2. Leeds Metropolitan University - 41,215 With the population of 41,215, Leeds Metropolitan University is the second largest university on the list. The institution of university status in 1992, and has two campuses located in Leeds, West Yorkshire. University recently received the Outstanding Contribution Award of the local community, "the Times Higher Education supplement the annual Higher Education awards ceremony. 4. Manchester Metropolitan University - 33,155 - MMU Manchester Metropolitan University is a university located in north-west England, the center of campus and is headquartered in the city of Manchester. MMU is the third 33,155 population of the UK's largest university on the list, there are some external facilities in Cheshire. 1. Open University - 181,695 Topping off the list of the top ten largest universities in the UK population is Open University or OU, which has a population of 181,695 students. One of its most notable features is its open immigration policy, not consider the qualifications of most of the undergraduate courses students apply. . The following is a list of the 10 largest universities in the UK, the number of students. These rankings are derived from 2007-2008, the latest statistics released by the UK's Higher Education Statistics Agency. 3. University of Manchester - 37,360 3 University of Manchester, United Kingdom, in the number of students 37,360 population, which is a "red brick" civic university located in Manchester. A member of the large research universities in the Russell Group (Russell Group), the agency was established in 2004. It is also a member, N8 Group research collaboration. Students at the University of Manchester study 500 academic programs, more than 10,000 employees.