Nearly 400 incarcerated Californian's have received a bachelor's degree behind bars

Since 2016, California public universities offered a variety of bachelor's degree programs inside 11 men's and two women's prisons across the state.

A table showing the 13 bachelor's degree programs, and those programs' current enrollment and total graduation numbers, that are run inside California state prisons.

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*Includes students who graduated from 2016 through 2026.
**Students expected to graduate by the end of fall 2026.

Chart: William MelhadoSource: Cal Poly Humboldt, Cal State LA, Fresno State, Sacramento State, San Diego State, UC Irvine and UC Riverside