List of largest universities and university networks by enrollment
This list of largest universities by enrollment in the world includes total active enrollment across all campuses, as well as off-campus study.

List of largest universities and university networks by enrollment

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Table Section Text: This list of largest universities by enrollment in the world includes total active enrollment across all campuses, as well as off-campus study.

Rank	Institution	Location	Continent	Founded	Affiliation	Distance / In-Person	Enrollment	Ref

1	India Indira Gandhi National Open University	Delhi, India	Asia	1985	Public	Distance/In-Person	4,000,000+

2	United States California Community Colleges System	California, United States	North America	1967	Public	In-Person	2,100,000

3	Bangladesh National University, Bangladesh	Gazipur, Bangladesh	Asia	1992	Public	In-Person	2,097,182

4	Turkey Anadolu University	Eskisehir, Turkey	Asia	1958	Public	Distance	1,974,343

5	Pakistan Allama Iqbal Open University	Islamabad, ICT, Pakistan	Asia	1974	Public	Distance	1,326,948

6	Iran Islamic Azad University	Iran	Asia	1982	Private	In-Person	1,306,349

7	Bangladesh Bangladesh Open University	Gazipur, Bangladesh	Asia	1992	Public	Distance	650,000

8	Indonesia Universitas Terbuka	Jakarta, Indonesia	Asia	1984	Public	Distance	646,467

9	United States State University of New York system	New York, United States	North America	1948	Public	In-Person	606,232

10	Nepal Tribhuvan University	Kirtipur, Nepal	Asia	1959	Public	In-Person	604,437

11	India Chaudhary Charan Singh University	Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India	Asia	1965	Public	In-Person	560,000

12	India University of Mumbai	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India	Asia	1857	Public	In-Person	549,432

13	Thailand Ramkhamhaeng University	Bangkok, Thailand	Asia	1971	Public	In-Person	525,000

14	India Savitribai Phule Pune University	Pune, Maharashtra, India	Asia	1948	Public	In-Person	500,000

15	United States California State University system	California, United States	North America	1857	Public	In-Person	479,000

16	United States University System of Ohio	Ohio, United States	North America	2007	Public	In-Person	478,000

17	Pakistan University of the Punjab	Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan	Asia	1882	Public	In-Person	450,000

18	India Dr. B R Ambedkar Open University	Telangana, India	Asia	1982	Public	Distance	450,000

19	India University of Delhi	Delhi, India	Asia	1922	Public	In-Person	400,000

20	Iran Payame Noor University	Iran	Asia	1987	Public	Distance	400,000+

21	India Sikkim Manipal University	Sikkim, India	Asia	1995	Private	In-Person	390,000

22	South Africa University of South Africa	Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa	Africa	1873	Public	Distance	355 240

23	Mexico National Autonomous University of Mexico	Mexico City, Mexico	North America	1551	Public	In-Person	324,413

24	United States University System of Georgia	Georgia, United States	North America	1931	Public	In-Person	318,027

25	Argentina University of Buenos Aires	Buenos Aires, Argentina	South America	1821	Public	In-Person	316,050

26	Romania Spiru Haret University	Bucharest, Romania	Europe	1991	Private	In-Person	311,928

27	United States State University System of Florida	Florida, United States	North America	1954	Public	In-Person	302,513

28	India Osmania University	Hyderabad, Telangana, India	Asia	1918	Public	In-Person	300,000

29	United States City University of New York	New York, United States	North America	1961	Public	In-Person	274,357

30	Spain National University of Distance Education	Spain	Europe	1972	Public	Distance	260,079

31	India Rajiv Gandhi Technical University	Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India	Asia	1998	Public	In-Person	260,000

32	Egypt Cairo University	Giza, Egypt	Africa	1908	Public	In-Person	257,200

33	United States University of California system	California, United States	North America	1869	Public	In-Person	238,700

34	United States University of Texas System	Texas, United States	North America	1881	Public	In-Person	221,337

35	Brazil Estácio de Sá University	Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	South America	1970	Private	In-Person	215,000

