As of the academic year 2024/25, the Ambrose Alli University in Nigeria had the highest number of registered students in terms of full-time equivalents worldwide, reaching 536,277. The Tribhuvan University in Nepal and the Payame Noor University in Iran, which followed on the places behind, had approximately 484,000 and 458,000 registered students, respectively. A high number of the universities with the highest number of students in the world are located in Egypt.
Universities with the highest number of full-time students worldwide 2024/25, according to Times Higher Education
Characteristic
Number fo students
Ambrose Alli University (Nigeria)
536,277
Tribhuvan University (Nepal)
483,765
Payame Noor Unviersity (Iran)
458,263
Al-Azhar Unviersity (Egypt)
270,123
Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia (UNAD) (Colombia)
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