List of largest universities and university networks by enrollment
This list of largest universities by enrollment in the world includes total active enrollment across all campuses, as well as off-campus study. The enrollment numbers listed are the sum of undergraduate and graduate students in active enrollment. The universities included below confer degrees of bachelor-level or higher, and either share a central board of governance and a single chancellor or president, or confer degrees with the same institution name.
Many of these universities, particularly those in the United States, are actually systems of separate university campuses, and may not accurately represent a comparable student body. For example, the enrollment listed for the University of California is the population of the entire student body in the University of California system, which is composed of several individual campuses statewide. All University of California campuses are entitled "University of California" and then denoted further by the campus location, such as "University of California, Irvine". Other states organize their public universities differently in ways that further complicate any direct comparisons.
Rank | Institution | Location | Continent | Founded | Affiliation | Distance / In-Person[a] | Enrollment | Ref | |
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1 | ![]() |
New Delhi, India | Asia | 1985 | Public | Distance/In-Person | 7,140,000+ | [1] | |
2 | ![]() |
Islamabad, ICT, Pakistan | Asia | 1974 | Public | Distance | 3,305,948 | ||
3 | ![]() |
California, United States | North America | 1967 | Public | In-Person | 2,133,846 | [4] | |
4 | ![]() |
Gazipur, Bangladesh | Asia | 1992 | Public | In-Person | 2,097,182 | [5] | |
5 | ![]() |
Eskisehir, Turkey | Asia | 1958 | Public | Distance/In-Person | 1,974,343 | [6] | |
6 | ![]() |
Iran | Asia | 1982 | Private | In-Person | 1,000,000 | [7][8][9] | |
7 | ![]() |
International | Global | 1999 | Private | Distance/In-Person | 875,000 | [10] | |
8 | ![]() |
Gazipur, Bangladesh | Asia | 1992 | Public | Distance | 650,000 | [11] | |
9 | ![]() |
Jakarta, Indonesia | Asia | 1984 | Public | Distance | 646,467 | [12] | |
10 | ![]() |
Mexico | North America | 1948 and 2014 | Public | In-Person | 620,000 (2019) | ||
11 | ![]() |
New York, United States | North America | 1948 | Public | In-Person | 606,232 | [13] | |
12 | ![]() |
Kirtipur, Nepal | Asia | 1959 | Public | In-Person | 604,437 | [14] | |
13 | ![]() |
Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India | Asia | 1965 | Public | In-Person | 560,000 | ||
14 | ![]() |
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | Asia | 1857 | Public | In-Person | 549,432 | [15] | |
15 | ![]() |
Bangkok, Thailand | Asia | 1971 | Public | In-Person | 525,000 | [16] | |
16 | ![]() |
Pune, Maharashtra, India | Asia | 1948 | Public | In-Person | 500,000 | [17] | |
17 | ![]() |
California, United States | North America | 1857 | Public | In-Person | 479,000 | [18] | |
18 | ![]() |
Ohio, United States | North America | 2007 | Public | In-Person | 478,000 | [19] | |
19 | ![]() |
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan | Asia | 1882 | Public | In-Person | 450,000 | [20] | |
20 | ![]() |
Telangana, India | Asia | 1982 | Public | Distance | 450,000 | [21] | |
21 | ![]() |
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa | Africa | 1873 | Public | Distance | 420 000 | [22] | |
22 | ![]() |
Delhi, India | Asia | 1922 | Public | In-Person | 400,000 | [23] | |
23 | ![]() |
Iran | Asia | 1987 | Public | Distance/In-Person | 400,000 | [24] | |
24 | ![]() |
Sikkim, India | Asia | 1995 | Private | In-Person | 390,000 | [25] | |
25 | ![]() |
Minnesota, United States | North America | 1995 | Public | In-Person | 375,000 | [26] | |
26 | ![]() |
Mexico City, Mexico | North America | 1551 | Public | In-Person | 356,530 | [27][28] | |
27 | ![]() |
Georgia, United States | North America | 1931 | Public | In-Person | 318,027 | [29] | |
28 | ![]() |
Buenos Aires, Argentina | South America | 1821 | Public | In-Person | 316,050 | [30][31] | |
29 | ![]() |
Bucharest, Romania | Europe | 1991 | Private | In-Person | 311,928 | [32] | |
30 | ![]() |
Florida, United States | North America | 1954 | Public | In-Person | 358,522 | [33] | |
31 | ![]() |
Hyderabad, Telangana, India | Asia | 1918 | Public | In-Person | 300,000 | [34] | |
32 | ![]() |
New York, United States | North America | 1961 | Public | In-Person | 274,357 | [35] | |
33 | ![]() |
Spain | Europe | 1972 | Public | Distance | 260,079 | [36][37] | |
34 | ![]() |
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India | Asia | 1998 | Public | In-Person | 260,000 | [38] | |
35 | ![]() |
Giza, Egypt | Africa | 1908 | Public | In-Person | 257,200 | [39] | |
36 | ![]() |
California, United States | North America | 1869 | Public | In-Person | 238,700 | [40] | |
