Bachelor in Public Policy Analysis (Bachelor's)

At Trinity College, tuition is Tuition for the 2024-2025 academic year is $63,500 per year..

This programme combines social science and humanities methods to analyze law and public policy across their full lifecycle. Students develop skills in statistical analysis, legal argumentation, and textual interpretation. The curriculum examines how identity categories like race, gender, and immigration status shape policy outcomes. Real-world learning is central, with required internships and academic seminars leading to public writing through op-eds.

Focus areas include legal argumentation, statistical analysis, textual interpretation, policy implementation, social identity and policy, ethical dimensions of policy.

The major requires a total of 36 credits, including core courses, electives, and a required internship with an academic seminar. Students complete a capstone project based on their internship experience.

Graduates pursue roles in government agencies, non-profit organizations, advocacy groups, and policy research institutions.

Applicants must have completed introductory courses in political science, economics, or sociology. A minimum GPA of 3.0 is required. Submit official transcripts and a personal statement outlining interest in policy and law.

The programme totals about 36 credit hours. On-campus, full-time, four-year programme. 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.