List of unaccredited institutions of higher education

This is a list of colleges, seminaries, and universities that do not have educational accreditation. In many countries, accreditation is defined as a governmental designation.

Degrees or other qualifications from unaccredited institutions may not be accepted by civil service or other employers. Some unaccredited institutions have formal legal authorization to enroll students or issue degrees, but in some jurisdictions (notably including the United States) legal authorization to operate is not the same as educational accreditation.^[1][2]

Institutions that appear on this list are those that have granted post-secondary academic degrees or advertised the granting of such degrees, but which are listed as unaccredited by a reliable source. An institution may not maintain accreditation for one of several reasons. A new institution may not yet have attained accreditation, while a long-established institution may have lost accreditation due to financial difficulties or other factors. Some unaccredited institutions are fraudulent diploma mills.^[3] Other institutions (for example, some Bible colleges and seminaries) choose not to participate in the accreditation process because they view it as an infringement of their religious, academic, or political freedom.^[4] Some government jurisdictions exempt religious institutions from accreditation or other forms of government oversight.^[5] Still other institutions are not required to have accreditation.

Some of the institutions on this list are no longer in operation. Several unaccredited universities have names that are similar to those of accredited institutions, and thus some persons may be misled into thinking that an entity is an accredited university. Accreditation is date-related: In the United States, colleges and universities are typically not fully accredited until several years after they open. Also, in the United States, many colleges and universities existed prior to the development of the modern accreditation system.^[6]

There are many organizations which give their own accreditation, not generally recognised as valid by governments and others, to educational institutions. Many of these are listed in the article List of unrecognized higher education accreditation organizations. Some of the educational institutions listed here claim accreditation from such organizations.

A

• Accademia di Belle Arti di Medicino, Italy^[7]
• Accademia Normanna, Italy, Gambia, Florida (issues degrees through "Studiorum Universitas Ruggero II")^[8]
• , a.k.a. World Information Distributed University – WID, Belgium, Russia^[7][9][10]
• , formerly in Hawaii until closed by court order; may have reopened in Wyoming, Colorado or Montana^[11][12]
• ^[9]
• Adam Smith University, Liberia; Saipan^{[7][9][12][13]}
• , King College of Professional Studies, England^[9]
• Adams College^[14]
• , Ottawa, Canada; "has no Ontario authorization to issue degrees"^[9]
• ^[14]
• , Vermont^[9]
• (AIDP), connected to ^[15]
• , Hawaii^[9] Not accredited by an agency recognized by the US DOE^[16]
• , New Mexico^[9]
• , Delaware^[9]
• (or ), Sweden, Netherlands; US states of Michigan and Rhode Island^[9][15]
• , Saudi Arabia^[9]
• , Pakistan^[9]
• , Saudi Arabia^[9]
• , Nevada (not to be confused with Alexandria University in Egypt)^[9]
• , Nevada^[9]
• Alliance International University, Zambia^[17][18]
• All Saints American University, Liberia^[15]
• , Wyoming^[9]
• Almeda University (also called Almeda College or Almeda International University)^{[9][12][14][19][20][21]}
• , Massachusetts^[9]
• ^[9][19]
• , Hawaii, Bolivia^[9]
• , Liberia^[9]
• American Central University, Wyoming^[9][22]
• , New Mexico; formerly known as Century University^[23]
• American City University^[9][12]
• ,^[12] formerly operated from mailbox rental services in Hawaii and Louisiana and was owned by Dr. Richard Hoyer;^[24] also reported in Russia and the US states of California and New York^[9]
• (AMBRA) Florida^[25]
• , Golden Valley, Minnesota^{[7][13][19][26]}
• , California^[9]
• , Florida^[9]
• , Wyoming^[9]
• , Ohio^[9]
• ^[9]
• American International University; one or more entities by this name are based in Oregon, California, and Lebanon (not to be confused with American InterContinental University)^[9]
• , Hawaii^[9]
• American Liberty University, US states of Alabama and California, also England, Greece, South Korea, China, Taiwan, Malaysia, and United Arab Emirates^[9]
• American National University,^[27] not to be confused with the accredited American National University, formerly known as National Business College
• , Vietnam and other Asian locations; has falsely claimed affiliation with Central Washington University^[9]
• American Pacwest International University^[15][28]
• , Sweden and US states of Texas and Arizona^[9]
• , New York^[13][19]
• American State University (a.k.a. Hamilton University and Richardson University), Hawaii, Wyoming, and Caribbean^[9][29][30]
• , formerly American University of Hawaii; US state of Mississippi and nations of India, Lebanon, and Georgia^[9]
• American University in London^[31]
• American University of Hawaii^[12][19][32] Gulfport, Mississippi; Clinton, Mississippi; (also reported to be operating in India;^[33] not to be confused with the University of Hawaii)
• , Mississippi, reported closed as of 2007^[34]
• American University of London^{[7][12][15][19][35]}
• ^[15][36]
• ,^[37] allegedly Japan, Thailand, USA and the Philippines; from its own website: "AUSN is not regionally or nationally accredited in the United States by traditional accreditation agencies"^[38] (affiliated with Accredited Universities of Sovereign Nations)
• American World University^[34][39]
• Americana University, Liberia,^[9] run by the Saint Regis University diploma mill
• , Washington, DC^[9][40]
• , Florida^[13]
• , United States^[9]
• , Greece and United Kingdom^[12][15][19]
• , California^[14][15] (not to be confused with institutions named Anderson University)
• Andersonville Theological Seminary (formerly Andersonville Baptist Seminary), Camilla, Georgia;^[41] ATS website states that it is accredited by Transworld Accrediting Commission, "on the list of Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) Recognized College Programs", and by the National Accrediting Agency of Private Theological Institutions;^[42] none of these organizations are listed as a recognized accreditation agencies in the United States
• Anglo-American University, Hawaii^[15]
• , Rochester Hills, Michigan^[13]
• , Tampa, Florida^[43]
• , Denmark^[15]
• (zh:哈姆斯頓大學), Berkeley, California
• , England^[44]
• , United Kingdom; not to be confused with the accredited Ashford University in Iowa^[15]
• , British Virgin Islands, Louisiana^[14][15]
• Ashwood University, Florida, Pakistan, and possibly Texas; may operate "Universidad de las Palmas"^[12][14][15]
• , Nigeria^[45] (relationship with Aston University in the UK is not clear)
• , Italy, Belgium. Operated 1978–1988^[7]
• , Nigeria^[45] (not be confused with University of Atlanta, Clark Atlanta University or the Atlanta University Center)
• Atlantic International University, Hawaii (not to be confused with Atlantic University, Virginia)
• , Chengdu, China^[15]
• , Idaho^[15]
• Auream Phoenix University, Dominica and Italy, run by the UNISELINUS diploma mill.