37 | ![]() |
Texas, United States | North America | 1881 | Public | In-Person | 221,337 | [41] | |
38 | ![]() |
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | South America | 1970 | Private | In-Person | 215,000 | [42] | |
39 | ![]() |
South Korea | Asia | 1972 | Public | Distance | 210,978 | [43] | |
40 | ![]() |
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | North America | 1791 | Public | In-Person | 209,406 | [44] | |
41 | ![]() |
Iran | Asia | 1992 | Public | In-Person | 210,000 | [45] | |
42 | ![]() |
Iran | Asia | 1965 | Public | In-Person | 209,000 | [46] | |
43 | ![]() |
Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico | North America | 1933 | Public | In-Person | 206,000 | [47] | |
44 | ![]() |
Georgia, United States | North America | 1970 | Public | In-Person | 191,567 | [48] | |
45 | ![]() |
Utah, United States | North America | 1894 | Public | In-Person | 189,351 | [49] | |
46 | ![]() |
Moscow, Russian Federation | Europe | 1977 | Public | In-Person | 180,000 | [50] | |
47 | ![]() |
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | Asia | 1976 | Public | In-Person | 177,234 | [51] | |
48 | ![]() |
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan | Asia | 1951 | Public | In-Person | 174,000? | ||
49 | ![]() |
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom | Europe | 1969 | Public | Distance | 173,915 | [52] | |
50 | ![]() |
Mexico City, Mexico | North America | 1936 | Public | In-Person | 171,581 | [53] | |
51 | ![]() |
Santo Domingo | North America | 1538 (reopened 1914) | Public | In-Person | 170,530 | [54] | |
52 | ![]() |
Cairo, Egypt | Africa | 1950 | Public | In-Person | 170,000 (Undergraduates Only) | [55] | |
53 | ![]() |
London, United Kingdom | Europe | 1836 | Public | In-Person | 170,000 | [56] | |
54 | ![]() |
North Carolina, United States | North America | 1789 | Public | In-Person | 169,792 | [57] | |
55 | ![]() |
Illinois, United States | North America | 1862 | Public | In-Person | 163,786 | [58] | |
56 | ![]() |
Wisconsin, United States | North America | 1848 | Public | In-Person | 162,933 | [59] | |
57 | ![]() |
Shah Alam, Malaysia | Asia | 1956 | Public | In-Person | 160,957 | [60] | |
58 | ![]() |
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India | Asia | 2000 | Public | In-Person | 150,000 | [61] | |
59 | ![]() |
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India | Asia | 1991 | Public | Distance | 150,000 | [62] | |
60 | ![]() |
Rome, Italy | Europe | 1303 | Public | Distance/ In-Person | 147,000 | [63] | |
61 | ![]() |
Maryland, United States | North America | 1988 | Public | In-Person | 144,363 | [64] | |
62 | ![]() |
Montevideo, Uruguay | South America | 1849 | Public | In-Person | 144,108 | [65][66] | |
63 | ![]() |
Londrina, Paraná, Brazil | South America | 1972 | Private | Distance/In-Person | 130,000 | [67] | |
64 | ![]() |
Guatemala City, Guatemala | North America | 1676 | Public | In-Person | 124,000 | [68] | |
65 | ![]() |
France | Europe | 1939 | Public | Distance | 120,000 | [69] | |
66 | ![]() |
Nigeria | Africa | 2002 | Public | Distance | 300,000 | [70] | |
67 | ![]() |
Texas, United States | North America | 1876 | Public | In-Person | 114,691 | [71] | |
68 | ![]() |
Córdoba, Argentina | South America | 1613 | Public | In-Person | 113,558 | [72] | |
69 | ![]() |
Pennsylvania, United States | North America | 1982 | Public | In-Person | 110,428 | [73] | |
70 | ![]() |
Virginia, United States | North America | 1971 | Private | Distance/In-Person | 110,000 | [74] | |
71 | ![]() |
Quebec, Canada | North America | 1968 | Public | In-Person/ Distance | 101,915 | [75] | |
72 | ![]() |
Lahore, Islamabad, Pakistan | Asia | 2002 | Public | Distance | 100,000 | ||
73 | ![]() |
Belgrade, Serbia | Europe | 1808 | Public | In-Person | 97,696 | [76] | |
74 | ![]() |
Vienna, Austria | Europe | 1365 | Public | In-Person | 91,715 | [77] | |
75 | ![]() |
Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico | North America | 1943 | Private | In-Person | 91,200 | [78] | |
76 | ![]() |
Iran | Asia | 2012 | Public | In-Person | 90,000 | [79] | |
77 | ![]() |
Toronto, Canada | North America | 1827 | Public | In-Person | 88,766 | [80] | |
78 | ![]() |
Madrid, Spain | Europe | 1293 | Public | In-Person | 83,000 | [81] | |
79 | ![]() |
Iran | Asia | 1980 | Private | In-Person | 80,000 | [82] | |
a Indicates if most or all students are enrolled in a fully Distance Learning modality
See also
- List of largest universities in the world by country
- List of United States universities by undergraduate enrollment
- List of the largest United States colleges and universities by enrollment
- List of United States public university campuses by enrollment
- List of universities in the United Kingdom by enrolment
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