A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Sambalpur runs at 38.8%, better than the typical district. The district has 35 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 79% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Sambalpur, which ranks 7 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 78.9%, youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 9.4% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 61.5%.