NPS Fact Sheet

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NPS FACT SHEET

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FS2020 Missionvision

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...

VISION

The Naval Postgraduate School will become the nation’s leading institution for defense higher education and applied research, delivering transformative solutions and innovative leaders for decisive U.S. seapower and national defense.

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FS2020 WHO

WHO WE ARE

We are who we serve:

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

FS2020 WHAT

WHAT WE DO

Defense education & research:

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.

FS2020 WHY

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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FS2020 Enrollment

ENROLLMENT 2021

STUDENT ENGAGEMENT: 12,635
Resident.................................1,400*
Distance Learning.....................715
Certificate & Non-Degree.........557
EE/PD* ...................................9,962

* Includes 170 international students from 52 allied countries.

DEGREES AWARDED: 1,162
Master.......................................... 1,151
Doctorate. ........................................11

FACULTY AND STAFF

TENURE-TRACK: 200

NON TENURE-TRACK:
INSTRUCTIONAL: 161
RESEARCH: 163
ADMINISTRATIVE: 9
STAFF: 304

FS2020 Pie Charts

AVERAGE DEGREE STUDENT ENROLLMENT

GRADUATE DEGREES CONFERRED BY SERVICE

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US NEWS & WORLD REPORT BEST GRADUATE SCHOOLS

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LEADERSHIP

President
Dr. Ann E. Rondeau,
Vice Admiral, USN (Ret.)
Provost
Dr. Scott Gartner
Chief of Staff
CAPT Philip E. Old, USN
Vice Provost, Academic Affairs
Dr. Joe Hooper
Dean of Students
CAPT Brandon Bryan, USN
Vice Provost, Research
Dr. Kevin Smith
Vice Provost, Academic Leadership
Dr. Jomana Amara
Naval Warfare Studies Institute
Col. Randy Pugh
Chief Operating Officer
Rob Sweeney
Command Information Officer
Scott Bischoff

DEPARTMENTS

Applied Mathematics
Defense Management
Computer Science
Defense Analysis
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Information Sciences
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Meteorology
National Security Affairs
Oceanography
Operations Research
Physics
Systems Engineering

ACCREDITATION

WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC)
Reaccredited for maximum 10 years in 2020

Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)
The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA)

FS2020 Sponsored

EXECUTIVE EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

NPS provides several executive education and professional development (EE/PD) programs that extend the reach of its graduate programs to mid-to senior-grade professionals for career-long learning.

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FS2020 Financials

FINANCIALS

$113 million Direct Authorization: without military salary
$97 million Reimbursable income

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FS2020 DKLINFO

DUDLEY KNOX LIBRARY

The Dudley Knox Library offers a wide array of content and services that support the learning, teaching, and research needs of NPS faculty, students and staff, as well as NPS alumni, in a 24/7 environment. The Graduate Writing Center and Thesis Processing Office provide services that help develop the writing and critical thinking skills of NPS students.

NUMBER OF E-RESOURCES (BOOKS, JOURNALS, REPORTS, AND MORE) IN THE LIBRARY CATALOG: 1,018,847+
NUMBER OF E-RESOURCES IN NPS ARCHIVE: 66,450
E-RESOURCES AVAILABLE IN RESTRICTED COLLECTION (RESTRICED NPS THESIS, NPS REPORTS, ETC.): 2,110

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES (ITACS)

The NPS.edu network powers the delivery of our cutting edge education and research. The areas of coverage include: network operations, unified communications, academic computing, help desk services, classified computing, high performance computing, rapid prototyping, web and application development and maintenance.

PROFILE & NETWORK STORAGE: 76 TB
COURSES HOSTED ON THE LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM: 17,736
HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING: 372 HPS users and 5,000 SC processors/HPC disk space 6.5 PB