A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Hamirpur runs at 62.4%, better than the typical district. The district has 23 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
83% of registered enterprises are in services while 17% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 99% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Hamirpur, which ranks 4 of 12 in Himachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 56.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 98.7%, youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 3.1% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 72.5%.