{"id":47466,"date":"2026-07-18T06:43:51","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T05:43:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/awajis2.com\/howto\/?p=47466"},"modified":"2026-07-18T06:43:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T05:43:51","slug":"youtubetv-student-discount","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awajis.com\/howto\/youtubetv-student-discount\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Get YouTube TV Student Discount"},"content":{"rendered":"

There is no direct student discount on the YouTube TV base plan in 2026. YouTube TV costs $82.99\/month for everyone, student or not. Google offers student pricing on three related products instead: YouTube Premium<\/strong> ($7.99\/month vs. $13.99 standard), NFL Sunday Ticket<\/strong> ($119\/season vs. ~$378 full price), and the YouTube Premium Student Plan that bundles ad-free YouTube and YouTube Music.<\/p>\n

If you want lower-cost live TV as a student, your real options are sharing a YouTube TV Family Group, picking a genre plan, or switching to a different streamer. This guide walks through each.<\/p>\n

What student discounts Google actually offers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Product<\/th>\nStudent price<\/th>\nStandard price<\/th>\nVerification<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
YouTube Premium (student)<\/td>\n$7.99\/month<\/td>\n$13.99\/month<\/td>\nSheerID, re-verify yearly, max 4 years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
YouTube Music Premium (student)<\/td>\n$5.99\/month<\/td>\n$10.99\/month<\/td>\nSheerID, re-verify yearly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube TV (student)<\/td>\n$119\/season<\/td>\n~$378\/season<\/td>\nSheerID + active YouTube TV subscription<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
YouTube TV base plan<\/td>\nNo student price<\/strong><\/td>\n$82.99\/month<\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

How to verify as a student with SheerID<\/h2>\n

SheerID is the third-party verification platform Google uses for every student offer. The process takes about 5 minutes if you have your school documents handy.<\/p>\n

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  1. Sign in to YouTube with the Google account you want the discount on.<\/li>\n
  2. Go to the offer page (Premium: youtube.com\/premium\/student<\/a>; Sunday Ticket: tv.youtube.com\/learn\/nflsundayticket-students<\/a>).<\/li>\n
  3. Click Verify your eligibility<\/strong>. SheerID opens.<\/li>\n
  4. Enter your school name, full legal name, date of birth, and your school-issued email address.<\/li>\n
  5. If your school is not auto-verified, upload a current document: tuition receipt, transcript, class schedule, or student ID. Documents must be dated within the current term.<\/li>\n
  6. Wait for the email confirmation. Most go through in 2\u201310 minutes.<\/li>\n
  7. The discount applies on your next billing cycle.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    To qualify, you must be enrolled in a Title IV-accredited US higher-education institution (or the local equivalent in supported countries). High schoolers don’t qualify. You re-verify each year and can keep the price for a maximum of 4 consecutive years<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

    How to share YouTube TV instead of getting a student discount<\/h2>\n

    The YouTube TV Family Group is how most students cut the cost. One household member pays $82.99\/month and shares with up to 5 other members in the same household \u2014 making the effective cost $13.83\/person\/month<\/strong> for a 6-person group.<\/p>\n

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    1. The primary subscriber goes to tv.youtube.com<\/a> \u2192 Settings \u2192 Family Sharing<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
    2. Click Set up family group<\/strong> and accept the YouTube Paid Terms.<\/li>\n
    3. Send invites to up to 5 family members via Gmail addresses.<\/li>\n
    4. Each member accepts and signs in with their Google account. They get their own profile, recommendations, and DVR library.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Restrictions:<\/p>\n