Revealed: Largest Universities In The World By Number of Students Enrollment, 2024

1 Indira Gandhi National Open University New Delhi, India 7,140,000 1985 Public Distance/In-Person 2 National University, Bangladesh Gazipur, Bangladesh 2,097,182 1992 Public In-Person 3 Anadolu University Eskişehir, Turkey 1,974,343 1958 Public Distance/In-Person 4 California Community Colleges System California, United States 1,800,000 1967 Public In-Person 5 Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad, Pakistan 1,027,000 1974 Public Distance/In-Person 6 Laureate Education, Inc. International 875,000 1999 Private Distance/In-Person 7 Bangladesh Open University Gazipur, Bangladesh 650,000 1992 Public Distance 8 Universitas Terbuka Jakarta, Indonesia 646,467 1984 Public Distance 9 National Technological Institute of Mexico Mexico 620,000 1948 Public In-Person 10 Tribhuvan University Kirtipur, Nepal 604,437 1959 Public In-Person 11 Savitribai Phule Pune University Pune, Maharashtra, India 665,000 1948 Public In-Person 12 Chaudhary Charan Singh University Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India 560,000 1965 Public In-Person 13 University of Mumbai Mumbai, Maharashtra, India 549,432 1857 Public In-Person 14 Ramkhamhaeng University Bangkok, Thailand 525,000 1971 Public In-Person 15 National Open University of Nigeria Nigeria 515,000 2002 Public Distance 16 University System of Ohio Ohio, United States 478,000 2007 Public In-Person 17 California State University system California, United States 457,992 1857 Public In-Person 18 University of the Punjab Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan 450,000 1882 Public In-Person 19 Dr. B R Ambedkar Open University Telangana, India 450,000 1982 Public Distance 20 State University System of Florida Florida, United States 430,000 1954 Public In-Person 21 University of Delhi Delhi, India 400,000 1922 Public In-Person/Distance 22 Payame Noor University Iran 400,000 1987 Public Distance/In-Person 23 Sikkim Manipal University Sikkim, India 390,000 1995 Private In-Person 24 University of South Africa Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa 370,000 1873 Public Distance 25 State University of New York system New York, United States 363,612 1948 Public In-Person 26 National Autonomous University of Mexico Mexico City, Mexico 356,530 1551 Public In-Person 27 National Centre for Distance Education France 350,000 1939 Public Distance 28 University System of Georgia Georgia, United States 318,027 1931 Public In-Person 29 University of Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, Argentina 316,050 1821 Public In-Person 30 Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Minnesota, United States 300,000 1995 Public In-Person 31 Osmania University Hyderabad, Telangana, India 300,000 1918 Public In-Person 32 National University of Distance Education Spain 260,079 1972 Public Distance/In-Person 33 Rajiv Gandhi Technical University Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India 260,000 1998 Public In-Person 34 Cairo University Giza, Egypt 257,200 1908 Public In-Person 35 City University of New York New York, United States 243,000 1961 Public In-Person 36 University of North Carolina system North Carolina, United States 242,000 1789 Public In-Person 37 University of California system California, United States 238,700 1869 Public In-Person 38 University of Texas System Texas, United States 221,337 1881 Public In-Person 39 Estácio de Sá University Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 215,000 1970 Private In-Person 40 University of Guadalajara Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico 209,406 1791 Public In-Person 41 University of Nuevo León Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico 206,000 1933 Public In-Person 42 Open University Milton Keynes, United Kingdom 205,420 1969 Public Distance/In-Person 43 University of Applied Science and Technology Iran 200,000 1992 Public In-Person 44 Technical College System of Georgia Georgia, United States 191,567 1970 Public In-Person 45 Utah System of Higher Education Utah, United States 189,351 1894 Public In-Person 46 Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration Moscow, Russian Federation 180,000 1977 Public In-Person 47 King Abdulaziz University Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 177,234 1976 Public In-Person 48 Technical and Vocational University Iran 175,000 1965 Public In-Person 49 University of Karachi Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan 174,000 1951 Public In-Person 50 National Polytechnic Institute Mexico City, Mexico 171,581 1936 Public In-Person 51 Autonomous University of Santo Domingo Santo Domingo 170,530 1914 Public In-Person 52 Ain Shams University Cairo, Egypt 170,000 1950 Public In-Person 53 University of London London, United Kingdom 170,000 1836 Public In-Person 54 Southern New Hampshire University New Hampshire, United States 170,000 1932 Private Distance / In-person 55 Illinois Board of Higher Education Illinois, United States 163,786 1862 Public In-Person 56 University of Wisconsin System Wisconsin, United States 162,933 1848 Public In-Person 57 Universiti Teknologi MARA Shah Alam, Malaysia 160,957 1956 Public In-Person 58 Korea National Open University South Korea 151,413 1972 Public Distance/In-Person 59 Uttar Pradesh Technical University Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India 150,000 2000 Public In-Person 60 Madhya Pradesh Bhoj Open University Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India 150,000 1991 Public Distance 61 Sapienza University of Rome Rome, Italy 147,000 1303 Public In-Person 62 University System of Maryland Maryland, United States 144,363 1988 Public In-Person 63 University of the Republic Montevideo, Uruguay 144,108 1849 Public In-Person 64 University of the People California, United States 137,000 2009 Private Distance 65 Norte do Paraná University Londrina, Paraná, Brazil 130,000 1972 Private Distance/In-Person 66 University of San Carlos of Guatemala Guatemala City, Guatemala 124,000 1676 Public In-Person 67 University of Lyon Lyon, France 120,000 2007 Public In-Person 68 UNIMINUTO system Colombia 116,782 1990 Private Distance/In-Person 69 Texas A&M University System Texas, United States 114,691 1876 Public In-Person 70 National University of Córdoba Córdoba, Argentina 113,558 1613 Public In-Person 71 Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Pennsylvania, United States 110,428 1982 Public In-Person 72 Liberty University Virginia, United States 110,000 1971 Private Distance/In-Person 73 University of Toulouse Toulouse, France 110,000 1229 Public In-Person 74 Université du Québec Quebec, Canada 101,915 1968 Public In-Person/ Distance 75 Virtual University of Pakistan Lahore, Islamabad, Pakistan 100,000 2002 Public Distance 76 IU International University of Applied Sciences Erfurt, Germany 100,000 1998 Private Distance/In-Person 77 Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 98,648 1995 Public In-Person 78 University of Belgrade Belgrade, Serbia 97,696 1808 Public In-Person 79 University of Vienna Vienna, Austria 91,715 1365 Public In-Person 80 Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico 91,200 1943 Private In-Person 81 University of Toronto Toronto, Canada 88,766 1827 Public In-Person 82 Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Thessaloniki, Greece 88,283 1925 Public In-Person 83 Complutense University of Madrid Madrid, Spain 83,000 1293 Public In-Person 84 Farhangian University Iran 80,000 2012 Public In-Person 85 Aix-Marseille University Marseille, France 80,000 1409 Public In-Person 86 University of Hagen Hagen, Germany 76,096 1974 Public Distance 87 Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research Iran 60,000 1980 Private In-Person