The Student Discount
Many companies offer discounts to students on a variety of products and services. This article lists many useful discounts you can access with your rpi.edu email address.
Software Licensing Tool
The following products are available via RPI’s Software Licensing Tool.
Other RPI Deals
The following products are available through RPI via various means.
| Product | Discount | Availability |
|---|---|---|
| New York Times Subscription | Free | https://library.rpi.edu/announcements/new-york-times-site-license-through-rpi-libraries |
| Bloomberg | Free | https://library.rpi.edu/announcements/claim-your-bloombergcom-account-courtesy-rpi-libraries |
| CDTA Buses | Free | https://www.cdta.org/routes-and-schedules
Use your RPI ID when boarding |
| RPI Hockey Tickets | $6 from $17 (65%) | https://rpiathletics.com/sports/2010/7/9/GEN_0709104100.aspx
Log in with your RCSID or bring your RPI ID to the box office |
Unaffiliated
The following products offer general discounts to students.
Engineering Software
| Product | Type | Discount | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altium | PCB design | Free | https://www.altium.com/education/students |
| ANSYS | Engineering simulation | Free | https://www.ansys.com/academic/students |
| Autodesk Suite | CAD, CAM, design, modeling | Free | https://www.autodesk.com/education/edu-software/overview |
| Mathcad | Engineering mathematics | $69 from $859 (92%) | https://www.ansys.com/academic/students |
| Onshape | CAD | Free | https://www.onshape.com/en/education/ |
Computer Science and Website Building
| Product | Type | Discount | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Axure RP | UX Designer | Free | https://ulysses.app/students/ |
| Bootstrap Studio | IDE | Free | https://www.ansys.com/academic/students |
| Framer | Website design, hosting, domains | Free | https://www.framer.com/education/students/ |
| Github Student Developer Pack | AI, website domains, Microsoft Azure, Github Pro, and others | Free | https://education.github.com/pack |
| JetBrains | IDEs, includes PyCharm, CLion, and others | Free | https://www.jetbrains.com/academy/student-pack/ |
| Kiro | IDE, AI | Free 1000 credits per month from 50 |
https://kiro.dev/students/ |
| Sketch | Website design | Free | https://www.sketch.com/education/ |
Productivity Tools and AI
| Product | Type | Discount | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evernote | Notes | Starter: Free Advanced: 40% off |
https://evernote.com/unidays |
| LucidChart | Charts and diagrams | Free | https://www.lucidchart.com/pages/usecase/education |
| Notion | Notes | Free | https://www.notion.com/help/notion-for-education |
| Perplexity | AI | Monthly: $10 from $20 (50%) Annually: $108 from $204 (47%) |
https://www.perplexity.ai/students |
| Ulysses | Notes | Semiannually: $10.99 from $20 (45%) | https://ulysses.app/students/ |
Entertainment and Streaming Services
| Product | Type | Discount | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Music | Music streaming | $5.99 from $10.99 (45%), one month free | https://offers.applemusic.apple/student-offer |
| HBO Max | Streaming | $5.49 from $10.99 (50%) | https://www.hbomax.com/student |
| Peacock | Streaming | $5.99 from $10.99 (45%) | https://www.peacocktv.com/student |
| Spotify | Music streaming | $6.99 from $12.99 (46%), one month free Also comes with Hulu with ads |
https://support.spotify.com/us/article/premium-student/ |
Local Businesses
| Business | Type | Discount | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kebab Zone | Restaurant | 15% | 126 College Ave |
Other
| Product | Type | Discount | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Prime | Shopping | 6 months free, $7.49 from $14.99 after (50%) | https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Student/b?ie=UTF8&node=668781011 |
| Amtrak | Choo choos | 15% | https://www.amtrak.com/student-discounts |
| Avid ProTools | Digital audio workstation | Studio: $99 per year from $299 (67%) Ultimate: $299 per year from $599 (50%) |
https://www.avid.com/pro-tools/students |
| Doordash | Food delivery | Monthly: $4.99 from $9.99 (50%) | https://help.doordash.com/en-us/consumers/article/dashpass-for-students |