.EDU Top-Level Domain
The .edu domain is a top-level domain (TLD) used primarily by educational institutions in the United States. It is reserved for post-secondary educational institutions that are institutionally accredited by an agency on the U.S. Department of Education's list of Nationally Recognized Accrediting Agencies.
Registry: EDUCAUSE
Type: gTLD
Introduced: 1985
WHOIS Server: whois.educause.edu
RDAP Server: https://rdap.educause.edu/
Average Pricing: Free for eligible institutions
Restrictions: Limited to accredited, post-secondary educational institutions in the United States.
Additional Information
What is a gTLD?
Generic Top-Level Domain. While it's a gTLD, it's restricted to accredited post-secondary U.S. educational institutions.
Fun Facts
.edu was one of the original TLDs created in 1985It was originally administered by the U.S. Department of Defense before being transferred to EDUCAUSE in 2001It's one of the few TLDs that doesn't allow subdomains to be registered by separate entities