Naval Postgraduate School: Statistics

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#927 of 14,131 In the World
#281 of 2,597 In North America
#250 of 2,496 In the United States
#23 of 249 In California
#3 of 1,139 For Military science
Top50% For 134 other topics
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Acceptance rate
23%
Graduates
2,670
Male:Female Ratio
78:22
Control
Public
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
nps.edu

Naval Postgraduate School Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

We've calculated the 23% acceptance rate for Naval Postgraduate School based on the ratio of admissions to applications and other circumstantial enrollment data. Treat this information as a rough guide and not as a definitive measure of your chances of admission. Different programs may have significantly varying admissions rates.

1,225 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 1898 (71%)
Hispanic 289 (11%)
Nonresident Alien 164 (6%)
Black or African American 119 (4%)
Asian 117 (4%)
Two or more races 42 (2%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 32 (1%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 5 (0.2%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 4 (0.1%)

Naval Postgraduate School majors

Naval Postgraduate School has granted 1,144 master's across 33 programs and 14 doctorate degrees across 9 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Naval Postgraduate School.

Major Master Doctoral
Systems Engineering 215 1
International Relations and National Security Studies, Other 120
Business Administration and Management, General 109
Operations Research 83 1
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 66
Purchasing, Procurement & Acquisitions and Contracts Management 65
National Security Policy Studies 47
Homeland Security 39 2
Finance and Financial Management Services, Other 38
Project Management 34
Computer Science 31 2
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical & Space Engineering, General 32
Combat Systems Engineering 32
Human Resources Management & Personnel Administration, General 29
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management 28
Mechanical Engineering 27 1
Computer and Information Systems Security & Auditing & Information Assurance 25
Information & Psychological Warfare and Military Media Relations 21
Physical Sciences, General 16
Engineering Acoustics 12 1
Space Systems Operations 12
System, Networking, and LAN & WAN Management & Manager 12
Undersea Warfare 10
Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation 9
Terrorism and Counterterrorism Operations 8
Information Technology 6
Management Information Systems and Services, Other 6
Applied Mathematics, General 3 2
Nuclear Engineering 4
Information Science & Studies 3
Meteorology 2
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical 1 1
Joint Command & Task Force (C3, C4I) Systems 1
Transportation & Mobility Management 1
Grand Total 1,144 14

Publications & Citations

Naval Postgraduate School is a world-class research university with 17,353 scientific papers published and 286,688 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Environmental Science, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Quantum and Particle physics, Geography and Cartography, Geology, Chemistry, and Mathematics.

Publications
17,353
Citations
286,688

Publication / Citation count by topic

Engineering
12,408 / 212,056
Physics
10,045 / 173,860
Computer Science
9,677 / 154,708
Environmental Science
8,962 / 160,058
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
7,798 / 130,120
Quantum and Particle physics
7,276 / 127,386
Geography and Cartography
6,788 / 125,941
Geology
5,797 / 109,486
Chemistry
5,453 / 97,799
Mathematics
5,253 / 99,260
Business
4,709 / 85,259
Biology
4,674 / 93,698
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
4,493 / 72,493
Political Science
4,128 / 63,251
Materials Science
4,070 / 62,997
Law
3,810 / 61,121
Aerospace Engineering
3,661 / 57,992
Statistics
3,394 / 62,972
Philosophy
3,377 / 58,016
History
3,315 / 51,144
Electrical Engineering
3,249 / 49,898
Optical Engineering
3,232 / 52,844
Oceanography
3,208 / 71,942
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
3,184 / 77,213
Archaeology
2,971 / 49,003
Telecommunications
2,835 / 38,321
Management
2,780 / 55,783
Ecology
2,517 / 52,851
Economics
2,496 / 45,863
Mechanical Engineering
2,435 / 40,221
Organic Chemistry
2,208 / 50,350
Computer Networking
2,164 / 36,486
Astrophysics and Astronomy
2,089 / 36,187
Acoustical Engineering
1,944 / 26,474
Medicine
1,925 / 33,350
Sociology
1,907 / 35,596
Psychology
1,846 / 35,659
Paleontology
1,736 / 35,190
Cyber Security
1,678 / 26,536
Computer Vision
1,674 / 25,137

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 298 1506
1992 306 1676
1993 294 1709
1994 262 1819
1995 234 2105
1996 286 2213
1997 253 2512
1998 262 2643
1999 199 2682
2000 213 2961
2001 206 3033
2002 711 5920
2003 455 4810
2004 412 5132
2005 518 6228
2006 502 6955
2007 563 7263
2008 545 7844
2009 626 8774
2010 621 9626
2011 618 10847
2012 596 11378
2013 606 12708
2014 552 13288
2015 486 13313
2016 502 13140
2017 448 13272
2018 518 14014
2019 456 15119
2020 450 15450
2021 500 17175
2022 414 16028
2023 370 14980
Academic rankings

Naval Postgraduate School alumni

  1. Mark Kelly

    Mark Kelly
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1964-.. (age 60)
    Enrolled in Naval Postgraduate School
    In 1994 graduated with Master of Science in aeronautics
    Occupations
    writerpoliticiantest pilotmilitary officerastronaut
    Biography

    Mark Edward Kelly is an American politician, former astronaut, and United States Navy captain who has served as the junior United States senator from Arizona since 2020. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected in the special election held following the death of Senator John McCain, defeating incumbent Republican Martha McSally.

  2. William H. McRaven

    William H. McRaven
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1955-.. (age 69)
    Occupations
    military officer
    Biography

    William Harry McRaven is a retired United States Navy four-star admiral who served as the ninth commander of the United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM) from August 8, 2011 to August 28, 2014. From 2015 to 2018, he was the chancellor of The University of Texas System.

  3. Eugene Cernan

    Eugene Cernan
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1934-2017 (aged 83)
    Occupations
    fighter pilotaerospace engineerautobiographerastronautbusinessperson
    Biography

    Eugene Andrew Cernan was an American astronaut, naval aviator, electrical engineer, aeronautical engineer, and fighter pilot. During the Apollo 17 mission, Cernan became the eleventh human being to walk on the Moon. As he re-entered the Apollo Lunar Module after Harrison Schmitt on their third and final lunar excursion, he remains the most recent person to walk on the Moon.

  4. Qamar Javed Bajwa

    Qamar Javed Bajwa
    Born in
    Pakistan Flag Pakistan
    Years
    1960-.. (age 64)
    Occupations
    military officer
    Biography

    Qamar Javed Bajwa is a retired Pakistani army general who served as the tenth chief of the army staff of Pakistan from 29 November 2016 to 29 November 2022. In 2018 he was ranked 68th in the Forbes list of the World's Most Powerful People.

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General info

Alternative names NPS
Founded 1909
Motto Praestantia Per Scientiam
Excellence through Knowledge
Total FTE staff 785
Carnegie classification Doctoral Universities: Higher Research Activity

Location and contacts

Address 1 University Circle
Monterey, California, 93943
United States
City population 30,000
Phone 8316562442

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