B

• , Gokak, Belgaum, Karnataka, India^[46]
• Barber-Scotia College, North Carolina, United States (lost accreditation in 2004)^[47]
• Barrington University, Mobile, Alabama^[12][21] (formerly operated by Virtual Academics. Com of Boca Raton, Florida^[48])
• Bay Ridge Christian College (a.k.a. Bay Ridge College) in Texas. (The school states "we are non-accredited"^[49])
• Belford University^{[7][12][14][15][50][51]} (operated from a PO Box in Humble, Texas). Not connected with the also unaccredited University of Bedford, linked to University Degree Program, or the legitimate University of Bedfordshire.
• , Oregon, Hawaii^[15]
• ^[15] (not to be confused with Bennington College)
• Berean Bible College, Poway, California; claims approval from Accrediting Commission International,^[52] which is not recognized as an accreditor
• , Pennsylvania, Virginia, St. Kitts^[15] (not to be confused with University of Bern)
• , Virginia (United States), Italy; new name for Berne University^[7][15]
• Bethlehem Christian University, Culpeper, Virginia, a member of Life Christian University^[53][54]
• , Arkansas^[13][19]
• , Jacksonville, Florida; founded in 1986 as The Blue Ridge Bible Institute^[55]
• Bienville University^[15] Woodville, Mississippi; reported closed as of 2007^[34]
• Bircham International University^[15] (formerly Oxford International University)^[56]
• , Nigeria^[45]
• , United States and Canada, but might be based elsewhere^[15]
• (Blic)^[57]
• , Pathanamthitta, India
• Breyer State University^{[14][15][20][58]}
• (associated with instantdegrees.com; not to be confused with Bridgewater College or Bridgewater State University)^[59]
• ^[14]
• ^[60]
• (earlier known as )^[61][62]
• , British Columbia^[15]
• , Barbados^[63]
• Bronte International University^[14][15][64]
• , United Kingdom^[15]
• , Haiti, St. Kitts^[15]
• Buxton University^[13][15] (not to be confused with the University of Derby's Buxton campus) (connected with instantdegrees.com)

