Get an Apple Music Student Membership

Availability

Student Memberships to Apple Music are currently available in Australia, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom, and United States.

About validation

When you join Apple Music as a student member, we confirm your university enrollment through UNiDAYS, a student validation service.

Periodically, we re-validate your student status. If we find that you're no longer a student or if you reach 48 months of Student Membership, your membership automatically becomes an Apple Music Individual Membership.

On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

1. Open the Music app.
2. If you don't see an Apple Music screen, tap For You at the bottom of the screen.
   If you're joining Apple Music for the first time, tap Start 3-Month Free Trial.
   If you've already used three free months of Apple Music, tap Join Apple Music.
   
3. Tap "Are you a college student?"
4. Tap Verify Eligibility. A browser window opens.
5. Enter your email address and search for your school's name.
   • If you already have a UNiDAYS account, tap "Already verified with UNiDAYS?" and sign in.
   • If you're studying abroad, first tap "Studying outside of [country name]?" and change the country.
   • If you need help, tap UNiDAYS Support.
6. Sign into your school's portal. After you sign in and are verified as a student, you'll see a message that says, "Open this page in 'Music'?" Tap Open to return to the Music app and finish the join process.
7. If you're joining Apple Music for the first time, tap Get 3 Months Free to start your Student Membership.
   If you've already used three free months of Apple Music, tap Start Student Membership. 
8. If prompted, enter the Apple ID and password that you use with the iTunes Store. You can also use Touch ID to sign in.
   You might be asked to validate your billing info, but you won't be billed until after the three-month free trial period ends. Add a valid payment method and tap Join. You can use the same methods of payment for your Student Membership as a regular Apple Music member.
9. If prompted, agree to the terms and conditions.
10. Choose genres and artists that you like.

On your Mac or PC

1. Open iTunes.
2. In the upper-left corner, select  Music.
3. From the top of iTunes, click For You.
   
4. Click Start 3-Month Free Trial, then click "Are you a college student?"
5. Click Verify Eligibility. A browser window opens.
6. Enter your email address and search for your school's name.
   • If you already have a UNiDAYS account, click "Already verified with UNiDAYS?" and sign in.
   • If you're studying abroad, first click "Studying outside of [country name]?" and change the country.
   • If you need help, click UNiDAYS Support.
7. Sign into your school's portal. After you sign in and are verified as a student, you're redirected back to iTunes to finish the join process. 
8. If you're joining Apple Music for the first time, click Get 3 Months Free to start your Student Membership.
   If you've already used three free months of Apple Music, click Start Student Membership. 
9. If prompted, enter the Apple ID and password that you use with the iTunes Store. If you don't have an Apple ID, click Create Account.
10. You might be asked to validate your billing info, but you won't be billed until after the three-month free trial period ends. Add a valid payment method and click Join.
11. If prompted, agree to the terms and conditions.
12. Choose genres and artists that you like.

On your Android phone

1. Download the Apple Music app from Google Play.
2. Open the Apple Music app.
3. If you don't see an Apple Music screen, tap For You at the bottom of the screen.
   If you're joining Apple Music for the first time, tap Start 3-Month Free Trial.
   If you've already used three free months of Apple Music, tap Join Apple Music.
4. Tap "Are you a college student?"
5. Tap Verify Eligibility. A browser window opens.
6. Enter your email address and search for your school's name.
   • If you already have a UNiDAYS account, tap "Already verified with UNiDAYS?" and sign in.
   • If you're studying abroad, first tap "Studying outside of [country name]?" and change the country.
   • If you need help, tap UNiDAYS Support.
7. Sign into your school's portal. After you sign in and are verified as a student, you'll see a message that asks you to open an app. Choose "Open with Apple Music" to return to the app and finish the join process.
8. If you're joining Apple Music for the first time, tap Get 3 Months Free to start your Student Membership.
   If you've already used three free months of Apple Music, tap Start Student Membership. 
9. If prompted, enter the Apple ID and password that you use with the iTunes Store.
10. You might be asked to validate your billing info, but you won't be billed until after the three-month free trial period ends. Add a valid payment method and tap Join. You can use the same methods of payment for your Student Membership as a regular Apple Music member.
11. If prompted, agree to the terms and conditions.
12. Choose genres and artists that you like.

If you're a part of a family membership

If you’re already part of an Apple Music Family Membership, you probably don’t need a Student Membership. 

If you're in a Family Sharing group, and you change to a Student Membership, your family organizer will be billed for both your Student Membership and the Family Membership to Apple Music. 

If you’re the organizer of a Family Sharing group, and you change to a Student Membership, the rest of your group will lose access to Apple Music. The next time they sign in to Apple Music, each family member will see an option to join as an individual member. If you remain the family organizer, you'll continue to be billed for your Family Sharing group's iTunes purchases, including memberships and subscriptions.

Learn how to manage your Apple Music membership on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, or PC, or on an Android phone.