📋 Top 30 Arab Universities by Student Numbers (2025)
| # | University Name | Country | Number of students |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Azhar University | Egypt | 269,733 |
| 2 | Helwan University | Egypt | 236,530 |
| 3 | Alexandria University | Egypt | 217,250 |
| 4 | Mansoura University | Egypt | 185,564 |
| 5 | Cairo University | Egypt | 175,156 |
| 6 | Zagazig University | Egypt | 173,570 |
| 7 | University of Damascus | Syria | 163,499 |
| 8 | Ain Shams University | Egypt | 156,043 |
| 9 | Kafrelsheikh University | Egypt | 113,167 |
| 10 | Benha University | Egypt | 110,873 |
| 11 | Cadi Ayyad University - Morocco | Morocco | 107,243 |
| 12 | Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University - Morocco | Morocco | 97,777 |
| 13 | Beni-Suef University | Egypt | 92,810 |
| 14 | Assiut University | Egypt | 91,258 |
| 15 | Menoufia University | Egypt | 85,114 |
| 16 | Minia University | Egypt | 81,402 |
| 17 | University of Baghdad | Iraq | 77,080 |
| 18 | University of Tripoli - Libya | Libya | 74,450 |
| 19 | University of Mosul | Iraq | 60,946 |
| 20 | Ibn Tofail University - Morocco | Morocco | 57,082 |
| 21 | King Abdulaziz University | Saudi Arabia | 56,557 |
| 22 | Suez Canal University | Egypt | 51,841 |
| 23 | Taif University | Saudi Arabia | 50,755 |
| 24 | Lebanese University | Lebanon | 44,015 |
| 25 | Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University | Saudi Arabia | 41,918 |
| 26 | University of Basrah | Iraq | 36,929 |
| 27 | Ferhat Abbas University - Algeria | Algeria | 36,209 |
| 28 | Qassim University | Saudi Arabia | 35,951 |
| 29 | King Saud University | Saudi Arabia | 35,607 |
| 30 | Mohamed Boudiaf University - Algeria | Algeria | 32,128 |