Largest Universities and University Systems by In-Person Enrollment

Source: Wikipedia - List of largest universities and university networks by enrollment

Largest Universities and University Systems by In-Person Enrollment

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Key Findings

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National University, Bangladesh leads in Students enrolled (in-person) with 3,425,832 in 2026.

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Average Students enrolled (in-person) in 2026: 940,244 · median: 554,716.

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Gap in 2026: National University, Bangladesh is 8× larger than State University System of Florida.

About This Dataset

Largest Universities and University Systems by In-Person Enrollment

The world's biggest institutions by headcount are often distance-learning universities. This chart leaves those out and ranks universities and university networks by in-person enrollment, using the latest figure reported for each; several entries are affiliating universities or multi-campus systems rather than a single campus.

Analysis

National University, Bangladesh has the largest in-person enrollment at 3,425,832 students, 1.9 times the 1,800,000 of California Community Colleges. 3 of the 12 institutions shown are in India. Together they enroll 11,282,927 students in person; the smallest figure on this chart, State University System of Florida, is 430,000.

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12 categories · 1 year

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3,425,832

National University, Bangladesh

Students enrolled (in-person) · 2026

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Students enrolled (in-person)

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2026

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Methodology & source

Data source: Wikipedia - List of largest universities and university networks by enrollment
Coverage: 12 entities · 2026 · 12 observations
Measure: Students enrolled (in-person)
Last updated: 10 September 2026
Compiled by: The ANYSTAT team, from the source above

How the figures are calculated

Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2026.

Rankings & Full Data

12 records · Students enrolled (in-person) · ranked by 2026

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#	Category	2026
🥇	National University, Bangladesh	3,425,832
🥈	California Community Colleges	1,800,000
🥉	Islamic Azad University	1,300,000
4	Savitribai Phule Pune University	665,000
5	National Technological Institute of Mexico	620,000
6	Chaudhary Charan Singh University	560,000
7	University of Mumbai	549,432
8	Ramkhamhaeng University	525,000
9	Tribhuvan University	499,671
10	California State University	457,992
11	University of the Punjab	450,000
12	State University System of Florida	430,000

Data Sources & References

All external sources cited in this dataset

1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_universities_and_university_networks_by_enrollment Visit ↗

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