A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Kolhapur runs at 40.8%, better than the typical district. The district has 169 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
64% of registered enterprises are in services while 36% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 82% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kolhapur, which ranks 8 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 81.8%. On youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 9.9% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 44.3%, it sits close to the national mark.