Top 20 largest universities by students · 🇮🇳 India
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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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Annamalai University
अन्नामलाई विश्वविद्यालय
state public university in Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, India
37,444
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University of Calcutta
कोलकाता विश्वविद्यालय
state public university in Kolkata, West Bengal, India
22,520
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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