.EDU is reserved mainly for institutionally accredited U.S. postsecondary institutions and other organizations that qualify under EDUCAUSE policy. EDUCAUSE is the sole registrar and handles applications, renewals, and administration directly.
.EDU eligibility and final application approval are handled by EDUCAUSE. Review the official eligibility rules before ordering.
Use NiceNIC pricing and domain tools to review an eligible .EDU request while keeping EDUCAUSE eligibility, approval, and annual registration requirements in view.
Add funds and pay for domain services using supported crypto options such as USDT, BTC, ETH, and LTC. Automated crypto deposit recording helps account balances update quickly after successful confirmation, with no extra NiceNIC processing fee for automated deposits.
NiceNIC provides real human support, not only scripted replies. Our team can review your domain needs, explain practical options, and give account-level, transfer, bulk registration, and reseller suggestions to help your domain business grow.
NiceNIC does not take arbitrary action against domains. Abuse reports are reviewed based on available evidence, policies, and registry requirements, with domain owners guided to review, fix, or explain reported issues where appropriate.
Manage .EDU together with 2,500+ domain extensions from one NiceNIC account, including country-code, generic, and new domain extensions. This helps businesses, investors, and resellers build global domain coverage more efficiently.
NiceNIC supports 47+ website languages, creating a multilingual registrar experience for international users and teams. This makes domain registration, renewal, transfer, account management, and support easier across different markets.
For hosting providers, agencies, platforms, and domain resellers, NiceNIC supports reseller API access for domain registration, renewal, transfer, DNS, account-level pricing, and custom nameserver services.
No same-period official .EDU registration total is publicly available, so a global .EDU registration share is not stated.
No same-period registry total was available.
An official .EDU count is required.
All TLDs at March 31, 2026.
Four non-overlapping categories show the global total. .EDU remains inside other established TLDs because its official same-period count is unavailable.
The extension is reserved for eligible institutions and qualifying education organizations.
IANA lists EDUCAUSE as sponsor, with Verisign providing technical services.
Use it for official websites, admissions, research, and campus services.
Applicants must meet current policy and maintain accurate information.
This same-source snapshot is separate from official registry totals.
Verified public .EDU aftermarket sales with disclosed prices are currently unavailable.
Departments and services can use clear subdomains beneath an approved institutional domain.
Present official institutional information.
Organize teaching resources.
Publish research and collections.
Provide official information.
The ICANN registrar-transfer policy does not apply to .EDU. Keep institutional eligibility, contacts, billing, and nameserver information current in the official portal.
.EDU does not use an ordinary bulk-registration channel. Eligible institutions may hold up to two names, with each application reviewed directly by EDUCAUSE.
Review proposed institutional names before applying through EDUCAUSE.
Requested names must reasonably represent the applicant; generic names are not permitted.
If your business sells hosting, websites, SaaS, agency services, or brand protection packages, NiceNIC reseller APIs can support domain registration, renewal, transfer, DNS, and account management.
# NiceNIC API v2 endpoint
# Applies to supported domain extensions, including .com, .net, .org, ccTLDs, and new gTLDs
https://api.nicenic.net/v2/
# Required headers
Authorization: username:api_secret
Content-Type: application/json
# Check domain availability across multiple extensions
curl "https://api.nicenic.net/v2/?category=domain&action=check&domains=example.com,example.net,mybrand.org" \
-H "Authorization: username:api_secret" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json"
# Get registration / renewal / transfer pricing for any supported extension
curl "https://api.nicenic.net/v2/?category=domain&action=get_price&domain=example.com&type=register&year=1" \
-H "Authorization: username:api_secret" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json"
# Change the domain value to query another TLD:
# example.com, example.net, example.org, example.ai, example.co
# Standard response format
{
"code": 0,
"msg": "success",
"data": {}
}
Practical answers about eligibility, applications, naming, renewals, and administration.
It is a restricted domain for eligible U.S. postsecondary institutions and qualifying educational organizations, supporting official institutional websites, admissions, academics, research, libraries, and campus services.
IANA lists EDUCAUSE as the sponsoring organization for .EDU, with Verisign providing registry technical services.
No. New registrations are limited to eligible U.S.-based postsecondary institutions with institutional accreditation and certain qualifying system offices, associations, or consortia under EDUCAUSE policy.
EDUCAUSE may register up to two .EDU domain names per eligible institution or organization.
EDUCAUSE registers and renews .EDU domains for one year at a time. Registrants must also accept the EDUCAUSE Customer Service Agreement annually.
EDUCAUSE currently lists a registration fee of $77 per year for each approved .EDU domain.
No. EDUCAUSE is the sole registrar for .EDU, and ordinary registrar transfers do not apply. Policy also restricts selling, leasing, assigning, or transferring a registration to another entity.
NiceNIC API v2 supports pricing and domain operations for supported extensions. Confirm current .EDU API availability and eligibility handling before integrating, because EDUCAUSE remains the final eligibility authority.
Publish accurate institutional identity, accreditation and program information, official contacts, privacy and security notices, and clear service information for students and the public.
Register a new .EDU, transfer an existing domain, or upgrade your account level for bulk registration and reseller API use.
