Academy

“An academy (Attic Greek: Άκαδήμειαis) is an institution of higher education, research, or honorary membership. The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 385 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athens, Greece. ”
Unlocked at: City Hall Lv.4

The Academy is a building which allows the governor to research various technologies. Upgrading the academy will permanently increase the research speed bonus for the city.

Building Requirements

Please note The build times listed below assume no building bonuses are active, such as those from technologies, alliance technologies, or VIP perks. While we cannot predict your build time, it will likely be less.

Lvl	Requirements	Research Speed Boost	Cost	Time	Power
1	City Hall Lv.4	0.5%	500 800	6s	5
2	City Hall Lv.4	1.0%	1.0K 1.5K	40s	11
3	City Hall Lv.4	1.5%	2.0K 2.8K	2m 40s	27
4	City Hall Lv.4	2.0%	3.8K 5.0K 800	6m	61
5	City Hall Lv.5	2.5%	6.8K 9.0K 1.5K	20m	145
6	City Hall Lv.6	3.0%	11.5K 15.5K 3.2K	53m 20s	336
7	City Hall Lv.7	3.5%	17.3K 23.3K 5.0K	1h 47m	688
8	City Hall Lv.8	4.0%	26.0K 35.0K 8.0K	3h 33m	1,346
9	City Hall Lv.9	4.5%	39.0K 52.5K 12.8K	7h 7m	2,591
10	City Hall Lv.10	5.0%	58.5K 78.8K 20.5K	14h 13m	4,975
11	City Hall Lv.11	5.5%	90.0K 120.0K 32.5K	17h 4m	7,970
12	City Hall Lv.12	6.0%	135.0K 180.0K 50.0K	20h 29m	11,679
13	City Hall Lv.13	6.5%	202.5K 270.0K 75.0K	1d 1h	16,387
14	City Hall Lv.14	7.0%	305.0K 405.0K 112.5K	1d 5h	22,391
15	City Hall Lv.15	7.5%	457.5K 607.5K 170.0K	1d 11h	30,127
16	City Hall Lv.16	8.0%	687.5K 912.5K 255.0K	1d 18h	40,207
17	City Hall Lv.17	8.5%	1.0M 1.4M 382.5K	2d 3h	53,497
18	City Hall Lv.18	9.0%	1.6M 2.1M 575.0K	2d 13h	71,227
19	City Hall Lv.19	9.5%	2.3M 3.1M 875.0K	3d 1h	95,369
20	City Hall Lv.20	10.0%	3.5M 4.7M 1.3M	3d 16h	128,424
21	City Hall Lv.21	12.0%	5.250.000 7.050.000 2.000.000	6d 5h	174,240
22	City Hall Lv.22	14.0%	7.9M 10.6M 3.0M	5d 17h	239,921
23	City Hall Lv.23	16.0%	11.8M 15.9M 4.5M	8d	336,515
24	City Hall Lv.24	18.0%	17.8M 24.0M 6.8M	12d	481,806
25	Watchtower Lv.25 City Hall Lv.25 Trading Post Lv.25	25.0%	26.8M 36.0M 10.2M 1x Master's Blueprint	?	783,449

Technology Unlocks

Each time the academy is upgraded, additional technologies can be researched. Note that simply because the research is unlocked at a specific academy level, it will likely still have some pre-requisite technologies. Those pre-requisites are not show here and can be viewed on the individual technology page.

