Top 20 largest universities by students
World, then every country and state with data
Actualizado · students (students)
Top 20 en (119):
Por qué estos 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.
Calculado con las regiones de abajo: los 20 mejores de todas.
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Universidad Islámica Azad
Islamic Azad University
private university system in Iran
1,702,231 · 🇮🇷 Irán
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Universidad de Anatolia
Anadolu University
state university in Eskişehir, Turkey
1,248,233 · 🇹🇷 Turquía
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Universidad de Sudáfrica
University of South Africa
public university in South Africa
420,000 · 🇿🇦 Sudáfrica
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Universidad de Buenos Aires
University of Buenos Aires
public research university in Buenos Aires, Argentina
367,762 · 🇦🇷 Argentina
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Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
National Autonomous University of Mexico
public research university in Mexico
360,883 · 🇲🇽 México · Mexico City
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Universidad de Guadalajara
University of Guadalajara
university in Mexico
324,340 · 🇲🇽 México · Jalisco
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Universidad de la Ciudad de Nueva York
City University of New York
public university system in New York City
275,000 · 🇺🇸 Estados Unidos · New York
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Universidad Ain Shams
جامعة عين شمس
public university in Cairo, Egypt
220,000 · 🇪🇬 Egipto · Cairo Governorate
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Universidad de Damasco
جامعة دمشق
public university in Damascus, Syria
210,929 · 🇸🇾 Siria · Damascus Governorate
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Universidad de El Cairo
جامعة القاهرة
public university with its main campus in Giza, Egypt
207,853 · 🇪🇬 Egipto
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Universidad de Alejandría
جامعة الإسكندرية
public university in Egypt
197,278 · 🇪🇬 Egipto · Alexandria Governorate
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Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
National University of Córdoba
institution of higher education in Córdoba, Argentina
178,288 · 🇦🇷 Argentina
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Cómo se mide
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.
Referencias
- Wikidata query: universities by students, Wikidata (CC0). Checked 2026-10-19 20:21 UTC.
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