for making a purchase from the educational store. There’s no need to verify school attendance or place of employment, so technically, anyone can make a purchase from the EDU store.
Apple does, however, require customers to check a box that confirms they’re a member of one of the defined groups and eligible to make a purchase, so there could potentially be consequences for those who are not, in fact, eligible and attempt to make a purchase.
Faculty, staff, and students making a qualified purchase from the EDU store can purchase the following discounted products each academic school year:
1 desktop Mac
1 Mac mini
1 Mac notebook
3 iPads
2 software titles
Apple offers educational discounts outside of the United States, and the method of verification varies by country.
In the UK, for example, enrollment must be verified using the UNiDAYS service or through Apple using a student ID or university acceptance letter. Not all countries require this level of verification, so it’s best to look at the educational site for the country where you live.
Students who are enrolled in degree-granting colleges and universities can join Apple Music for $4.99 per month for up to 48 months in total.
Discounted Apple Music subscriptions are available in more than 80 countries.
Continuing an Apple Music subscription will require yearly verification through the UNiDAYS service. At the end of 48 months or when student status expires, a student Apple Music subscription will become an individual subscription at $9.99 per month.
All students who have a verified student subscription to Apple Music will also get free access to Apple TV+, Apple’s streaming television service.
Students, teachers, and school faculty members can get a software bundle that includes all of Apple’s pro apps for video and audio editing.
Verification is not required in the U.S. to purchase the bundle, but it may be required in other countries.
Apple holds Back to School promotions every year for multiple countries, with the promotion typically offering free Beats headphones with the purchase of a Mac or iPad.