C

• (including Calamus Extension College and Vocalist International Distance Learning Academy), Vanuatu (formerly based in Turks and Caicos)^[13][65][66]
• California Graduate School of Theology^[67]
• , no claim of accreditation, only state approval^[68]
• California Pacific School of Theology, Glendale, California; claims "accreditation" from the Association of Christian Colleges and Theological Schools,^[69] but this is not a recognized higher education accreditor in the United States
• , Irvine, California.^[70] Address is a single family home.^[71] It is a degree mill.^[72]
• , King, North Carolina^[73]
• Calvary Chapel Bible College, Murrieta, California (This institution's website states: "We are not accredited, nor are we seeking accreditation, so as to be free from outside control and remain open to the leading of the Holy Spirit.")^[74]
• , Houston, Texas, and registered in the South Pacific island of Niue^[12][15] (not to be confused with the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California, California Southern University in Irvine, California, or California Southern Law School in Riverside, California)
• , San Jose, California^[75]
• Calvary University, Virginia (US); not to be confused with the accredited Calvary University in Kansas City, Missouri, formerly known as Calvary Bible College. Also reported in Oregon, UK, Netherlands, and other countries^[15]
• ^[76]
• , Cape Town, South Africa; Arizona, US^[7][15]
• Cambridge State University, Jackson, Mississippi ("district officials discovered the school has an extensive criminal history and is nothing more than a diploma mill.")^[34][77]
• Canadian School of Management^[15]
• ^[14][15] (not to be confused with Camborne School of Mines)
• , Canby, Oregon, formerly Leadership Training Institute (Oregon's Office of Degree Authorization lists this institution as "unaccredited religious exempt school")^[78]
• Canterbury University, Seychelles^{[14][15][79][80]}
• ^[13][81][82]
• , Baton Rouge, Louisiana^[13]
• Capitol University^[14]
• , scam run by a prison inmate in Wisconsin; shut down in 2010;^[83] the name used to be identified with an address in London, and with the University Degree Program^[84]
• Carlton College, Hong Kong; offer online bachelor and master courses.^[85]
• , North Charleston, South Carolina^[86]
• Carolina University of Theology, Manassas, Virginia; website states that school is accredited by Accrediting Commission International,^[87] but notes "This accreditation is not recognized by the US Dept. of Education. It is our intention in the months ahead to pursue a full accredited status with an agency recognized by the US Dept. of Education ... a lengthy process"^[88])^[13][19] This note was on the CUT FAQ in 2006, and remained unchanged in March 2017.
• Centro di Tecnologia Universitaria Straniera – CE.T.U.S, Italy^[7]
• Chadwick University, Alabama^[89][90]
• Charis Bible College, Colorado Springs, Colorado^[91]
• , Florida^[15]
• ^[15]
• Chesapeake Baptist College, Severn, Maryland; claims approval from Accrediting Commission International,^[92] which is not recognized as an accreditor
• , Nigeria^[45]
• Christ For The Nations Institute^[93]
• Christian Bible College, Rocky Mount, North Carolina^[94]
• , New York^[15][19]
• , Nigeria^[45]
• Clarksville School of Theology, Clarksville, Tennessee; shut down in 1982^[95]
• Clayton College of Natural Health^[96] (same operator as Chadwick University) (in Alabama)
• , California^[13][19]
• ClosedCollegeDiploma.com^[14]
• , Hong Kong, China, San Marino, Nigeria, India^[7][15]
• , Chicago
• ^[14][97]
• Columbia Pacific University^[12][15]
• Columbia State University^[12][15]
• Columbus University, Picayune, Mississippi^[34][98] (Closed by state action in Louisiana^[19])
• , UK or Nigeria^[45]
• ^[12][15][99] (Virgin Islands; not to be confused with Commonwealth Institute)
• , Oregon^[15][19]
• Concordia College and University Dominica, US^{[7][13][14][100]}
• Concordia Theologica Institute For Biblical Studies^[101]
• , Rhode Island.^[102] Also known as (in Italian).
• Corlins University^[103][14] (spelled Corllins University on its website).^[104] In 2017, receipt of a Corllins University degree was used to support an application for a position as a high school principal in Pittsburg, Kansas. While the application was successful, students preparing a profile of their new principal for the school's student newspaper discovered that Corllins was not accredited, and the newly-hired principal subsequently resigned.^[104]
• Cranmer Theological House, Louisiana; Texas^[105]
• , Metairie, Louisiana, ("basically a coach's house—no campus, no facilities, no faculty, no library that anyone could discover")^[106]
• Crown College, Tacoma, Washington, (lost accreditation in 2007)^[107]
• (Universidad Cumbres de Chile), Viña del Mar, Chile^[108][109]

D

• Delta International University of New Orleans, not accredited by an agency recognized by the US DOE^[110]
• Forest Grove, Oregon (Oregon's Office of Degree Authorization lists this institution as an unaccredited religious exempt school)^[78]
• Dnyaneshwar Vidyapeeth, India^[111]
• (Donsbaugh, Donsback University)^{[15][112][113]}
• , Honolulu, Hawaii^[13][21]
• Dublin Metropolitan University^[12][15]

E

• UK, Ireland, Seychelles^{[7][12][15][20]}
• (associated with UDP International)^[14]
• , Hawaii^[12][15]
• , Texas; St. Kitts, Virgin Islands^[12]
• ^[15]
• , France; also linked to the American Universities Admission Program in Sarasota, Florida, which was sued in 2006 for allegedly using the logo of the to deceive prospective students^{[15][114][115]} (The school on its website disputes the allegation of being a diploma mill.)^{[7][116][117][118]}
• , Dallas, Texas^[12][15]
• Edison University^[15]
• Ellington University^[12][100]

• Emmaus Baptist College, Brandon, Florida
• , Italy^[7]
• , Dominica^[15]
• , Belgium and possibly other locations in Europe^[15]
• , United Kingdom, Delaware^[15]
• European Institute of Technology, Italy, San Marino;^[7] unconnected with European Institute of Innovation and Technology
• , Denmark; also Sweden, US and China^[15]
• ,^[119] not to be confused with the European Open Universities Network at
• , Madrid, Spain (but incorporated in the US state of Iowa)^[2]
• ^[12][15]

