Top 20 largest universities by students · Michigan
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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Michigan State University
public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, United States
45,314 · 🇺🇸 United States
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Eastern Michigan University
comprehensive, co-educational public university in Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States
22,827 · 🇺🇸 United States
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Western Michigan University
public university located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
18,266 · 🇺🇸 United States
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Wayne County Community College District
community college district in Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
10,748 · 🇺🇸 United States
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.
Michigan: more top 20s here
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