A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Rayagada runs at 23.6%, better than the typical district. The district has 24 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. 73% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Rayagada, which ranks 5 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.5 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 5.1% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 66.7%. On secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 72.7%, it sits close to the national mark.