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.academy — priced to try, renewed at the real rate

.academy costs $10.99 for the first year and $48.99/yr after — the difference is the registry's introductory pricing, not a trick, and both numbers are on this page.

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Who it suits

When .academy is the right answer.

Not a list of everyone. The cases where this extension is genuinely doing work for you.

Practices, courses and teaching
The extension carries the subject, which keeps the name itself free for your brand.

.academy pricing

$10.99first year

Then $48.99 a year. The second number is the one to budget on.

Registration term
1 year
Register
$10.99/yr
Renew
$48.99/yr
Transfer in
$48.99
WHOIS privacy
Free

A transfer costs the same as a renewal and adds a full year to whatever time is already on the domain, so nothing is lost by moving in.

Registrar prices last checked 2026-09-02. Search re-confirms before you pay.

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Before you register

Three things about .academy worth knowing first.

The parts that are easy to find out afterwards and irritating to find out afterwards.

Year two is the real price

The renewal is $48.99/yr — 4.5× the first year. Worth knowing before the brand is printed on anything.

Transfers include a year

Moving a .academy in costs $48.99 and extends the registration by a year — you lose nothing by transferring.

WHOIS privacy is included

Your name and address stay out of the public record at no cost, for as long as you hold the name.

Questions

About .academy specifically.

How much does a .academy domain cost?
$10.99 for the first year, renewing at $48.99 per year. A transfer in costs $48.99 and includes a year of registration. Prices are checked against our registrar every four hours and the search box re-confirms before you pay.
Why is the renewal higher than the first year?
Registries price the first year low to get names into use; the renewal is the standing rate. We print both together so the second bill is never a surprise.
Are there restrictions on registering one?
We can only sell what our registrar can register, and .academy is available through the search on this page — if a specific name is reserved or premium, the result says so with the real price rather than the standard one.

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