Bachelor in Philosophy (Bachelor's)

Tuition is Tuition for the 2024-2025 academic year is $62,800 per year..

The programme is a four-year on-campus bachelor's degree offered full-time. It focuses on the history of philosophy and critical thinking through analysis and synthesis of arguments. Students engage with foundational texts and debates from ancient to modern thinkers. The curriculum emphasizes reasoning skills applicable across disciplines.

Focus areas include Ancient Philosophy, Modern Philosophy, Ethics, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Philosophy of Mind.

The programme requires 120 credits, distributed across core philosophy courses, elective courses, and a senior capstone seminar. Students complete a sequence of required courses in the history of philosophy and logic.

Graduates pursue careers in law, journalism, corporate management, and graduate study in philosophy or related fields.

Applicants must submit high school transcripts, standardized test scores, and a personal statement. A minimum GPA of 3.0 is recommended for competitive consideration.

The programme totals about 120 credit hours. On-campus, full-time, four years. For international students, tuition is well above the median for US programmes. The institution admits about 34% of applicants.

Trinity College's historic campus supports a broad undergraduate education in the capital city of Hartford. Students choose from more than 50 majors, 15 disciplinary minors, 25 interdisciplinary minors, and over 900 courses. Academic options include engineering, computer science, data science, neuroscience, environmental science, international studies, public policy and law, and many fields in the humanities, arts, and social sciences. Students may also design their own interdisciplinary major. About 15 percent pursue a double major, while an additional 25 percent major in an interdisciplinary field. A 9:1 student-to-faculty ratio supports close interaction with professors.

Learning extends beyond the classroom through more than 200 annual internship and research opportunities, study away, entrepreneurship, community service, athletics, and other co-curricular experiences. The Career and Life Design Center supports students and alumni as they move toward careers, graduate education, or other postgraduate experiences. Hartford provides access to internships, research, cultural activities, and city-based pursuits, while New York City and Boston are a short drive away. Trinity has more than 2,100 full-time undergraduates, with students from 80 countries represented on campus. The College competes in Division III and the New England Small College Athletic Conference. Institutional financial support is also part of the student experience, with $84 million committed to financial aid and scholarships in the reported year.