Students at Cornell University are eligible for several different options for Microsoft Office. Some of these options are available at no cost, while others require payment of a licensing fee. Please contact the CU Software office at cusoftware@cornell.edu with any questions.
All of these programs are available to registered matriculated students at Cornell University. All of these programs cover installation onto computers that are a student's personal property. Some programs may have additional eligibility requirements that will be mentioned in the program descriptions.
Microsoft Office available to SPC students. Petersburg College offers Microsoft Office software to current students at no additional cost. The software, for both Windows and Mac, includes: Microsoft Office Pro Suite for PC (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, Lync) - 2016 (via Office 365). The Microsoft Student Advantage program gives you free access to Office 365 while you are actively a student at SJSU, including access to the Office Standard desktop applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint). Upon graduation or de-matriculation, you will no longer be entitled to use Office 365 through the Student Advantage program.
Microsoft Office is a suite of products that includes Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Licensing See licensing terms on individual software version pages. Microsoft Office Information Systems & Technology. Receive a discount on a new Mac or iPad for your studies with Apple Education Pricing. Available for students, teachers and staff. Learn more Student Financing.
Microsoft Windows CU provides Microsoft Windows as a common good for university-owned computers. Download Microsoft Windows. Visit the EES Agreement page to learn more. For personally-owned computers, (including Bootcamp or virtual environments on Mac computers): Visit Microsoft's software download page to purchase and download. Dec 06, 2018 Amazon has slashed the price of Microsoft Office to ridiculously low prices today. Off a one-time purchase of the suite of apps, bringing. Up Microsoft Office Home and Student 2019 for $100.
If you are Cornell faculty or staff, please see our Microsoft Office for Faculty and Staff article.
Cornell-Provided Services (No Fee)
Office 365 ProPlus for Students
- License: Contingent on registration status
- Website: Visit our Office 365 ProPlus for Students download and installation page
Currently-registered students have access to the full Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus suite of desktop applications. These include for Windows and Mac: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, and Skype. For Windows, Access, Publisher, and InfoPath are also included. The license will remain valid for as long as a student remains registered.
Office 365 Productivity Bundle
- License: Contingent on registration status
- Website: Office 365 Productivity Bundle
Currently-registered students have access to a suite of Office 365 online productivity tools for cloud-based access and collaboration. These services include: SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business, Office Online, Yammer, and Delve. Access to these services is available for as long as a student remains registered.
G Suite for Education
- License: Available to Cornell students and alumni
- Website: G Suite for Education
Students at Cornell can use Google's online applications available through G Suite for Education to upload, read, and edit files created in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Files can also be downloaded in Microsoft-compatible formats.
Microsoft-Provided Services (No Fee)
Microsoft Azure Dev Tools for Teaching
- License: Available for instructors and registered students
- Website: Azure Dev Tools for Teaching
Instructors and students at Cornell can access a suite of education-focused Microsoft development tools. Products available through this service include Visual Studio, Project, Visio, and Windows 10 Education Edition. This service is provided by Microsoft. Products acquired through this service may only be used for instructional purposes.
Microsoft-Provided Services (Fee Required)
Microsoft Office (various options)
- License: Available for purchase from Microsoft
- Website: Microsoft Store
Students may purchase their own license for Office rather than using one provided by the University. This may be the only option for people studying at Cornell who are not enrolled into a degree program or are otherwise not registered as regular Cornell students.
Other No-Fee Options
Microsoft Suite Student Download
There are other alternatives to Microsoft Office that allow the ability to read, edit, and create documents in Microsoft Office formats. Please note that the following options are listed as a courtesy to the Cornell community, and that Cornell does not provide support for them.
Microsoft Office Word For Mac Student Discount
- Google Drive (external link)
- LibreOffice (external link)
- Apache OpenOffice (external link)