F

• Fairfax University^[12][15]
• , says it is accredited by IASBC (which is actually SAABC);^[120] SAABC is a fraud^[121]
• , formerly Oregon Theological Seminary (Oregon's Office of Degree Authorization lists this institution as unaccredited religious exempt school)^[78]
• ^[15][122]
• , Florida^[13][19]
• Frederick Taylor University, California^[13][123]
• Frederick Taylor International University, Hawaii; California.^{[13][15][123]} Former branch of Frederick Taylor University
• , Siloam Springs, Arkansas; claims accreditation from the , which it notes "is not recognized by the United States Department of Education. Credits earned at any ICAAI accredited institution are not automatically transferable."^[124]
• Freie und Private Universität Herisa, Switzerland^[7]
• , Florida; California. Website states, "FICU is not accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the US Secretary of Education."^{[13][19][125]}
• , Indiana (formerly Southern Indiana Bible College)^[126]
• , Pontiac, Michigan^[13][19]

G

• ^[46]
• (also called Generale Polytechnic Institute)^[127]
• , New York^[13][19]
• George Wythe University, Cedar City, Utah^[128]
• , Paoli, Pennsylvania^[129]
• Glencullen University, "A phony 'Irish university' is marketing degrees internationally via the Internet. An EL reporter in the US, posing as a prospective student, has been offered an English literature degree from 'Glencullen University', without any study, for $960."^[130]
• Glendale University (previously called Glenndale University)^{[15][19][131]}
• , reported closed as of 2007^[34]
• Global Center for Advanced Studies
• and ^[13][19]
• Golden State Baptist College, Santa Clara, California; part of Independent Baptist Bible College Movement, listed in Wikipedia category "unaccredited Christian colleges and universities"^[132]
• Golden State School of Theology^[133] (Stockton, California)
• Golden State University (a.k.a. Honolulu University of the Arts, Sciences and Humanities), US, Lebanon^[7][34]
• Greenwich University,^[134] operated on Norfolk Island from 1998 to 2002; unconnected with University of Greenwich, London, England

H

• Hamilton University^[30] (a.k.a. American State University and Richardson University^[30])
• Hartford University (not to be confused with University of Hartford), this name has been used by the University Degree Program,^[14] an entity apparently based in Vanuatu and falsely claiming a location in Minnesota, and an entity in Washington, DC^[15]
• Headway University, probably Pakistan^[135]
• Heartland Baptist Bible College, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; the school's website states that they "seek no national or regional accreditation, but seeks only God's approval"^[136]
• Hill University^[14]
• , New Port Richey, Florida; seminary's website notes its choice to remain unaccredited and states, "the degree programs of this college are designed solely for religious vocations."^[137]
• Honolulu University (a.k.a. Honolulu University of the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities and Golden State University)^[7][138]
• ^[45]
• Hubbard College of Administration International, Los Angeles, California^[139]
• ^[13]
• Hyles-Anderson College and Hyles-Anderson College Seminary, Crown Point, Indiana; part of Independent Baptist Bible College Movement; founder asserted that the college remains unaccredited because the government would "take away our freedom"^[140]

I

• IUSV claims to be located in California
• , also named In-Depth Theological Seminary, Independent Theological Seminary and Intercontinental Theological Seminary;^[141] the school states: "ITS is not an accredited school with any accreditation board. ITS very much cherishes... the principle of separation between Church and State."^[142]
• Indian Institute of Alternative Medicine, Kolkata, India^[143][144]
• Indian Institute of Alternative Medicine and Research, Kolkata, India^[143][144]
• Indian Institute of Planning and Management, an unaccredited business school based out of India^[145]
• Indian Institute of Science and Engineering, New Delhi, India^[143][144]
• Indian Management School and Research Centre, Maharashtra, India^[146]
• Indiana Christian University ("Indiana Christian University is approved by the Indiana State Approving Agency for training of veterans and other eligible persons"^[147]
• Institute for Creation Research Graduate School and School of Biblical Apologetics, Dallas, Texas^[148][149])
• Instituto Latinoamericano de Psicobiofisica, Italy^[7]
• ^[100]
• Intercultural Open University Foundation, global, has had headquarters in the Netherlands, Spain and the US^{[150][151][152][153]}
• , formerly Interfaith School of Theology, New Rochelle, New York^[154]
• International American University, California; Nepal^[15]
• , Norwalk, California; Carpinteria, California; Hawaii. Also called "E M International Bible University" or "E.M.I. Bible University."^{[13][19][155]}
• International Institute of Technology, or Institut International Technologie (IIT), Tunisia. It claims to be accredited by a German agency (asiin.de)^[156] (not recognized by the Tunisian Government) without providing any evidence
• International Management Centres Association (IMCA or IMC Association), Buckingham, UK^[157]
• International Open University (aka Standford University), US^[7]
• International peace University, Germany^{[158][159][160]}
• , Plymouth, Florida;^[13] claims accreditation only from Accrediting Commission International;^[161] Alan Contreras, of Oregon's Office of Degree Authorization, described all schools accredited by ACI as "fake or substandard"^[162]
• , California^[19]
• The International University, Italy^[7]
• , Missouri or Nigeria^[45]
• , Grandview, Missouri^[163]
• International University, Vienna, an American unaccredited private institution with a campus in Vienna, Austria^[15]
• IOND University, Hawaii; Japan^{[12][15][19][164][165]}
• Irish International University^{[12][14][166][167][168]}
• Isles International University^[169][170]
• ISSEA SA, Switzerland^{[171][172][173]} and San Marino, operates and operated a series of diploma mills
• , lacks approval to operate in Minnesota, may be based in India^[9]

