How to Confirm My MATLAB License is Educational/Student Version?

Background:

I’m a current undergraduate student using my university email (@stu.hunau.edu.cn) to register a MathWorks account. However, I cannot confirm whether my license is an educational/student version or not.

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1. MATLAB Version and Toolboxes

>> ver

The output lists several toolboxes, including:

MATLAB 2024b

Deep Learning Toolbox

Image Processing Toolbox

Optimization Toolbox

Statistics and Machine Learning Toolbox

...and more

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2. License Tests

>> license ans = 'free'

>> license('test', 'student') ans = 0

>> license('inuse')

The license('inuse') shows:

matlab

neural_network_toolbox

signal_toolbox

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3. License File Environment

>> getenv('MLM_LICENSE_FILE') ans = '13501@10.168.71.56:13501@10.168.231.186'

This suggests I'm using a network license server through my university campus network.

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4. Internal Licensing Function

>> matlab.internal.licensing.isEducationLicense Error: Unable to resolve the name 'matlab.internal.licensing.isEducationLicense'.

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5. Deep Learning Toolbox Functionality Test

I tested whether the Deep Learning Toolbox works by building a basic CNN:

try layers = [ imageInputLayer([28 28 1]) convolution2dLayer(32, 3, 'Name', 'conv1') reluLayer('Name', 'relu1') fullyConnectedLayer(10, 'Name', 'fc1') softmaxLayer('Name', 'softmax') classificationLayer('Name', 'classOut') ]; disp('Deep Learning Toolbox is available. No license issue detected.'); catch ME if contains(ME.message, {'License', 'Undefined function'}) disp('Deep Learning Toolbox is unavailable. Possibly due to missing student/educational license.'); else disp('Other error occurred.'); end end

Output:

Deep Learning Toolbox is available. No license issue detected.

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My Key Questions:

1. I’m using MATLAB through my school’s license server. Since license('test', 'student') returns 0 and license returns 'free', does this mean I don’t have a student license?

2. I can access multiple toolboxes without restriction—does this imply I’m under a campus-wide educational license?

3. Why can’t I access matlab.internal.licensing.isEducationLicense? Is that function restricted?

4. How can I definitively check from my installation or account whether I have a student/educational license instead of a trial/commercial license?

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

>> getenv('MLM_LICENSE_FILE')

ans = '13501@10.168.71.56:13501@10.168.231.186'

You are using an education license, not a student license.

I do not find any documentation for matlab.internal.licensing.isEducationLicense at all, and the function does not appear on my R2025a pre-release.

Your license type should be listed on https://www.mathworks.com/mwaccount/?s_tid=user_nav_myac