DoorDash is a food delivery app with an extension into groceries and retail delivery, connecting customers to restaurants and stores all over thousands of cities around the world. The company's DashPass membership comes with $0 delivery fees and reduced service fees on all eligible orders for $9.99/month, with significant discounts available for eligible students and some Chase cardholders.
The benefit of $0 delivery fee and reduced service fee on eligible orders applies to restaurants, grocery stores, and convenience retailers — anything with the DashPass icon — and not just the food deliveries. That matters for anyone who uses DoorDash as a generic on-demand delivery service and not just a food ordering app; convenience and grocery deliveries fit the bill here too.
Orders in the US have to have at least $12+ subtotal for restaurant and convenience deliveries or $25+ subtotal for grocery deliveries to be eligible for DashPass perks; the Canadian minimum is $15/$35 respectively, while Australia/New Zealand's minimums are $20/$30. Those minimums are calculated with subtotal only; tax, tips, and fees do not count towards meeting that minimum amount, meaning that a $10.99 order would not qualify even if it is over $12 when all fees are added.
Undergraduate and graduate students in accredited US schools get access to DoorDash DashPass membership at half the price, $4.99/month or $48/year. This discount applies all the time and is not a one-time thing in the first year — it will stay at that price as long as your status is verified as a student. The benefits are the same as with the full-priced membership: Unlimited free delivery fees and 10% discount on subtotals from reduced service fees, 5% DoorDash credits on pickup orders.
Besides the discounted student membership, there is a separate program called Free Student DashPass that allows eligible students to get full DashPass membership for free, while attending a particular university. That program is available only for select participating universities — if you want to use it, make sure your university participates and your location matches your school's address to see the offer.
If you are an eligible student and already have a regular DashPass subscription, you cannot simply change that subscription in the app; you will have to wait until your current paid billing cycle ends and then cancel the subscription before it charges again. Then you can join in the Student program at its own pricing. Trying to change it in the middle of the billing cycle would not give you a prorated refund for the difference.
Chase Freedom and Chase Sapphire cardholders (the terms vary depending on a particular card) can activate a free DashPass subscription for six months. After those six months, it turns into the standard DashPass subscription at the then-current price unless canceled first — treat it the same way as any other free trial turning into a paid subscription.
When people search for "DoorDash student promo code," most of them think about entering that promo code during checkout in the app. However, student discount works via verifying your status in the DashPass for Students, which is a membership-level program. If your verification fails, make sure your university is eligible and your enrollment status is active.
Yes, DashPass works for grocery orders along with restaurant and convenience orders. There is a slightly higher minimum subtotal for grocery orders ($25 in the US) in comparison with restaurant and convenience orders ($12 in the US).
Those orders will not have any DashPass perks applied — the threshold is based on the subtotal of your order only and does not take into account taxes, tips, or additional fees. Sometimes adding one more product to your order will be cheaper than paying delivery fees on a low-subtotal order.
No — despite being searched for often, the student discount comes via verifying your student status in DashPass for Students membership program and not as a coupon code that can be used in the checkout process.
Yes, there is a separate program called Free Student DashPass that is available only for select universities, as determined by DoorDash. This program is less popular and limited than the standard $4.99/month Student DashPass.
You have to wait until your current billing cycle ends and cancel the subscription before the next charge, and then subscribe to Student DashPass separately.
Yes, Chase Freedom or Sapphire cardholders get a complimentary six-month membership, but it switches to the regular DashPass subscription at the prevailing price after six months if not canceled.
After graduating from university, your Free Student DashPass turns into the standard DashPass plan right away and is charged at the standard $9.99/month rate (plus tax).
Yes, your eligibility for both student-discounted and university-specific memberships depends on your student status. Once you stop being a student (by graduation, leaving of absence, etc.) your membership changes to a standard rate.
No, it probably makes no sense to pay for a monthly subscription if you only order once per month. DashPass becomes worthwhile once you get enough free delivery fees and discounts to offset the subscription cost, which happens usually within 1-2 orders.