Fake Degree from a Real University: What a Replica Really Is

04
MAR

Fake Degree from a Real University: What a Replica Really Is

A “fake degree from a real university” is a novelty diploma laid out from that university's own design — the wording, fonts, spacing, seal and signature placement of the real document — with your details in place of a graduate's. It is not issued by the university, it is not in the university's records, and it is made for display, gifts and props. On this site that document is the Perfect Match Diploma; this guide explains what the phrase does and does not mean.

What a replica of a real university’s diploma involves

Where the design comes from

The maker holds a library of thousands of college and university designs on file. Name the school and the diploma is built from that school's real design — exact wording, fonts, spacing, leading and kerning — with your personal information embedded. If the school is not on file, the maker finds it. That is the whole of what “from a real university” means: the layout is the real one; the document is a replica.

What you enter on the order form

The school's full name; the complete degree title, for example Bachelor of Arts; your name as it should appear; your major; and your graduation date. The honors line, the size, the seal finish and the signature option are chosen on the same form, and everything is printed as you enter it, so spelling and dates are checked at the proof stage, not after printing.

Seal, signatures, size and paper

The seal is color, gold-foil or embossed. Signatures are printed with made-up in-house signatures or left blank for you to sign; no real official's signature is reproduced. The size is 8.5×11, 11×14 or A4, and the diploma is printed on diploma-quality paper. The elements a convincing replica has to carry — and how to read them on the proof — are listed in what a college diploma looks like.

Proof, production and delivery

A free digital proof follows the order, and changes at the proof stage are free. Standard production is 3 business days; rush production, chosen on the order form, has the proof ready in 1 business day, business days only. After approval the diploma is shipped by UPS, with the shipping options and a UPS quote shown in the cart before you pay, or delivered as a PDF if you chose digital delivery.

What it is not

Is this a real diploma? No. It looks real, but it is a novelty replica for display, gifts and props. Only the university can issue the document itself, and degrees are verified through the institution or the National Student Clearinghouse, not from a printed page. The maker is not affiliated with any institution and does not make documents intended for misrepresentation; the Federal Trade Commission's guidance on degree scams, in the Sources below, is worth reading before you order from anyone.

Schools and degrees that are not made

Medical, aviation and maritime degrees are not made at all. A list of schools is excluded at their request, and there are countries — and one US state, Connecticut — that are not shipped to. The current list is on Things We Can't Do. If a seller claims to make any degree from any school, that is a difference worth noticing.

Price and packages

The Perfect Match Diploma is USD 190 at every degree level — associate, bachelor's, master's or doctorate. Matching transcripts can be added: transcripts on their own are USD 109 to 190 by level, and a diploma-and-transcripts package is USD 289 to 349. The guarantee is a rework promise on the document: “Your satisfaction is our guarantee. If you're not happy with your document, we'll revise it until you are.”

If you want to see the production side in more detail, how replica college degrees are made follows an order from the form to the finished print, and replica vs original diploma sets out where the two documents differ and what each is used for.

Frequently asked questions

Does the university know about or approve the replica?

No. The maker is not affiliated with any institution. The replica reproduces the design; it has no connection to the school's records or offices.

Can I see a sample from my school first?

For any associate, bachelor's, master's or doctorate diploma you can request a few digital samples before you order — contact the maker with the school name.