Academy Level	Technology Unlocks
	Economic	Military
1	Quarrying Level 1 Irrigation Level 1 Handsaw Level 1	Military Discipline Level 1 Iron Working Level 1 Improved Fletching Level 1 Horsemanship Level 1 Flaming Projectile Level 1
2	Irrigation Level 2 Handsaw Level 2	None
3	Irrigation Level 3 Handsaw Level 3	Iron Working Level 2 Improved Fletching Level 2 Horsemanship Level 2 Flaming Projectile Level 2
4	Irrigation Level 4 Handsaw Level 4	None
5	Irrigation Level 5 Handsaw Level 5 Sickle Level 1 Masonry Level 1 Handaxe Level 1	Iron Working Level 3 Improved Fletching Level 3 Horsemanship Level 3 Flaming Projectile Level 3
6	Sickle Level 2 Masonry Level 2 Handaxe Level 2	None
7	Sickle Level 3 Masonry Level 3 Handaxe Level 3	Iron Working Level 4 Improved Fletching Level 4 Horsemanship Level 4 Flaming Projectile Level 4
8	Sickle Level 4 Masonry Level 4 Handaxe Level 4	Swordsman Bowman Light Cavalry Arcuballista Tracking Level 1 Pathfinding Level 1
9	Sickle Level 5 Masonry Level 5 Handaxe Level 5	Iron Working Level 5 Improved Fletching Level 5 Horsemanship Level 5 Flaming Projectile Level 5 Tracking Level 2 Pathfinding Level 2
10	Metallurgy Level 1 Chisel Level 1-2 Writing Level 1-2 Metalworking Level 1-2	Tracking Level 3 Pathfinding Level 3
11	Chisel Level 3 Writing Level 3 Metalworking Level 3	Tracking Level 4 Pathfinding Level 4 Buckler Level 1 Leather Armor Level 1 Scale Armor Level 1 Enhanced Axle Level 1
12	Chisel Level 4 Writing Level 4 Metalworking Level 4 Multilayer Structure Level 1-2 Handcart Level 1-2 Placer Mining Level 1-2	Tracking Level 5 Pathfinding Level 5 Buckler Level 2 Leather Armor Level 2 Scale Armor Level 2 Enhanced Axle Level 2
13	Chisel Level 5 Writing Level 5 Metalworking Level 5 Multilayer Structure Level 3 Handcart Level 3 Placer Mining Level 3 Wheel Level 1-2	Buckler Level 3 Leather Armor Level 3 Scale Armor Level 3 Enhanced Axle Level 3
14	Multilayer Structure Level 4 Handcart Level 4 Placer Mining Level 4 Wheel Level 3-4 Buckler Level 4	Leather Armor Level 4 Scale Armor Level 4 Enhanced Axle Level 4
15	Multilayer Structure Level 5 Handcart Level 5 Placer Mining Level 5 Wheel Level 5	Buckler Level 5 Leather Armor Level 5 Scale Armor Level 5 Enhanced Axle Level 5
16	Jewelry Level 1 Plow Level 1-3 Sawmill Level 1-3	Spearman Composite Bowman Heavy Cavalry Mangonel Camouflage Level 1-2 Combat Tactics Level 1-4 Defensive Formation Level 1-4 Herbal Medicine Level 1-4 Cartography Level 1
17	Plow Level 4-6 Sawmill Level 4-6 Scythe Level 1-4 Whipsaw Level 1-4 Engineering Level 1-4	Camouflage Level 3 Cartography Level 2
18	Plow Level 7-9 Sawmill Level 7-9 Scythe Level 5-9 Whipsaw Level 5-9 Engineering Level 5-9 Mathematics Level 1-4	Camouflage Level 4 Combat Tactics Level 5-9 Defensive Formation Level 5-9 Herbal Medicine Level 5-9 Cartography Level 3
19	Plow Level 10 Sawmill Level 10 Mathematics Level 5-9 Open-pit Quarry Level 1-4 Coinage Level 1-4	Camouflage Level 5 Cartography Level 4
20	Scythe Level 10 Whipsaw Level 10 Engineering Level 10 Stone Saw Level 1-4 Shaft Mining Level 1-4 Machinery Level 1-4 Carriage Level 1-4 Cutting & Polishing Level 1-2	Combat Tactics Level 10 Defensive Formation Level 10 Herbal Medicine Level 10 Cartography Level 5
21	Mathematics Level 10 Open-pit Quarry Level 5-9 Coinage Level 5-9 Cutting & Polishing Level 3-4	Long Swordsman Crossbowman Knight Ballista
22	Stone Saw Level 5-9 Shaft Mining Level 5-9 Machinery Level 5-9 Carriage Level 5-9 Cutting & Polishing Level 5-6	None
23	Cutting & Polishing Level 7-8	Wootz Steel Level 1-4 Bodkin Arrows Level 1-4 Stirrups Level 1-4 Ballistics Level 1-4 Scutum Level 1-4 Pavise Level 1-4 Plate Armor Level 1-4 Heavy Frame Level 1-4 Medical Corps Level 1-4 Combined Arms Level 1-4 Encampment Level 1-4
24	Open-pit Quarry Level 10 Coinage Level 10 Cutting & Polishing Level 9	Wootz Steel Level 5-9 Bodkin Arrows Level 5-9 Stirrups Level 5-9 Ballistics Level 5-9 Scutum Level 5-9 Plate Armor Level 5-9 Medical Corps Level 5-9 Encampment Level 5-9
25	Cutting & Polishing Level 10 Stone Saw Level 10 Shaft Mining Level 10 Machinery Level 10 Carriage Level 10	Royal Guard Royal Crossbowman Royal Knight Trebuchet

Side Quests

Rewards are given via quest completion for upgrading this building.

The Wise Man — Upgrade the Academy ()

Requirement	Reward
Upgrade Academy to Level 3	1,750 3,250
Upgrade Academy to Level 4	2,500 4,500 750
Upgrade Academy to Level 6	8,500 11,750 2,500
Upgrade Academy to Level 7	10,250 14,000 3,250
Upgrade Academy to Level 8	13,000 17,750 4,250
Upgrade Academy to Level 9	14,250 17,000 4,250
Upgrade Academy to Level 19	231,000 313,250 88,500
Upgrade Academy to Level 20	347,500 471,000 134,000
Upgrade Academy to Level 21	521,250 706,500 202,250
Upgrade Academy to Level 23	1,173,750 1,591,000 455,000