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Naval Postgraduate School ranked 250th in the United States, 927th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 135 research topics. Naval Postgraduate School ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 17,353 academic publications and 286,688 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 212 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#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
#101 of 1,019 For Marine Engineering
#113 of 1,020 For Aviation
#540 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1148 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 132 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Naval Postgraduate School ranked 164th for Engineering in the United States and 699th in the World with 12,408 publications made and 212,056 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Telecommunications.

Engineering ranking Location
#164 of 1,518 In the United States
#192 of 1,602 In North America
#699 of 6,684 In the World

Naval Postgraduate School
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 218 1156
1992 227 1227
1993 225 1323
1994 209 1345
1995 174 1565
1996 212 1680
1997 197 1896
1998 215 2013
1999 144 2028
2000 165 2247
2001 142 2162
2002 594 4654
2003 345 3591
2004 300 3709
2005 383 4445
2006 351 5057
2007 419 5196
2008 388 5444
2009 452 6124
2010 426 6769
2011 413 7551
2012 399 7710
2013 400 8722
2014 371 9069
2015 301 9022
2016 315 9076
2017 281 9051
2018 342 9716
2019 325 10284
2020 315 10389
2021 332 11659
2022 277 11088
2023 249 10317

The following table provides academic rankings for Naval Postgraduate School in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Marine Engineering 30 33 101
Aviation 44 48 113
Operations Research 42 53 131
Engineering Management 78 85 173
Architecture 55 66 220
Reliability and Quality Engineering 74 88 242
Aerospace Engineering 84 94 252
Industrial Engineering 66 79 264
Remote Sensing 84 99 270
Robotics 69 87 283
Automation and Control engineering 68 83 288
Construction Management 74 89 307
Computer Engineering 106 125 371
Systems Engineering 105 126 378
Mining Engineering 75 95 395
Computer Networking 119 141 434
Automotive Engineering 105 130 466
Human-Computer Interaction 131 154 488
Telecommunications 120 145 489
Structural Engineering 123 146 504
Acoustical Engineering 131 155 518
Electronic Engineering 120 147 524
Nuclear Engineering 103 131 557
Electrical Engineering 138 167 629
Transportation Engineering 152 180 635
Mechanical Engineering 153 182 654
Petroleum Engineering 162 188 697
Product and Industrial Design 183 209 756
Firefighting and Fire Science 158 188 817
Optical Engineering 183 211 856
Civil Engineering 194 225 885
Architectural Engineering 193 223 1014
Applied/Engineering Physics 190 218 1023
Geotechnical Engineering 198 236 1069
Materials Science 202 231 1152
Metallurgical Engineering 214 247 1314
Renewable Energy Engineering 179 214 1440
Nanotechnology 232 264 1538
Chemical Engineering 258 295 1915
Environmental Engineering 282 324 2064

Physics rankings

Naval Postgraduate School ranked 189th for Physics in the United States and 868th in the World with 10,045 publications made and 173,860 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#189 of 1,485 In the United States
#217 of 1,569 In North America
#868 of 6,603 In the World

Naval Postgraduate School
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 200 1005
1992 181 1066
1993 188 1108
1994 150 1186
1995 144 1292
1996 152 1380
1997 150 1570
1998 173 1676
1999 114 1656
2000 134 1774
2001 132 1706
2002 464 3468
2003 262 2735
2004 239 2932
2005 281 3514
2006 278 3848
2007 291 4041
2008 303 4167
2009 331 4789
2010 329 5460
2011 312 5952
2012 303 6212
2013 309 7093
2014 292 7462
2015 260 7488
2016 247 7452
2017 240 7520
2018 288 8391
2019 264 8766
2020 271 8988
2021 277 10153
2022 249 9706
2023 226 8927

The following table provides academic rankings for Naval Postgraduate School in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Acoustical Engineering 131 155 518
Astrophysics and Astronomy 153 177 568
Quantum and Particle physics 177 205 842
Optical Engineering 183 211 856
Astrobiology 237 268 920
Atomic and Molecular physics 218 247 1018
Applied/Engineering Physics 190 218 1023
Theoretical Physics 210 243 1024
Nuclear Physics 227 259 1128
Materials Science 202 231 1152
Condensed Matter Physics 211 238 1280
Nanotechnology 232 264 1538

Computer Science rankings

Naval Postgraduate School ranked 180th for Computer Science in the United States and 665th in the World with 9,677 publications made and 154,708 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Cyber Security, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#180 of 1,576 In the United States
#208 of 1,662 In North America
#665 of 6,752 In the World

