A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Satara runs at 28.9%, better than the typical district. The district has 106 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 72% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Satara, which ranks 9 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 35.6%. On secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 72.4% and youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 11.1%, it sits close to the national mark.