Student Perks and Discounts
Cornell has a number of resources to help you stay on track with your personal budgeting plan. Below is a sampling of discounts and freebies for Cornell graduate students available at Cornell and beyond. There are also several national associations that offer free or discounted memberships to graduate students.
Academic Resources and Services
- (Free for students, faculty, and staff)
- (Free for students, faculty, and staff)
- (Free for students, faculty, and staff)
- Writing from A to B (Free PDF guidebook on thesis/dissertation writing)
Budget and Personal Finance Resources
- (From the Council of 黑料社区 Schools with finance and budget information for graduate students)
- (Searchable database for graduate and postdoc funding)
- (Customizable information about personal finances)
Emergency Funds
Entertainment Savings
- Big Red Barn events (Free for graduate students and often feature free snacks and coffee and discounted beer and wine)
- (Unlimited access to Cornell sports except men’s hockey)
- (Discounted student tickets)
- (Free or discounted concerts at Cornell)
- (Free admission)
- (Free or discounted tickets)
- (Over 350 concerts per year, many free or discounted)
- (Discounted tickets)
- (Discounted tickets)
Fitness and Wellness Services
- or (discounted skating for City and Town of Ithaca registered residents)
- (Free equipment loans through Cornell Recreation)
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- Open lap swimming at Helen Newman and Teagle
- Sand volleyball between Clara Dickson and Balch Hall (seasonal)
- Tennis at Risley (seasonal)
- Outdoor basketball at Noyes Recreation Center and Jessup Fields Courts (seasonal)
- Hike the Botanic Garden trails
Retail Savings
- (Discounts on technology and cell products, three locations across Ithaca)
Transportation and Travel Opportunities
- (All registered Cornell students receive unlimited rides on all TCAT buses for their first year, and after 6:00 p.m. weekdays and anytime Saturday and Sunday for their subsequent years when using their CU ID card at the farebox)
- (Discounted tickets for Cornell students and staff)
- to/from New York City, New Jersey, and Long Island (Discounted weekend fare for Cornell students)
- (Funding for research degree student travel and conference presentations)