the city is home to saurashtra university, several colleges, and other institutions of higher education, both public and private. rajkot has three private universities, rk university (rku), atmiya university and marwadi university. the city has 12 engineering colleges. it has a performing arts college (vocal, classical dance, tabla vadan etc.) opposite hemu gadhvi natya gruh. the saurashtra university is the city's public university. it is spread across approximately of green land with 28 post-graduation departments.