Education (Colleges)

National level public institutions

• Biju Patnaik National Steel Institute
• Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology
• Central Rice Research Institute
• Central Tool Room & Training Centre
• Central University of Orissa
• Institute of Dental Sciences
• Indian Institute of Handloom Technology
• Institute of Life Sciences
• Indian Institute of Mass Communication
• Institute of Physics
• Indian Institute of Public Health
• Indian Institute of Technology
• Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management
• Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology
• National Institute of Fashion Technology
• National Institute of Rehabilitation Training and Research
• National Institute of Science Education & Research
• National Institute of Technology
• National Law University of Orissa
• National University (or World Class Central University)
• All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar
• Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan (Deemed University), Shri Sadashiva Campus
• Regional Institute of Education
• Regional Medical Research Centre

State level public institutions

• Berhampur University
• Biju Patnaik University of Technology
• College of Engineering and Technology
• Fakir Mohan University
• Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology
• Institute of Mathematics and Applications
• International Institute of Information Technology
• Maharaja Krishna Chandra Gajapati Medical College
• North Orissa University
• Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology
• Parala maharaja engineering college(PMEC), Berhampur
• Ravenshaw University
• Sambalpur University
• Shriram Chandra Bhanja Medical College
• Shri Jagannath Sanskrit Vishvavidayalaya
• Utkal University
• Utkal University of Culture
• Veer Surendra Sai Medical College
• Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology, Burla

Private institutions

• Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar
• Siksha 'O' Anusandhan (SOA) Deemed to be University
• Centurion University
• Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology Deemed to be University
• ICFAI University
• Sri Sri University

Institutions through public-private partnership

• Indian Institute of Information Technology, Berhampur
• Sambalpur University Institute of Information Technology, Sambalpur

Plans

• Bhubaneswar as an emerging education hub
• Odisha Higher Education Vision 2020
• Under construction and planned medical and engineering colleges

State legislation pertaining to higher education

• Vedanta University act