J

• James Monroe University (also called James Monroe International University)^[7][174]
• , Southaven, Mississippi^[64]
• , Jackson Hole, Wyoming (Offers a one year "Diploma of Biblical Foundations," not degrees)^[175]
• (or ), Liberia, British Virgin Islands, United States^[9]

K

• Kennedy-Western University^[12][13]
• Kensington University, California; Hawaii; closed in 2003 by state action^[176][177]
• Kent College, Louisiana^[15] (not to be confused with Kent College, an independent day and boarding school in the UK)
• , Ashland, Kentucky (not to be confused with Kentucky Christian University in Grayson, Kentucky, which is accredited)^[19]
• Kepler College, Washington (state)^[178][179]
• Kingdom Truth University, Jacksonville, Florida; says it is accredited by "TRANSWORD", which is not a recognized accreditor^[180]
• Kingston College, British Columbia; illegal operation closed down October 4, 2006;^[127] not to be confused with Kingston College in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England
• Kingston University^[14][181]
• Kingston University (Los Angeles)
• (Des Moines, Iowa) (formerly ; claims accreditation from International Association of Bible Colleges and Seminaries, which is not a recognized accreditor^[182]
• Knightsbridge University^[14][15]
• Knoxville College (lost accreditation in 1996)^[19]

L

• ,^{[7][12][13][21][183]} reported closed as of 2007^[34]
• Lambuth University, Jackson, Tennessee; lost accreditation in 2010^[184])
• Landford University^[14]
• Lansbridge University^[14]
• LaSalle University, Louisiana^[185][186] (a diploma mill not associated with legitimate Lasallian educational institutions)
• , Nigeria^[45]
• Leibniz Campus – Libera Università Internazionale G. W. Leibni, Italy^[7]
• Libera Università degli Studi di Formel, Italy^[7]
• Libera Universitas Multidisciplinare Umanitaria perla Cultura Internazionale – LUMUC, Italy^[7]
• , Tampa, Florida^[187]
• LinkCamPus, Zug, Switzerland,^[171] (not to be confused with Link Campus University; formerly Unisanraffaele unise.ch)
• , Louisiana, USA^[188][189]
• , Nigeria^[45]
• Logos University International / Logos International University (UniLogos), Miami, USA^[190]
• ^[191]
• , UK or Nigeria^[45]
• Lorenz University^[14]
• Los Angeles University^[14]
• Louisiana Baptist University (formerly Baptist Christian University)^[192][193]
• , Lake Charles, Louisiana^[19]

M

• Madison University, Gulfport, Mississippi^{[13][21][64][98][194]}
• , Pratapgarh, India^[46]
• , Prayag, Allahabad, India^[46][195]
• , Darbhanga, Bihar, India^[46]
• Management Institute of Canada^[15]
• , Italy^[7]
• , Evansville, Indiana (Oregon's Office of Degree Authorization lists this institution as "unaccredited religious exempt school")^[78]
• McFord University, probably Pakistan^[196]
• (associated with the fake teaching hospital , both purportedly in London)^[197]
• , Nigeria^[45]
• , Miami, Florida^[13]
• (Des Moines, Iowa) (now )^[182]
• Midtown University, Florida or Panama^[198]
• , Italy^[7]
• ^[34]
• Monticello University^[199][200]
• Morris Brown College (lost accreditation in 2002)^[201]
• , Montana;^[202] part of Independent Baptist Bible College Movement^[203]
• , California;^{[9][204][205][206]} not to be confused with Macau University of Science and Technology, , Mindanao University of Science and Technology (Philippines), Minghsin University of Science and Technology (Taiwan), (Egypt), or other schools with similar names that include "University of Science and Technology"

N

• ^[45]
• National University of Medical Sciences^[207]
• National University of Electro Complex Homeopathy, Uttar Pradesh, India^[143][144]
• New Age International University, nominally of the Principality of Seborga, a micronation within the borders of Italy; admissions, licensing and certification are controlled by the Institute of Education, Research & Development, Kolkata, India^[208]
• New England State University^[14]
• ^[209][210]
• , Vancouver, Canada; Hawaii, USA (closed by court order)^[9]
• , Jackson, Michigan; Waukesha, Wisconsin^[13][211]
• Oregon City, Oregon; Oregon's Office of Degree Authorization lists this institution as an unaccredited religious exempt school^[78]
• , Panama City, Panama; Melbourne, Australia^[9][13][19]
• , South Korea^[9]
• Non Traditional University of USA (a.k.a. University of USA), Italy^[7]
• Norman Academy, Italy, Gambia, Florida^[8]
• , Flagstaff, Arizona^[212]
• , Nigeria^[45]
• Northfield University^[14]
• , Massachusetts^[9]
• , Norway, Panama, UK^[9]
• , Cyprus, Denmark^[9] (not to be confused with other schools named Northwestern University)
• or , Panama or the UK^[9]
• or , Diamondhead, Mississippi^[9][21][34]
• (a.k.a. ) registered in Marshall Islands,^[213] but ran in Palmdale, California by Natalie Handy,^[214] spouse of James Kirk.

