.edu

(education) is the sponsored top-level domain for educational institutions, primarily those in the United States. Created in January 1985 as one of the first top-level domains, was originally intended for educational institutions anywhere in the world. On April 24, 1985 , , , , , and became the first six registered domain names. With few exceptions, however, only educational institutions in the United States registered such domains, while institutions in other countries usually used domain... full article at wikipedia