A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Vadodara runs at 36.5%, better than the typical district. The district has 138 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 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 65% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Vadodara, which ranks 3 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.2 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 3.5% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 60.1%. On secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 64.8%, it sits close to the national mark.