NPS Fact Sheet 2023

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NPS FACT SHEET - 2023

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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...

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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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.
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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.
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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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ENROLLMENT 2022 

 

STUDENT ENGAGEMENT:  12,789
Resident.................................1,400*
Distance Learning.....................715 
Certificate & Non-Degree........557
EE/PD* ..................................10,117

* 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 

 

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AVERAGE DEGREE STUDENT ENROLLMENT

 

GRADUATE DEGREES CONFERRED BY SERVICE

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ENDURING STRATEGIC PRIORITIES

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WHERE SCIENCE MEETS THE ART OF WARFARE

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)
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Our Comparative Advantage

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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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Education supporting naval requirements

  • Naval Engineering
  • Combat Systems
  • Cyber and Information Systems
  • Data Science and Decisions
  • Global Security and Strategic Competition
  • Defense Systems Management
  • Space Technology and Operations
  • Maritime Battlespace Environments
  • Modeling, Simulation, and Visualization
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Applied research in support of naval priorities

  • C-C5ISRT
  • Long Range Fires
  • Terminal Defense
  • Contested Logistics
  • Maritime Domain Awareness
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Intelligent Autonomous Systems
  • Naval Operational Architecture
  • Modeling & Simulation GEMS/LVC
  • Climate Action
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The Department of the Navy is driving innovation across every corner of the enterprise.
 

“The best way to deter our adversaries is for the department to restore its technological superiority…
Education is the key connector for this work. Our educational institutions hold great promise and opportunity.”

— Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro

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