O

• , United Kingdom;^[12] may be "a new version of the University Degree Program"^[15][19]
• Oikos University, Oakland, California; described by the Chronicle of Higher Education as "a little-known, unaccredited institution housed in a single building in an East Oakland office park"^[215]
• ^[13][19]
• , Nigeria^[45]
• Open International University for Complementary Medicines, Sri Lanka ^{[216][217][218]}
• , Gresham, Oregon; Oregon's Office of Degree Authorization lists this institution as an unaccredited religious exempt school^[78]
• Oval Bible College, Lawrenceville, Georgia; claims accreditation from American Accrediting Association of Theological Institutions,^[219] which is unrecognized

P

• Pacific International University, Springfield, Missouri; originally was located in Victoria, Australia^[13][19][24]
• , Los Angeles, California^[13][19]
• ^[220]
• Panworld University, probably Pakistan^[221]
• Patriot Bible University (formerly Patriot University, Colorado), claims that its accreditation is by American Accrediting Association of Theological Institutions, which is an unrecognized agency deemed to be an accreditation mill^{[13][19][222]}
• Pebble Hills University, Italy; a police fraud investigation revealed that the university's "headquarters" in Seborga, Italy is a room in a building used as a cellar, also the home of ten other diploma mills: Saint Bernard University, Eurasia Community College, Instituto Latinoamericano de Psicobiofisica – I.L.A.P.; St. Paul Ottawa College & University, Phoenix International University Europe, West Coast University – WCU; The International University; Miranda International University; Marquis Open University; and James Monroe International University^[7]
• , Nigeria^[45]
• ^[14]
• Pensacola Bible Institute^[223]
• ^[7]
• Politecnico degli Studi Internazionali, Switzerland.^[171] Closed when the owner was arrested.
• Portland Bible College Portland, Oregon (Oregon's Office of Degree Authorization lists this institution as unaccredited religious exempt school)^[78]
• Preston University (a.k.a. Fairmount International University)^[15][224]
• Preston University Pakistan^[15]
• , New York.^[102] Also known as "Universitas Internationalis Studiorum Superiorum Pro Deo" and "Patriarchal Studium Generale Universitas Pro-Deo".
• ^[15]

Q

• , Utah, Vanuatu, and Australia^[13][15][19]

R

• , Nagpur, India^[46]
• Randford University^[14]
• Redding University^{[12][14][15][225][226]}
• ^[15][227] (not to be confused with the accredited Regent University in Virginia Beach, Virginia)
• Revans University, Vanuata^[157]
• , Nigeria (lack of accreditation affects only its degree-awarding programmes)^[45]
• , Nigeria^[45]
• Ridgewood University^[14]
• Rochville University^[50][174] (not to be confused with University of La Rochelle, an accredited university in France)
• ^[15][228]
• , Nigeria^[45]
• Rushmore University^[13][15]
• Rutherford University (previously known as Senior University and Stratford International University)^[15][127]

S

• (also called San Francisco International University, and Bellington University)^[229]
• SAE Online (formerly SAE Graduate College), UK, Germany
• , Nigeria^[45]
• Saint Bernard University, Italy^[7]
• , United Kingdom^[230]
• St. Christopher Iba Mar Diop – College of Medicine, UK, US^[7]
• St. Clements University,^[12][13][45] called a "degree mill" by the State of Maine,^[231] but removed from list after a formal action taken by St. Clements University^[19]
• St. John's University School of Medicine,^[15] Montserrat
• St. John's University or St. John's University of Practical Theology, Springfield, Louisiana^{[232][233][234]}
• , Liberia; California; Ghana^[15]
• , Milwaukee, Wisconsin.^[13][19]
• , Saint Paul, Minnesota^[13][19]
• St. Paul Ottawa College & University, Italy^[7]
• St. Regis University, Dominica; Liberia; Washington D.C.; and Washington (closed by court order in June 2005),^{[7][12][13][19][21][106][235]} (not to be confused with Regis University in Denver, which is accredited)
• , Los Angeles, California^[13][19]
• Saint Theresa's Medical University, St. Kitts^[15]
• , Canterbury, England^[236]
• , Baltimore, Maryland^[237]
• , Nigeria^[45]
• , Oklahoma; claims "accreditation" by the Accrediting Commission International for Schools, Colleges, and Theological Seminaries, Inc.,^[238] an unrecognized accreditation agency^[87]
• , Dominica and Italy. From their own website: "(Selinus University) has no governmental accreditation either in Dominica or elsewhere."^[239]
• Sequoia University, Los Angeles and Oklahoma; closed by court order in 1984^[240]
• , location unknown, accredited by ACICU, a known accreditation mill, not in US DoE database.^[241]
• Si Tanka University, Eagle Butte, South Dakota^[242]
• Silicon Valley University, San Jose, California.^[243]
• Somerset University^[14]
• (Describes itself as "We are also not accredited as we do not offer any type of degree programs, just certificates of completion."^[244])
• , Taiwan^[21]
• ^[245]
• , Malaysia^[14][15]
• ^[246]
• Standford University (a.k.a. International Open University), US^[7]
• Stanton University^[247]
• , Nigeria^[45]
• Studiorum Universitas Ruggero II, Italy, Gambia, Florida (issues degrees for "Norman Academy")^[8]
• , Oregon^[15]
• Suffield University; operating illegally in Connecticut^[12]
• Summit Theological Seminary, Peru, Indiana; its website says it "never has nor will seek accreditation"^[248]
• , "Appears to be a new version of the "University Degree Program" cluster supposedly closed by UK and US action. It has no legal authority to issue degrees."^[12][15]
• , Nigeria^[45]
• ^[14][15]

