# List of largest universities

The following is a list of largest universities in the world by country listing only the largest university in each country. This is not a list of largest individual campuses with in-person (non-distance) enrollment. This list includes distance enrollment and multiple-campus institutions.

## List of countries

| Country | University | Founded | Type | Enrollment |
| Albania | University of Tirana | 1957 | Public | 35,000 |
| Algeria | Constantine University | 1978 | Public | 85,000 |
| Angola | Agostinho Neto University | 1962 | Public | 29,827 |
| Argentina | University of Buenos Aires | 1821 | Public | 311,175 |
| Australia | Monash University | 1958 | Public | 73,807 |
| Austria | University of Vienna | 1365 | Public | 91,000 |
| Bangladesh | National University, Bangladesh | 1992 | Public | 2,097,182 |
| Belarus | Belarusian State University | 1921 | Public | 25,500 |
| Belgium | KU Leuven | 1425 | Private, state-funded | 55,484 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | University of Sarajevo | 1949 | Public | 30,866 |
| Botswana | University of Botswana | 1982 | Public | 32,000 |
| Brazil | Estácio de Sá University | 1970 | Private | 215,000 |
| Bulgaria | Sofia University | 1888 | Public | 18 911 |
| Canada | University of Toronto | 1827 | Public | 84,000 |
| China | Shanghai Open University | 1960 | Public | 80,000 |
| Colombia | National University of Colombia | 1867 | Public | 53,581 |
| Costa Rica | Universidad de Costa Rica | 1940 | Public | 42,750 |
| Croatia | University of Zagreb | 1669 | Public | 72,480 |
| Denmark | Aarhus University | 1928 | Public | 43,600 |
| Dominican Republic | Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo | 1538 | Public | 170,530 |
| Egypt | Ain Shams University | 1950 | Public | 170,000 |
| Estonia | University of Tartu | 1632 | Public | 14,000 |
| Finland | University of Helsinki | 1640 | Public | 36,500 |
| France | Centre national d'enseignement à distance | 1939 | Public | 350,000 |
| Germany | IU International University of Applied Sciences | 1998 | Private | 130,000 |
| Greece | National and Kapodistrian University of Athens | 1837 | Public | 104,000 |
| Guatemala | Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala | 1676 | Public | 124,000 |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong Polytechnic University | 1937 | Public | 32,000 |
| Iceland | University of Iceland | 1911 | Public | 13,782 |
| India | Indira Gandhi National Open University | 1985 | Public | 7,140,000 |
| Indonesia | Universitas Terbuka | 1984 | Public | 1,045,665 (total) as per 2019/2020 311,028 (active) as per 4 November 2020 |
| Iran | Islamic Azad University | 1982 | Semi-private | 1,000,000 |
| Ireland | University College Dublin | 1834 | Public (formerly private) | 32,900 |
| Israel | Tel Aviv University | 1956 | Public | 26,023 |
| Italy | Sapienza University of Rome | 1303 | Public | 112,564 |
| Japan | Nihon University | 1889 | Private | 70,667 |
| Kenya | University of Nairobi | 1970 | Public | 84,000 |
| Kosovo | Universiteti i Prishtinës | 1999 | Public | 41,833 |
| Lithuania | Vilnius University | 1579 | Public | 23,606 |
| Macau | Macau University of Science and Technology | 2000 | Private | 10,373 |
| Malaysia | Universiti Teknologi MARA | 1956 | Public | 100,000 |
| Mexico | National Autonomous University of Mexico | 1910 | Public | 349,515 |
| Nepal | Tribhuvan University | 1959 | Public | 604,437 |
| Netherlands | Utrecht University | 1636 | Public | 39,769 |
| New Zealand | University of Auckland | 1883 | Public | 33,050 |
| North Macedonia | University of Skopje | 1943 | Public | 50,000 |
| Norway | Norwegian University of Science and Technology | 1996 | Public | 39,000 |
| Pakistan | Virtual University of Pakistan | 2002 | Public | 165,000 |
| Peru | National University of San Marcos | 1551 | Private | 37,032 |
| Philippines | Polytechnic University of the Philippines | 1904 | Public | 68,249 |
| Poland | University of Warsaw | 1816 | Public | 44,400 |
| Portugal | University of Lisbon | 1288 | Public | 48,100 |
| Romania | Spiru Haret University | 1991 | Private | 311,928 |
| Russia | Modern University for the Humanities | 1992 | Private | 200,000 |
| Saudi Arabia | King Abdulaziz University | 1976 | Public | 177,234 |
| Singapore | National University of Singapore | 1905 | Public | 38,300 |
| Slovenia | University of Ljubljana | 1919 | Public | 48,821 |
| South Africa | University of South Africa | 1873 | Public | 328,179 |
| South Korea | Korea National Open University | 1972 | Public | 173,758 |
| Spain | National University of Distance Education | 1972 | Public | 260,079 |
| Sweden | Lund University | 1666 | Public | 30,646 |
| Switzerland | University of Zurich | 1833 | Public | 26,356 |
| Taiwan | National Taiwan University | 1928 | Public | 31,758 |
| Thailand | Ramkhamhaeng University | 1971 | Public | 525,000 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | University of the West Indies | 1960 | Public | 60,000+ |
| Turkey | Anadolu University | 1958 | Public | 1,969,733 |
| United Kingdom | Open University | 1969 | Public | 253,075 |
| United States | Texas A&M University | 1876 | Public | 73,284 |
| Uruguay | University of the Republic | 1949 | Public | 144,108 |
| Venezuela | Universidad Central de Venezuela | 1721 | Public | 41,059 |