While American Eagle is a relatively affordable clothing retailer, nothing beats saving a few bucks on your next apparel purchase. Fortunately, if you’re currently student, you have the chance to use a 20% student discount on all full-priced items at American Eagle. But with any student discount, there are some caveats and fine print you NEED to know. Read on to learn more about the American Eagle student discount, and how you can start using it for yourself.

What’s the AE Student Discount?

20% off.

Qualifying college students can get up to 20% off using the American Eagle student discount using UNiDAYS.

Unidays is a website that offers exclusive sales and discounts to eligible college and university students.

How To Apply for the Student Discount

To receive the 20% discount, you first need to sign up on the Unidays website.

On Unidays, you’ll need to provide your current .edu student email address and/or a school ID or documents proving your current college or university status.

Once you’ve successfully enrolled, you’ll then be able to use the provided promo code to get a 20% discount at American Eagle.

Not to mention, you can use your Unidays account to find and save big at other popular stores too.

PRO TIP: COMBINE WITH SITEWIDE SALE

American Eagle periodically runs sitewide sales or large discounts in certain clothing categories, both in-store and online. You absolutely can use your 20% discount in conjunction with these sales events. As long as the discounted clothing isn’t considered Clearance your student discount is good-to-go.

See Also: 15 Smart Ways to Save Money at American Eagle

It’s Good for High-School (16+) and College Students

You gotta be at least 16 years old.

The AEO student discount (and all Unidays student discounts for that matter) is only available to students aged 16 or over.

So if you’re a high school student, but under 16, you DON’T qualify for the American Eagle student discount.

No .edu Email Address? No Problem

If you don’t have a student .edu email address, you can still sign up for Unidays.

Either upload a current photo of your school ID or provide documentation as proof you are a current student at a college or university.

I wanted to get some more clarification on exactly how this works, so I hit up Unidays on Twitter and asked the question.

I was told that if you’re 16+, to drop an email to [email protected] with either your institution email address, or student ID, so they can help verify your account.

PRO TIP: ASK REDDIT FOR A COUPON

I was today years old when I realized Reddit has a thread for posting and sharing American Eagle coupons that people aren’t going to use. You can actually ask for a coupon when you need one and there’s a really good chance someone will help you out. Get in the habit of checking this thread whenever you shop at AE. The thread gets updated every month which is super cool.

Can’t Be Used on Clearance Items

Unfortunately, you can ONLY use your 20% student discount on full-priced items.

Therefore, don’t expect to be able to use your student discount on items that are in the sale or clearance section, or have a percentage off.

But You Can Use It Online and In-Store

You can use your 20% off student discount BOTH online -OR- in-store at American Eagle.

When online shopping, you’ll simply provide your Unidays promo code at checkout.

When shopping in-store, you’ll provide a barcode (from Unidays) that the American Eagle employee can scan and your 20% discount will be applied.

Discount Will Stack with AE Real Rewards

You CANNOT use other American Eagle coupon codes along with your student discount.

However, if you are signed up for the American Eagle loyalty program, you can earn points (“Real Rewards”) which can add up to “$5 off” rewards.

You get 10 points for every $1 spend, then when you reach 1,250 points (equivalent to $125 spent), you’ll get a $5 reward.

You CAN then combine multiple $5 off rewards with your 20% student discount for even more savings.

See Also: Need to Make an American Eagle Return? Here’s What You Gotta Know

Ask the Reader: Have you registered for the student discount at American Eagle? Was it an easy process or not worth the hassle?

By Kyle James

Kyle James( Owner/Founder )

I started Rather-Be-Shopping.com in 2000 and have become a consumer expert and advocate writing about out-of-the-box ways to save at stores like Amazon, Walmart, Target and Costco to name a few. I’ve been featured on FOX News, Good Morning America, and the NY Times talking about my savings tips. (Learn more)