Naval Postgraduate School

Also known as

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment

3,939

21.8% Female

78.2% Male

Institution Overview

System

-2

School Type

Public

Academic Calendar

Quarter

Setting

Suburb: Midsize

Academics

Graduate Assistantships

Full Time Graduate Enrolled

Yes

Part Time Graduate Enrolled

Yes

Total # of Programs

Number of Programs Available (in Category Selected Above)

Master's

Doctoral Research

Distance

Degrees Offered

Master's

Doctor's (Research)

Certificate Offered

Post-master's

Postbaccalaureate

Student Body

Demographics

0.10%

American Indian or Alaska Native

4.42%

Asian

3.83%

Black or African American

10.46%

Hispanic or Latino

0.10%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

71.39%

White

1.47%

Two or more races

1.50%

Unknown

6.73%

Non-resident Alien

Admissions

Admissions Office Web Address

nps.edu/web/admissions/

Tuition & Aid

Average In-State Tuition

Average Out-Of-State Tuition

Academics: Programs - Overview

Academic

Yes

Occupational

Continuing Professional

Recreational or avocational

Highest Degree offered

Doctor's degree - research/scholarship

Distance Learning Options

Grad programs or courses

Yes

Degree Programs Offered (in Category Selected Above)

Master's

Master's (Distance)

Doctor's Degree Research

Postbaccalaureate Certificate

Postbaccalaureate Certificate (Distance)

Post Master's Certificate

Program Area	Program Type	Program Format
Program Area	Program Type	Campus	Distance
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert. Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes Yes Yes	No No Yes No
Applied Mathematics, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Artificial Intelligence	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	Yes
Business Administration and Management, General	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Combat Systems Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Command & Control (C3, C4I Systems and Operations)	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Computational Science	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Computer Science	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Computer Software Engineering	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Cyber/Electronic Operations and Warfare	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Other	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Engineering Acoustics	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	Yes No Yes
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Finance and Financial Management Services, Other	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Homeland Security	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	No No Yes
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Information Science/Studies	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Information Technology	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Information Technology Project Management	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	Yes
Information/Psychological Warfare and Military Media Relations	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Intelligence, General	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
International Relations and National Security Studies, Other	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Joint Command/Task Force (C3, C4I Systems)	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Management Information Systems and Services, Other	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert. Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes Yes Yes	No No Yes No
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Meteorology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Military Technologies and Applied Sciences, Other	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	No No Yes
National Security Policy Studies	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Nuclear Engineering	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	Yes Yes
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Operations Research	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Organizational Leadership	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Physical Sciences	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Project Management	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	Yes No
Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Signal/Geospatial Intelligence	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Systems Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Terrorism and Counterterrorism Operations	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Undersea Warfare	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No

Faculty

	Total	Instructional Staff	Research
Total	371	234	137
With faculty status	371	234	137
Tenured	127	127	0
On tenure track	31	31	0
Not on tenure track	213	76	137
Annual contract	213	76	137

Graduate Assistantships

Additional Information

State-Approved Teacher Certification?

Medical Degree Offered?

Overview

Average In-State Tuition

Average Out-Of-State Tuition

Tuition & Fees

	In-state	Out-of-State
Full time Average Tuition	$0	$0
Full time Fees	$0	$0
Part time, per credit hour	$0	$0

Tuition Plan Options

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment

3,939

21.8% Female

78.2% Male

Post-Bac Race / Ethnicity

Demographics

0.10%

American Indian or Alaska Native

4.42%

Asian

3.83%

Black or African American

10.46%

Hispanic or Latino

0.10%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

71.39%

White

1.47%

Two or more races

1.50%

Unknown

6.73%

Non-resident Alien

Gender

Race / Ethnicity	Men	Women
Asian	137	37
Black Or African American	95	56
Hispanic Or Latino	323	89
Native Hawaiian OrOther Pacific Islander	3	1
Non-resident Alien	237	28
White	2,200	612
Two Or More Races	41	17
Unknown	41	18

Services offered

Service	Offered
Academic Career Counseling Service	No
Employment Services For Students	No
Placement Services For Completers	No

Advanced Awards/ Degrees Conferred Statistics

Award: Master's degree

Total

1,040

78.6% Male

21.4% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - research/scholarship

Total

87.5% Male

12.5% Female

Award: Postbaccalaureate certificate

Total

1,366

79.6% Male

20.4% Female

Overview

Library Facilities at Institution

Years of College-Level Work Required

Services offered

Service	Offered
Remedial services
On-campus day care for student's children	No
None of the above services are offered	Yes

Admissions Office Contact

Address

1 University Circle
Monterey, CA 93943

Phone

831-656-2442

Fax

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Provisional Release as of January 2025. Surveys: Institutional Characteristics (2023), Data File: [HD2023], [IC2023], [IC2023_AY]; Surveys: Completions (2023), Data File: [C2023_A],[C2023DEP]; Surveys: 12-Month Enrollment (2023), Data File: [EFFY2023]; Surveys: Employees by Assigned Position (2023), Data File: [EAP2023]