36	South Korea Korea National Open University	South Korea	Asia	1972	Public	Distance	210,978

37	Mexico University of Guadalajara	Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico	North America	1791	Public	In-Person	209,406

38	United States Technical College System of Georgia	Georgia, United States	North America	1970	Public	In-Person	191,567

39	Russia Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration	Moscow, Russian Federation	Europe	1977	Public	In-Person	180,000

40	Saudi Arabia King Abdulaziz University	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia	Asia	1976	Public	In-Person	177,234

41	United Kingdom Open University	Milton Keynes, United Kingdom	Europe	1969	Public	Distance	173,915

42	Dominican Republic Autonomous University of Santo Domingo	Santo Domingo	North America	1538 (reopened 1914)	Public	In-Person	170,530

43	Pakistan University of Karachi	Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan	Asia	1951	Public	In-Person	174,000?

44	United States Utah System of Higher Education	Utah, United States	North America	1894	Public	In-Person	171,291

45	Egypt Ain Shams University	Cairo, Egypt	Africa	1950	Public	In-Person	170,000 (Undergraduates Only)

46	United Kingdom University of London	London, United Kingdom	Europe	1836	Public	In-Person	170,000

47	United States University of North Carolina system	North Carolina, United States	North America	1789	Public	In-Person	169,792

48	Mexico National Polytechnic Institute	Mexico City, Mexico	North America	1936	Public	In-Person	166,738

49	United States University of Wisconsin System	Wisconsin, United States	North America	1848	Public	In-Person	162,933

50	India Uttar Pradesh Technical University	Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India	Asia	2000	Public	In-Person	150,000

51	India Madhya Pradesh Bhoj Open University	Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India	Asia	1991	Public	Distance	150,000

52	Italy Sapienza University of Rome	Rome, Italy	Europe	1303	Public	In-Person	147,000

53	United States University System of Maryland	Maryland, United States	North America	1988	Public	In-Person	144,363

54	Russia Modern University for the Humanities	Moscow, Russia	Europe	1992	Public	Distance	140,000

55	Brazil Norte do Paraná University	Londrina, Paraná, Brazil	South America	1972	Private	Distance	130,000

56	Guatemala University of San Carlos of Guatemala	Guatemala City, Guatemala	South America	1676	Public	In-Person	124,000

57	France National Centre for Distance Education	France	Europe	1939	Public	Distance	120,000

58	Nigeria National Open University of Nigeria	Nigeria	Africa	2002	Public	Distance	300,000

59	United States Texas A&M University System	Texas, United States	North America	1876	Public	In-Person	114,691

60	Argentina National University of Córdoba	Córdoba, Argentina	South America	1613	Public	In-Person	113,558

61	United States Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education	Pennsylvania, United States	North America	1982	Public	In-Person	110,428

62	United States Liberty University	Virginia, United States	North America	1971	Private	Distance	110,000

63	Greece National and Kapodistrian University of Athens	Athens, Greece	Europe	1960	Public	In-Person	104,000

64	Pakistan Virtual University of Pakistan	Lahore, Islamabad, Pakistan	Asia	2002	Public	Distance	100,000

65	Malaysia MARA University of Technology	Shah Alam, Malaysia	Asia	1956	Public	In-Person	100,000

66	Austria University of Vienna	Vienna, Austria	Europe	1365	Public	In-Person	91,715

67	Canada University of Toronto	Toronto, Canada	North America	1827	Public	In-Person	88,766

68	Uruguay University of the Republic	Montevideo, Uruguay	South America	1849	Public	In-Person	85,905

69	Spain Complutense University of Madrid	Madrid, Spain	Europe	1293	Public	In-Person	83,000

70	Italy University of Bologna	Bologna, Italy	Europe	1088	Public	In-Person	80,000

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The Islamic Azad University is the world's sixth-largest university in Iran.

final_sentence: The Islamic Azad University is the world's sixth-largest university in Iran.