Free Microsoft 365 for U.S. College Students

College students in the U.S. can avail a free one-year Microsoft 365 subscription. Here’s what’s included in the package.

This is not the same as Microsoft 365 Online,which is free for everyone. Microsoft 365 Personal (formerly called Office 365) includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook. You can access these apps on PC, Mac, iOS, and android. It also comes with 1TB of storage space on OneDrive in the free subscription. And yes, it includes Microsoft Copilot in desktop apps for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Designer, etc.

Word will auto-save your documents in OneDrive; you may wish to change that. Copilot in Excel requires AutoSave to be enabled. The Redmond company recently warned that Copilot in Excel lacks accuracy. Please note that Windows 11 will soon automatically install two companion apps on your PC if you have Microsoft 365 Desktop apps installed.

So, why is Microsoft 365 Personal being given away for free? And why only in the United States?