Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity had a total enrollment of 4,441,617 students in 2024. The full-time enrollment at Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity is 3,679,117 students and the part-time enrollment is 762,500. This means that 82.8% of students enrolled at Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity, both undergraduate and graduate, is 45.5% White, 15.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.2% Asian, 7.21% Black or African American, 4.64% Two or More Races, 0.332% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.113% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (25.7%), followed by White Male (23.1%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (9.48%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Female (21.1%), followed by White Male (15.4%) and Asian Female (5.3%).