Naval Postgraduate School
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 131 701
1992 153 821
1993 159 893
1994 150 910
1995 125 1078
1996 141 1131
1997 136 1191
1998 141 1300
1999 108 1328
2000 104 1529
2001 89 1456
2002 543 4031
2003 305 2797
2004 266 2980
2005 315 3368
2006 316 3913
2007 347 4072
2008 329 4343
2009 374 4739
2010 372 5310
2011 367 5784
2012 352 6119
2013 331 6737
2014 295 7162
2015 268 7127
2016 256 7192
2017 280 7195
2018 297 7500
2019 264 7957
2020 235 7888
2021 288 8854
2022 236 8194
2023 222 7658

The following table provides academic rankings for Naval Postgraduate School in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Game Design and Development 58 69 169
Software Engineering 58 72 182
Robotics 69 87 283
Cyber Security 107 126 345
Computer Engineering 106 125 371
Animation 99 118 375
Blockchain and Cryptography 108 125 390
Computer Graphics 110 132 432
Computer Networking 119 141 434
Management Information Systems 139 161 462
Database Administration 135 159 474
Multimedia 146 167 481
Human-Computer Interaction 131 154 488
Telecommunications 120 145 489
Data Science 160 184 513
Web Design and Development 121 145 518
Information Technology 194 214 524
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 154 184 626
Computer Vision 150 178 628
UX/UI Desgin 168 200 714
Library and Information science 286 313 789
Computational Linguistics 198 227 924
Machine Learning 209 240 931
Cognitive Science 317 356 1313
Neuroscience 430 473 1753
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 503 549 2789

Environmental Science rankings

Naval Postgraduate School ranked 180th for Environmental Science in the United States and 779th in the World with 8,962 publications made and 160,058 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Oceanography, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, Ecology.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#180 of 1,598 In the United States
#208 of 1,687 In North America
#779 of 6,798 In the World

Naval Postgraduate School
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 150 753
1992 129 743
1993 137 778
1994 123 884
1995 108 1003
1996 156 1017
1997 115 1282
1998 166 1370
1999 100 1364
2000 132 1634
2001 117 1627
2002 308 2708
2003 236 2454
2004 221 2652
2005 243 3295
2006 249 3811
2007 315 3910
2008 269 4155
2009 341 4854
2010 356 5395
2011 322 6215
2012 315 6325
2013 317 7294
2014 308 7585
2015 279 7689
2016 267 7739
2017 239 7744
2018 288 8330
2019 249 8973
2020 231 9323
2021 267 10631
2022 247 10182
2023 232 9336

The following table provides academic rankings for Naval Postgraduate School in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 91 106 295
Oceanography 92 110 324
Mining Engineering 75 95 395
Geography and Cartography 145 168 512
Earth science and Geophysics 141 168 617
Geology 172 199 726
Petrology and Geochemistry 158 191 770
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 228 261 941
Geotechnical Engineering 198 236 1069
Ecology 234 271 1148
Paleontology 261 296 1228
Environmental Management 205 240 1304
Agricultural Science 233 270 1510
Forestry 287 333 1783
Environmental Engineering 282 324 2064
Environmental Chemistry 389 441 2644

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Naval Postgraduate School ranked 233rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 910th in the World with 7,798 publications made and 130,120 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#233 of 1,728 In the United States
#265 of 1,819 In North America
#910 of 7,020 In the World

Naval Postgraduate School
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 125 437
1992 126 551
1993 128 535
1994 108 642
1995 105 729
1996 133 752
1997 100 857
1998 110 925
1999 96 904
2000 100 1136
2001 81 1172
2002 290 2409
2003 201 1916
2004 210 2149
2005 226 2468
2006 227 2929
2007 280 3080
2008 253 3348
2009 324 3924
2010 293 4172
2011 302 4904
2012 286 5301
2013 296 5716
2014 244 6130
2015 231 6138
2016 242 5957
2017 246 6077
2018 264 6269
2019 216 6982
2020 218 7224
2021 245 8107
2022 202 7649
2023 166 6971

The following table provides academic rankings for Naval Postgraduate School in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Military science 2 2 3
Political Economy 106 122 275
International Relations and Diplomacy 125 145 329
Public Policy / Administration 142 161 342
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 161 187 471
Communications and Public Relations 218 248 560
Archaeology 170 196 629
Criminology and Criminal Justice 309 341 635
History 191 219 650
Classics and Ancient History 235 261 652
Law Enforcement 276 308 695
Law 231 262 719
Occupational Safety and Health 271 307 769
Education Majors 286 317 778
Political Science 228 259 782
Library and Information science 286 313 789
Art History 324 359 851
Linguistics 236 267 954
Publishing 322 360 993
Sociology 306 340 1009
Media Studies 433 476 1013
Aesthetics 285 321 1055
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 348 384 1088
Philosophy 240 274 1100
Demography 360 403 1575
Anthropology 487 540 1579

