The patronage of education started with Maharaja Sayajirao and the city has built further on the academic infrastructure established by him.

The present educational foundation rests on over 20 public schools and over 100 private schools. Towering benevolently over all is the MS University, the jewel in the Baroda crown, so to speak.

MSU is the only university in Gujarat with English as the only medium of instruction. It has 13 faculties and 17 residential hostels, 4 of them for women students. The university caters to over 100,000 students. There are various courses that are being offered in here ranging from Medical to Commerce.

The university has been divided into several departments and there are number of courses offered in each of the department. The fine Arts faculty is famous worldwide for its contribution in arts. The faculty of performing arts is also a very reputed institution teaching music, drama, dancing etc.

There are other premier institutes also located in city including Sigma Institute of Management Studies, Technology & Engineering & Parul Institute of Engineering and Technology. Baroda has many public and private schools, imparting quality education.

The recent decision of CII to develop Vadodara as ‘Knowledge CITY’. has been well received by the Barodians all over the world.