According to the eligibility requirements [1], yes. However, this was not always the case and domains registered before 2001 were grandfathered in. According to

According to the eligibility requirements [1], yes. However, this was not always the case and domains registered before 2001 were grandfathered in. According to the whois record for academia.edu [2], it was first registered in 1999. [1] http://net.educause.edu/edudomain/eligibility.asp http://net.educause.edu/edudomain/eligibility.asp [2] http://whois.educause.net/index.asp http://whois.educause.net/index.asp