diploma mill

noun

1. an organization claiming to be an institution of higher learning but existing for profit only and granting degrees without demanding proper qualifications of the recipients.
2. a college or university having such a large number of students that none receives individual attention from the teachers.

Word History and Origins

Origin of diploma mill¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

The “doctorate” Duke claims is from an anti-Semitic Ukranian “diploma mill” as described by the State Department.

From The Daily Beast