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NPS FACT SHEET - 2025

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MISSION

Provide defense-focused graduate education, including classified studies and interdisciplinary research, to advance the operational effectiveness, technological leadership and warfighting advantage of the Naval service.  Learn more...

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WHO WE ARE

We are who we serve:

NPS is a Naval command with a defense graduate university mission. We are defense educators, subject matter experts and staff serving those who serve our nation.
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WHAT WE DO 

Education, research, innovation: 

NPS develops warrior talent and research solutions through Master’s and Ph.D. programs for the Department of the Navy, DoD, U.S. Government, partners and our allies.
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WHY IT MATTERS 

For decisive advantage: 

NPS ensures the technological leadership of the future force. Our graduates have the technical and intellectual edge to deter and prevail in the all-domain battlespace. 
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2024 Enrollment

 

ENROLLMENT 2025 

TOTAL: 2,479
Master: 1,867
Doctorate: 89 
Certificate & Non-Degree: 523

 

FACULTY 

TENURE-TRACK: 160
NON-TENURE: 156
INSTRUCTIONAL/RESEARCH SUPPORT: 99

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The NPS Advantage

THE NPS ADVANTAGE

Only NPS synchronizes student operational experience and graduate education with applied research and faculty expertise, to deliver innovative warfighting solutions and leaders educated to understand, master, and employ them.

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ENDURING STRATEGIC PRIORITIES

* Executive Education and Professional Development

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WHERE SCIENCE MEETS THE ART OF WARFARE

LEADERSHIP 

President 
Dr. Ann E. Rondeau, 
Vice Admiral, USN (Ret.) 
Provost & Chief Academic Officer (Acting) 
Dr. Matt Carlyle
Commanding Officer/Dean of Students 
CAPT Shane Stoughton, USN
Chief Operating Officer
Rob Sweeney
Command Information Officer
Trent Hancock
Vice Provost, Academic Affairs 
Dr. James Michael
Vice Provost, Research and Innovation
Dr. Michael Hesse
Vice Provost, Academic Leadership
Dr. Michael Freeman
Vice Provost, Warfare Studies
CAPT Michael Owen, USN

DEPARTMENTS

Acquisition, FM & Manpower
Applied Mathematics 
Computer Science 
Defense Analysis
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Information Sciences
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Meteorology 
Oceanography
Operations Research
Physics
Systems Engineering

GROUPS & INSTITUTES

Center for Homeland Defense & Security
Cyber Academic Group
Data Science Academic Group
Energy Academic Group
Inst. for Regional & International Security
Modeling, Virtual Environments & Simulation
Org. Sciences Academic Group
Space System Academic Group
Undersea Warfare Academic Group

(Accredited by WASC for 10 years in 2020)

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WARFIGHTER DEVELOPMENT

Critical and strategic thinkers able to problem-solve, adapt, innovate, and lead

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WARFIGHTING DEVELOPMENT

Classified and applied research and innovative solutions

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The Department of the Navy is driving innovation across every corner of the enterprise.
 

"Combat readiness encompasses both the platforms we bring to the fight and, more importantly, the people who use those tools. NPS is unique in that it develops both sides of the readiness coin.”

— Admiral James Kilby, Vice Chief of Naval Operations

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