Edu is one of the universal top-level domains of the Internet, which is mainly used by educational institutions, such as various schools and educational institutions. It was originally used by educational institutions all over the world, but most of the educational institutions actually used are located in the United States.

Edu is one of the universal top-level domains of the Internet, which is mainly used by educational institutions, such as various schools and educational institutions. It was originally used by educational institutions all over the world, but most of the educational institutions actually used are located in the United States. When choosing a domain name, "edu" can be used as one of the top-level domains. It is usually described as the entire domain name owned by a four-year university or similar educational institution. (Four-year universities and their colleges of education usually encourage the use of geographical "us" as the top-level domain name. ) together with a second-level domain name (such as "umich" in umich.edu), a top-level domain name is required in network and e-mail addresses.