T

• Tabernacle Baptist College, in Greenville, South Carolina ("the degrees awarded are neither certified by the State of Virginia nor are they accredited by any organization or regional agency"^[249])
• , Japan^[9]
• , South America^[9]
• , Singapore and Nevada^[9]
• Tennessee Bible College, Cookeville, Tennessee^[250]
• , Tennessee^[13][19]
• , Crowley, Texas^[12] not to be confused with Texas Christian University
• , Texas^[13][19]
• , Murrieta, California^[251] registered as a high school with the State of California^[252]
• , Saint Thomas, US Virgin Islands (It claims accreditation from American Accrediting Association of Theological Institutions, which it describes as "not recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as one of the seven official regional accrediting agencies. This non-recognition may have some implications that include" that students may not be able to use "its degrees for employment."^[253])
• Thomas Jefferson Education Foundation, South Dakota^[254]
• Thompson University^[34]
• Thornewood University, Great Britain^[9]
• , United Kingdom^[14][15]
• , probably in the United Kingdom or the Netherlands^[9]
• Thunderwood College, Internet only, an admitted spoof website for an unaccredited college which offers instant "degrees" in a variety of subjects^[255]
• , UK and Nigeria^[45]
• , Calgary and Red Deer, Alberta, Canada^[256]
• , United States, Singapore^[7][9]
• Trilogy Education Services, United States ^[257]
• Tri-Valley University, Pleasanton, California; raided by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for allegedly operating as a front for illegal immigration^[258][259]
• Trinity College of the Bible and Theological Seminary, Newburgh, Indiana ("Trinity is currently working towards accreditation with a U.S. Department of Education (USDE) recognized agency for all of its programs."^[260])
• Trinity College and University^[14][15]
• , Wyoming, Delaware, France; not to be confused with Trinity International University^[15]
• Trinity Southern University (See: Colby Nolan)^[261]
• Trinity Southwest University, Albuquerque, New Mexico^[262]
• , Kennedale, Texas; claims approval from Accrediting Commission International,^[263] which is not recognized as an accreditor
• Trump University, New York^[264]
• Tyndale Theological Seminary, Texas; institution's website states "Tyndale Theological Seminary & Biblical Institute has no plans to pursue any type of accreditation."^[265] In 1999, Tyndale Theological Seminary was fined for violating a state law that required institutions to have state approval or accreditation to award degrees or use terms such as "college" or "university" in their names. The fine was appealed, and in August 2007 the Texas Supreme Court ruled that Tyndale and other seminaries that offer theological education and award religious degrees can do so without state government approval or accreditation.^[266]

