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 with a 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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ENROLLMENT 2023 

 

TOTAL ENGAGEMENT:  12,789
Master......................................1,856
Doctorate.....................................99 
Certificate & Non-Degree.........543
EE/PD* ..................................10,062

 

FACULTY AND STAFF 

TOTAL PERSONNEL: 957

TENURE-TRACK:........................178
INSTRUCTIONAL: ......................150
RESEARCH: ................................166
ADMINISTRATIVE/STAFF: ......... 369 
MILITARY: ....................................94 

 

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AVERAGE DEGREE STUDENT ENROLLMENT

 

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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 Brandon Bryan, USN
Chief Operating Officer
Rob Sweeney
Command Information Officer
Scott Bischoff
Vice Provost, Academic Affairs 
Dr. James Micheal
Vice Provost, Research
Dr. Kevin Smith
Vice Provost, Academic Leadership
Dr. Jomana Amara 
Dean of Students 
CAPT Thor Martinsen, USN
Naval Warfare Studies Institute
Randy Pugh, Col USMC (Ret.)

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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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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