World Universities with Large Student Population

Rank   Institution   Location   Founded   Affiliation   Enrollment  
1  Indira Gandhi National Open University New Delhi, India 1985 Public 3 million
2  Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad, Pakistan 1974 Public 1.8 million
3  Islamic Azad University Tehran, Iran 1982 Private 1.3 million
4  Anadolu University Eskişehir, Turkey 1958 Public 884,081
5  Bangladesh National University Gazipur, Bangladesh 1992 Public 800,000
6  Bangladesh Open University Gazipur, Bangladesh 1992 Public 600,000
7  Ramkhamhaeng University Bangkok, Thailand 1971 Public 525,000
8  University System of Ohio Ohio, United States 2007 Public 478,000
9  Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Open University Andhra Pradesh, India 1982 Public 450,000
9  University of Punjab Lahore, Pakistan 1882 Public 450,000
11  State University of New York New York, United States 1948 Public 439,000
12  California State University California, United States 1857 Public 417,000
13  University of Delhi New Delhi, India 1922 Public 400,000
14  Universitas Terbuka Jakarta, Indonesia 1984 Public 350,000
15  Universidad de Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, Argentina 1821 Public 316,050
16  State University System of Florida Florida, United States 1905 Public 301,570 (2008)
17  Osmania University Hyderabad, India 1918 Public 300,000
18  Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University Nashik, India 1989 Public 300,000
19  Spiru Haret University Bucuresti, Romania 2002 Private 300,000
20  National Autonomous University of Mexico Mexico City, Mexico 1551 Public 290,000 (Aug 14th, 2006)
21  Tribhuvan University Kirtipur, Nepal 1959 Public 272,746
22  University of South Africa Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa 1873 Public 250,000
23  City University of New York New York City, United States 1847 Public 244,000
24  Instituto Politecnico Nacional Mexico City, Mexico 1936 Public 229,070
25  Universidade Estácio de Sá Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1970 Private 215,000
25  Gujarat University Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India 1949 Public 215,000
26  Korea National Open University South Korea 1982 Public 210,978
27  University of California California, United States 1869 Public 209,080
28  Open University Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom 1969 Public 203,744
29  University of Phoenix Phoenix, Arizona, United States 1976 Proprietary 200,000
30  Cairo University Cairo, Egypt 1905 Public 200,000
31  University of Calcutta Kolkata, West Bengal, India 1857 Public 200,000
32  University of Texas System Texas, United States 1881 Public 190,000
33  Payame Noor University Tehran, Iran 1987 Public 183,000
34  Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University Bangkok, Thailand 1978 Public 181,372
35  Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia Spain 1972 Public 180,000
36  University of Karachi Karachi, Pakistan 1951 Public 174,000 estimate
37  University of North Carolina North Carolina, United States 1789 Public 169,792
38  University of Wisconsin Wisconsin, United States 1848 Public 162,933
39  University of London London, England, United Kingdom 1836 Public 159,000
40  Cairo University Giza, Egypt 1933 Public 155,000
41  Madhya Pradesh Bhoj Open University Bhopal, India 1991 Public 150,000
42  University of Rome La Sapienza Rome, Italy 1303 Public 147,000
43  University System of Maryland Maryland, United States 1988 Public 144,363
44  Modern University for the Humanities Moscow,Russia 1992 Public 140,000
45  Universidade Norte do Paraná Londrina, Paraná, Brazil 1972 Private 130,000
46  Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala Guatemala City, Guatemala 1676 Public 124,000
47  Centre national d'enseignement à distance France 1939 Public 120,000
48  Universidad Nacional de Córdoba Córdoba, Argentina 1613 Public 113,558
49  Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Pennsylvania, United States 1982 Public 110,428
50  Texas A&M University System Texas, United States 1948 Public 103,449
51  Shanghai Television University Shanghai, China 1960 Public 101,218
52  University of Bologna Bologna, Italy 1088 Public >100,000
53  Universiti Teknologi MARA Shah Alam, Malaysia 1956 Public 100,000
54  Universidad Complutense de Madrid Madrid, Spain 1499 Public 98,142
55  Indiana University Indiana, United States 1820 Public 98,543
56  Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey Monterrey, Mexico 1943 Private 95,777
57  Netaji Subhas Open University Kolkata, West Bengal, India 1997 Public 95,027
58  University of Wales Wales, United Kingdom 1893 Public 95,000

 

US Graduate School Rankings 2010

Here are the complete rankings

1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
2. Stanford University (Stanford)
3. University of Calfornia - Berkeley (Berkeley)
4. Georgia Institute of Technology (Gatech)
5. University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)
6. Carnegie Mellon University (CMU)
7. California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
7. University of Southern California (Viterbi) (USC)
9. University of Michigan (UMich)
10. University of Texas-Austin (UT Austin)
11. Cornell University (Cornell)
12. Purdue University (Purdue)
12. University of California - San Diego (UCSD)
14. Texas A&M University (TAMU)
14. University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA)
16. University of Wisconsin Madison (WISC)
17. University of Maryland (UMD)
18. Harvard University (Harvard)
18. Princeton University (Princeton)
18. University of California - Santa Barbara (UCSB)
21. University of Columbia (Columbia)
21. Northwestern University (North Western)
23. Pennsylvania State university
23. Minnesota University (UMN)
25. Johns Hopkins University (JHU)
25. University of Florida - Gainesville (UFL)
27. Ohio State University(OSU)
27. University of Pennsylvania (UPenn)
27. University of Washington (UW)
27. Virginia Institute of Technology (VTech)
31. North Carolina State University (NCSU)
31. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)
33. University of Calfornia -Davis (UCDavis)
34. Rice University (Rice)
35. Duke University (Duke)
35. University of California -Irvine (UCI)
37. University of Virginia (Virginia)
38. University of Rochester (Rochester)
39. Vanderbilt University (Vanderbilt)
40. University of Colorado - Boulder (Colorado)
40. Yale University (Yale)
42. Boston University (BU)
42. Iowa State University
42. Lehigh University
45. Arizona State University
46. Case Western University (CASE)
46. University of Delaware
46. Washington University In St. Louis
49. University of Pittsburgh
50. University of Massachusetts
51. Rutgers University
51. University of Arizona
51. University of Notre Dame
54. Brown University
54. University of Dartmouth
54. Drexel University
54. State University of New York (SUNY)-Buffalo
58. Michigan State University
58. University of Iowa
60. Northeastern University
60. State University of New York (SUNY) - Stony Brook
62. Colorado State University
62. New Mexico State University
62. University of California-Riverside
62. University of Dayton
62. University of Utah
67. University of Illinois - Chicago (UIC)
68. University of Tennessee - Knoxville (UTK)
69. Auburn University
69. Polytechnic Institute of NYU (Poly)
71. Colorado School Of Mines
71. Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT)
71. University of Connecticut (UConn)
71. University of North Carolina -Chappel Hill
75. University of Cincinnati
75. Washington State University
77. Missouri Tech
77. Stevens Institute of Technology
77. Tufts University
77. University of New Mexico
77. University of Texas - Dallas (UTD)
82. Michigan Technological University
82. Oregon State University
82. Syracuse University (Syracuse)
82. University of Missouri - Columbia (Mizzou)
86. Mississippi State University (MSU)
86. University of California -Santa Cruz (UCSU)
86. Central Florida University
86. University of Houston (UH)
90. Clemson University (Clemson)
90. Louisiana State University (LSU)
90. Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)
90. Kansas State University (K-State)
90. University of Kentucky (UKY)
90. University of Nebraska Lincoln (UNL)

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