Real or Mill?

Learn to spot a diploma mill in two minutes

Diploma mills rely on people not knowing the signs. Each round of the quiz teaches one: names that borrow from real universities, adverts that promise degrees without study, and myths about accreditation.⁠​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​⁠

Where the rounds come from

Name rounds pair a university from our accredited list with an institution from a government warning list. The adverts are written by us to show common patterns; they do not name any real school or seller. Myths are checked against official sources.⁠​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​⁠