Student Discounts
Boston is the ultimate college town and there are a surprising number of stores, restaurants, museums, sports events, etc. that offer amazing student discounts! Here are a few...
Books and Media
- Boston Public Library: Get a free library card!: Just use your BC email address and follow the instructions here: https://bpl.org/ecard/
- Borrow e-books, audiobooks and more for free via BC Overdrive
* You can also recommend one item per day that you wish for BC to acquire - BC Streaming Collections
- Digital subscription to the Boston Globe
- Digital subscription to the Wall Street Journal
- Digital subscription to the New York Times
Technology
- Free Microsoft Office with BC email.
- Free Tableau
- Free two-day shipping with Amazon Prime for six months.
- Adobe student discounts.
- Apple Store Education Pricing
- Best Buy Student Discount Program
- Adorama Camera Store Student Educator and Discount Program
- Accessibility Tools
- Web Conferencing
- Other Software
- Tech and Equipment Loans: Laptops, chargers, headphones, and more are available to be checked out from many of the BC Libraries. Availability and selection of technology items vary depending on which library you plan to use.
Transportation
Arts & Culture
- Museum of Fine Arts: Faculty, Staff, Undergraduate, and Graduate students must pre-book a visit. To secure the access code needed to complete your booking, call the O'Neill Library Circulation Desk at 617-552-8038 or email, notices@bc.edu. Please note you will be asked to present your BC ID upon arrival and there are no on-site or same-day ticket sales.
- Undergraduate and Graduate students enter for free by pre-booking a date/time online at gardnermuseum.org/visit. Email the Office of Student Involvement at osi@bc.edu for the promo code to complete your booking (or call 617-552-3480). You'll be required to present your BC ID upon arrival of your visit.
- Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre hosts "Young Professionals" night on Thursday evenings. Students under the age of 35, are eligible for half-priced tickets ($21 each, instead of $42).
Fitness
- Follow BC Recreation on Instagram for free, simple workout challenges
- See what Campus Recreation is currently offering, whether it’s aquatics, outdoor adventures, tennis or other activities
- Try Classpass to be able to try some new activity at a discount!
- Wellness-Blueprint offers a wide variety of exercise classes and a pay-what-you-can model; more details here
- Fen Tung offers a variety of virtual classes and asks students to pay $3-6 per class; more details here
Retail
- Apple provides discounts on numerous electronics, including $200 off iPads and MacBooks and a free pair of Airpods to students with a valid student ID. You can also get discounts on Apple’s popular music subscription and access to Apple TV+ (free for the first six months, and then half price, $4.99 per month).
- Thursdays are “Student Days” at Goodwill, meaning 10% with a student ID
- ASOS offers 10% off with .edu email address
- Adidas offers 15% off and free shipping, online only
- MadeWell offers 15% to students and teachers online and in stores
- West Elm offers 15% off, in-person with a student ID
- Unidays offers a range of discounts with a student email address
- Sassoon Salon offers 20% with a student ID Monday-Thursday
- Moleskine notebooks are 15% for students!
Check BostonBudget.com, Offers.com, Student Universe.com and StudentRate.com for more student discounts
Many more locations offer student discounts, so just ask at check-out and keep your student ID on hand!