Top 20 largest universities by students · Bouches-du-Rhône
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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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University of Provence - Aix-Marseille I
former French university founded in 1971, merged (and hence abolished) in 2012 with University Aix Marseille II and Aix Marseille III to form the new...
22,885 · 🇫🇷 France
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University of the Mediterranean - Aix Marseille II
French public university founded in 1971. Merged in 2012 with Aix-Marseille I and Aix-Marseille III to form Aix-Marseille University
20,815 · 🇫🇷 France
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Paul Cézanne University
former French university founded in 1973, merged (and hence abolished) in 2012 with Aix-Marseille I and Aix-Marseille II to form Aix-Marseille University
20,025 · 🇫🇷 France
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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