Top 20 largest universities by students · Shanghai
World, then every country and state with data
Updated · students (students)
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Why these 20
Student numbers as recorded in Wikidata (with the source each editor cited there). Open and affiliating universities count every enrolled student, so they top the world list; drill into a country or state for campuses you may visit.
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East China Normal University
华东师范大学
university in Shanghai, China
36,026 · 🇨🇳 People's Republic of China
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Shanghai Ocean University
上海海洋大學
public research university in Shanghai, People's Republic of China
15,800 · 🇨🇳 People's Republic of China
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East China University of Political Science and Law
华东政法大学
university in Shanghai, People's Republic of China
15,420 · 🇨🇳 People's Republic of China
How it is measured
Wikidata: universities (public, private) with a student count of 10,000 or more; country and state from the location; the world list is the top 20 of the countries below.
References
- Wikidata query: universities by students, Wikidata (CC0). Checked 2026-10-19 20:21 UTC.
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