U

• , Nigeria^[45]
• Unisanraffaele unise.ch (not to be confused with Università telematica San Raffaele), Switzerland,^[171] closed and reopened as LinkCamPus
• , Nigeria^[45]
• , Delhi, India (not to be confused with United Nations University)^[46]
• ^[45]
• , Birmingham, Alabama^[13][19]
• ^[267]
• ^[34][64][98]
• Università Mons Calpe, Gibraltar^[7]
• Università Popolare degli Studi di Milano, also known as Università Popolare di Milano (not to be confused with the well-known Università degli Studi di Milano), Milan, Italy. Not recognized as a university by the Italian Ministry of Education.^[268] Same founder/owner (Marco Grappeggia) as the Yorker International University, also unaccredited.
• Università Popolare San Tommaso D'Aquino, Italy^[7]
• Universitas Internationalis Studiorum Superiorum "Pro Deo", United States^[7]
• Universitas Sancti Cyrilli, Malta^[7]
• Université Européenne Jean Monnet a.i.s.b.l^[7]
• , lists addresses in Wallis and Futuna and United Kingdom^[15]
• University Consulting, Inc.^[100]
• University Degree Program (formerly operated at least 28 different diploma mills in at least five countries)^[269]
• University of Action Learning (UAL)^[157]
• , Benin and Nigeria^[45]
• University of Bedford^[14] (not to be confused with the legitimate UK University of Bedfordshire)
• , Erie County, Pennsylvania^{[7][270][271][272]}
• University of Beverly Hills, California^[273]
• University of Bums on Seats (satirical)^[7][274]
• , Pascagoula, Mississippi. Reported closed as of 2007.^[34]
• University of Devon^[14]
• University of Ecoforum for Peace, Switzerland^[7]
• (Institution website states: "We are not accredited by any state agency, and don't want to be...due to entanglements and Separation of Church and State."^[275])^[13][15][19]
• University of the Holy Land, Israel^[7][15][19]
• (not to be confused with the University of Lincoln, which formerly used this name)^[276]
• , Nigeria^[45]
• ^[15]
• , California and Minnesota^[277]
• , New Mexico^[15]
• University of Metaphysics, Studio City, California, and Sedona, Arizona. Also called University of Sedona^{[13][15][19][278]}
• University of the Nations^[279]
• , Brandon, Mississippi^[64]
• , New Mexico (no claim or evidence of recognized accreditation for a US school)^[280]
• , Virginia^[281][282]
• University of Northern Virginia^{[281][282][283][284][285]} Closed by order of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia.^[286]
• ^[127][287]
• University of NorthWest^{[12][14][15][21]}
• University of Redwood (fictitious)^[288][289]
• University of Santa Monica, also known as Kohenor University^[13][15]
• University of Sedona, Studio City, California, and Sedona, Arizona. Alternative name for University of Metaphysics^{[13][15][19][278]}
• , India^[46]
• United Buddhist Nations University, Conducting doctorate courses in Buddhism & Psychology with addresses in Japan, Vietnam, Argentina and not recognized in any of the countries^[290][291]

V

• Valley University^[14]
• ^[127]
• ^[46]
• Vision International University^[292]
• , Ghana and Nigeria^[45]

W

• ; California^[293]
• a.k.a. International Institute of Supplementary Education; Nevada. Website states: "[Doctorates] have not any academic or administrative value".^[294]
• Warnborough College; Ireland, United Kingdom, and Canyon, Texas^{[7][12][15][24]}
• , Fort Mill, South Carolina^[86]
• Warren National University^[12][13]
• , Delaware^[15]
• ^[14] (not to be confused with authorized institutions using the name Washington; see Washington (disambiguation) § Higher education)
• Washington International University,^[295] Pennsylvania,^[21][24] British Virgin Islands^[7][12] (not to be confused with authorized institutions using the name Washington; see Washington (disambiguation) § Higher education)
• , Oregon^[15][19]
• Washington University (washingtonuniversity.us)^[14] (not to be confused with authorized institutions using the name Washington; see Washington (disambiguation) § Higher education)
• , Italy^[7]
• West Coast University – Panama, Bangladesh^[296]
• , Muskegon, Michigan^[13]
• , (a.k.a. Western States University for Professional Studies) in Doniphan, MO. (Closed in 2005 while under review by the Missouri Department of Higher Education^[297])
• Western Advanced Central University – also known as WACU or Western Central College, they are associated with Ashford College and claim to be recognized by the ACOHE (Accreditation Council for Online Higher Education).
• , related to college-degree-fast.com, not to be confused with Westfield State University in Massachusetts^[298]
• or , Singapore^[14][15]
• , multiple locations, including Seychelles, Kuwait, Canada^[15]
• ^[14]
• William Carey International University, Pasadena, CA^[299]
• ^[14]
• ^[14] (not to be confused with University of Winchester)
• , Florida, Ghana (Wisconsin International University College has National Accreditation Board accreditation in Ghana as a university college affiliated with the University of Ghana and University of Cape Coast), Ukraine and other locations,^[15][300] now using the name Worldwide International University^[301]
• Woodfield University (also operates the illicit Woodfield High School), South Carolina^[86][302]
• , Washington^[303]
• Worchester University, Panama^[15]
• , a.k.a. Academie Européenne d'Informatisation – AEI Russia; Belgium; Switzerland^{[7][15][304][305]}
• , It claims to be based in the UK. However, in reality, it does not exist anywhere in the world let alone in the UK. It is a Diploma Mill solely operates from Faridabad, India.^{[306][307][308]}
• , new name of Wisconsin International University^[301]

Y

• , California (Claims accreditation from World Association of Universities and Colleges,^[309] which is not recognized by the US Department of Education.)
• Yorker International University (formerly New Yorker University), chiefly USA, Italy, and Argentina;^[310] unaccredited^[7][15][311] or accredited through accreditation mills.^[312]
• , New York, United Kingdom^[15]
• , Hawaii, California^[15]

Z

• , Hawaii; related to Pickering and Brighton Universities;^[15] not to be confused with Zenith University College in Ghana

See also

• Educational accreditation
• Accreditation mill
• American Biographical Institute
• Bogus colleges in the United Kingdom
• Council for Higher Education Accreditation
• Diploma mill
• Distance education
• List of recognized accreditation associations of higher learning
• List of unrecognized higher education accreditation organizations
• List of fictional British and Irish universities
• Nationally recognized accrediting agencies in the United States

References