A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Eluru runs at 17.2%, behind the typical district. The district has 40 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 68% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Eluru, which ranks 21 of 27 in Andhra Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.3 out of 100. It trails the national picture on youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 12%. On secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 67.5% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 49.6%, it sits close to the national mark.