A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Dehradun runs at 70.1%, better than the typical district. The district has 126 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
84% of registered enterprises are in services while 16% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 100% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Dehradun, which ranks 5 of 13 in Uttarakhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 100% and youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 8.3%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 46.6%, it sits close to the national mark.