Between the costs of tuition, food and entertainment, many college students find that they have trouble affording basic necessities. What many are not aware of is the endless discounts available from their favorite stores – simply for being a student! 

Food Student Discounts

Craving fast food? Chick-fil-A offers a free drink with every purchase with a valid student ID in eligible stores. Various Burger King locations offer 10 percent off your purchase for students – the location on Jamaica Avenue offers a discount when student IDs are presented.

Though not every student has a kitchen in their living area, Hello Fresh offers 65 percent off their first box and a continuing 15 percent off the following boxes. This company offers a subscription that sends ingredients and recipes for meals right to the buyer’s front door. It also can be a great way to meal prep even while being busy with school.

Clothing and Accessory Student Discounts

J-Crew offers a 20 percent discount for eligible students, teachers or professors on their website and in-store when a valid school ID is presented.

Students can save 15 percent on all Levi’s apparel in-store and online by inputting their college information and email.

Urban Outfitters provides 10 percent off sitewide for students year-round. Not only does the retailer have clothing and accessories, but an entire line of dorm and home decor.

Nike offers high school and college students 10 percent off their purchase – the perfect incentive to purchase new athletic wear and hit the campus gym.

Students get 10% off their online purchase at Pacsun when they verify their student status! While this discount does not include other brands sold in the store such as Dr. Martens and John Galt, most of the Pacsun items available are applicable.

Entertainment Student Discounts

Planning a trip to the movies? AMC has student pricing at select locations! The AMC in Fresh Meadows offers a student discount when a valid student ID is presented. 

If you’re looking for a cheap way to see a Broadway show, many shows offer “student rush tickets” depending on how many tickets have already been sold. These tickets are often available when the box office opens a few hours before the show. The Campus Concierge in the D’Angelo Center also provides discounted tickets for students!

Amazon Prime, or “Prime Student,” offers students a six month free trial with perks including streaming movies, TV and music — and it is only $7.49 a month after the free trial, instead of being $14.99 a month for the same perks.

Spotify also provides a great deal for students. Not only can students get Spotify Premium, but also Hulu (with ads) and Showtime. The first month is free of charge, and the following months are only five dollars each. Apple Music offers discounts for students as well through Unidays.

Academic Student Discounts

Notion, an app for note-taking and organization, offers a premium version for free to help students keep all of their notes in one place. They also offer an Artificial Intelligence feature similar to ChatGPT for help with drafting, brainstorming and creating content.

Need to stay updated on the news? St. John’s offers free subscriptions for the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Financial Times, as well as other useful academic subscriptions.

Adobe offers a student discount of 60 percent off to help with creative students’ needs of Photoshop, Lightroom and Illustrator.

To find thousands of other student discounts, a great resource is Unidays — an online site featuring a wide variety of discounts available for students when a verified student email is used. From fashion to food to technology, there are thousands of discounts for students to start utilizing today.