NPS Fact Sheet
NPS FACT SHEET
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.
WHO WE ARE
We are who we serve:
WHAT WE DO
Defense education & research:
WHY IT MATTERS
For decisive advantage:
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
AVERAGE DEGREE STUDENT ENROLLMENT
GRADUATE DEGREES CONFERRED BY SERVICE
US NEWS & WORLD REPORT BEST GRADUATE SCHOOLS
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)
SPONSORED/REIMBURSABLE PROGRAMS
- Approx $107 million expended
- Research programs are aligned to NPS curricula
- NPS research is valuable to improving the security of the U.S
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.
FINANCIALS
- $113 million Direct Authorization: without military salary
- $97 million Reimbursable income
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
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