WIRED student discount
Year-round academic (student/educator) discount ~50% off; stackable promos as low as ~$5/year digital
- How much
- ~50% off standard (~$24/yr to ~$12/yr); promo lows ~$5/yr digital
- How to claim
- Go to the wired.com subscription page, select the student/educator offer, verify status, and check out
- Verification
- Student verification — You verify your student or educator status on wired.com before getting the academic rate.
- Freshness
- Verified Jul 13, 2026
- Where
- Worldwide
- Expires
- No end date listed — ongoing
The details
WIRED offers a year-round academic discount for students and educators of roughly 50% off standard pricing, verified on wired.com. During peak promo windows the academic discount can stack with sales for 70-80% off, and promotional digital subscriptions as low as ~$5/year appear. Standard subscriptions run roughly $2.99+/month or ~$24/year.
More student deals in News & Media
- The Wall Street Journal$4/month (digital); ~$10/month (print + digital)
WSJ Student Digital from ~$4/month (or ~$10/mo print + digital); rate holds while enrolled
- The Economistup to 75% off annual digital (also promoted as 50% off); free Espresso app
Students save up to ~75% on an annual digital subscription, plus a free Espresso daily-news app membership
- The Guardian£0 to read online; £9/yr (UK) or $10/yr (US) for the student all-access plan
Free to read online (reader-supported); optional verified-student all-access digital plan at ~£9/$10 per year
- The Washington Post$1 every 4 weeks (~90% off standard)
Academic rate: $1 every 4 weeks for verified students, faculty and staff (~90% off)
The Wall Street Journal
The Economist
The Guardian
The Washington Post