A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Bhagalpur runs at 22.8%, better than the typical district. The district has 32 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 47% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Bhagalpur, which ranks 3 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.3 out of 100. It trails the national picture on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 47.4%, youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 18.4% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 35.9%.