Overview

Whether your a college, a charter school, a prep school, or a private pre, elementary, secondary, or high school--or even a trade school--your institute is offering education on some level. The new .academy domain extension offers a more relevant alternative to the existing .edu extension that is used today. The new .academy gTLD is for the elite and specialized educational institutions. Take The Naval Academy, for example. They can now register thenaval.academy. Registering a .academy gTLD for your educational brand will help you let your customers (students, prospective students, and investors) know exactly who you are and what you do. It strengthens your online identity and boosts advertizing, which will inherently increases search rankings. Be sure to get the .academy domain name you want before it's taken.

Requirements

Are individual .academy registrations allowed? | Yes

Will I need to provide additional information to register a .academy domain name? | No

▼ Do restrictions apply to some .academy domain names? | Yes

In accordance with ICANN schedule of reserved names the following are restricted: “EXAMPLE” shall be reserved at the second level and at all other levels within the TLD at which Registry Operator makes registrations.Two-character labels: All two-character labels shall be initially reserved. The reservation of a two character label string may be released to the extent that Registry Operator reaches agreement with the government and country-code manager. The Registry Operator may also propose release of these reservations based on its implementation of measures to avoid confusion with the corresponding country codes.

Are IDNs available? | Yes

Related Domain Extensions:

• .academy