Many Nashville-area college and university students start school this week. Welcome to Nashville, if you’re new here! It’s often so hard to scrape by financially as a college student. Here are the best deals for college students in Nashville, from movie memberships to coffee deals. Make sure to bring your university ID for these discounts, and check with your college for school-specific deals!
☕ Restaurant Discounts
- Poindexter Coffee offers discount cards for local university students and faculty that give 50% off drip coffee and cold brew, $1 off specialty coffee drinks, and 20% off bottles of wine and beer (21+).
- Get 10% off your meal and beverage purchase at any Las Palmas location.
- Download the Kaboo app to find more local discounts! Vanderbilt student Danny Zhu helped launch the app.
- Check with your campus to see if your meal plan includes discounts at nearby restaurants and coffee shops.
🏛️ Museum Discounts
- Frist Art Museum is free for college students on Thursdays from 5-8 p.m. (date night idea!), and $4 off every other time.
- Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum offers an undisclosed discount, only if you purchase at the box office.
- Discounts are also available in person at the National Museum of African American Music, and the first Wednesday of every month is free for all.
- Get $2 off your Parthenon ticket.
- Cheekwood Estate and Gardens has discounted student tickets; cost varies by day.
- Adventure Science Center offers $10 off memberships.
- The Tennessee State Museum is always free.
🎥 Entertainment Discounts
- Get a $45 membership at The Belcourt Theatre and receive discounted movie tickets, plus other membership perks.
- Nashville Symphony’s SOUNDCHECK program gives students discounts on select performances, once you sign up. When I was in grad school, the discounted ticket prices were only $10; that might be higher now, but likely still a great deal!
- Sign up for the student mailing list at the Nashville Ballet for 15% off select performances.
- Get steep discounts at Nashville SC when you sign up for their U Pass.
- Centennial Sportsplex offers a small daily discount, and a much larger membership discount, to college students.
🚌 Transportation Discounts
- Many local colleges and universities partner with WeGo to provide free bus transportation for students. Check with your school!
- McDuffee Tire Service gives student discounts for auto repair, tire purchases, and oil changes.
🧑🎓 A history of Tennessee State University