Chemistry rankings

Naval Postgraduate School ranked 274th for Chemistry in the United States and 1566th in the World with 5,453 publications made and 97,799 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#274 of 1,407 In the United States
#313 of 1,488 In North America
#1566 of 6,447 In the World

Naval Postgraduate School
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 125 705
1992 117 693
1993 100 727
1994 98 799
1995 64 832
1996 87 842
1997 98 932
1998 98 1032
1999 69 1049
2000 81 1116
2001 55 1044
2002 203 1880
2003 145 1619
2004 118 1640
2005 166 2014
2006 146 2250
2007 162 2310
2008 143 2450
2009 156 2758
2010 147 3004
2011 153 3443
2012 159 3489
2013 172 3993
2014 151 4123
2015 140 4177
2016 126 4120
2017 104 4331
2018 137 4671
2019 134 4923
2020 127 5336
2021 126 5783
2022 124 5624
2023 123 5377

The following table provides academic rankings for Naval Postgraduate School in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 158 191 770
Computational Chemistry 195 222 948
Materials Science 202 231 1152
Nanotechnology 232 264 1538
Physical chemistry 249 287 1700
Organic Chemistry 292 331 1892
Chemical Engineering 258 295 1915
Biochemistry 452 501 2617
Environmental Chemistry 389 441 2644

Mathematics rankings

Naval Postgraduate School ranked 175th for Mathematics in the United States and 652nd in the World with 5,253 publications made and 99,260 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#175 of 1,371 In the United States
#203 of 1,451 In North America
#652 of 6,305 In the World

Naval Postgraduate School
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 77 439
1992 77 449
1993 76 461
1994 73 492
1995 70 560
1996 63 568
1997 74 654
1998 61 636
1999 49 615
2000 52 742
2001 53 766
2002 263 2067
2003 158 1427
2004 116 1594
2005 167 1808
2006 152 2173
2007 186 2327
2008 155 2340
2009 204 2668
2010 199 3026
2011 206 3464
2012 196 3577
2013 172 3808
2014 172 4121
2015 156 4263
2016 159 4281
2017 150 4275
2018 163 4488
2019 150 4777
2020 156 4705
2021 145 5307
2022 113 4708
2023 104 4370

The following table provides academic rankings for Naval Postgraduate School in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Operations Research 42 53 131
Applied Mathematics 95 113 368
Blockchain and Cryptography 108 125 390
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 152 177 523
Actuarial Science 238 264 690
Statistics 184 213 712
Math Teachers 415 451 1154

Business rankings

Naval Postgraduate School ranked 177th for Business in the United States and 592nd in the World with 4,709 publications made and 85,259 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Operations Research, Marketing, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#177 of 1,334 In the United States
#206 of 1,412 In North America
#592 of 6,187 In the World

Naval Postgraduate School
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 61 243
1992 62 310
1993 71 341
1994 66 382
1995 60 488
1996 81 553
1997 66 594
1998 65 602
1999 58 573
2000 63 724
2001 48 700
2002 186 1717
2003 124 1230
2004 126 1550
2005 155 1683
2006 162 2114
2007 185 2266
2008 171 2416
2009 223 2735
2010 182 3092
2011 182 3305
2012 179 3541
2013 167 3835
2014 161 4032
2015 134 4117
2016 147 4096
2017 146 4031
2018 152 4082
2019 123 4347
2020 125 4390
2021 147 4946
2022 104 4564
2023 83 4305

The following table provides academic rankings for Naval Postgraduate School in various areas of Business.

Business subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Operations Research 42 53 131
Engineering Management 78 85 173
Construction Management 74 89 307
Project Management 106 124 341
Public Policy / Administration 142 161 342
Entrepreneurship 137 161 422
Management Information Systems 139 161 462
Management 138 162 468
Tax Law 169 190 470
Supply Chain Management 134 155 542
Risk Management 155 180 586
Human Resource Management 196 222 602
Accounting 214 243 659
Actuarial Science 238 264 690
Finance 190 218 694
Occupational Safety and Health 271 307 769
Marketing 228 260 839
International Business 217 245 990
Advertising 307 341 991
International Trade 227 260 1131
Investment Banking and Stock trading 280 311 1180

Biology rankings

Naval Postgraduate School ranked 322nd for Biology in the United States and 1772nd in the World with 4,674 publications made and 93,698 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Genetics, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation.

Biology ranking Location
#322 of 1,582 In the United States
#360 of 1,668 In North America
#1772 of 6,770 In the World

Naval Postgraduate School
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 52 450
1992 50 433
1993 69 437
1994 53 526
1995 57 543
1996 57 531
1997 64 656
1998 66 717
1999 52 748
2000 61 812
2001 49 874
2002 183 1581
2003 115 1428
2004 120 1464
2005 153 1794
2006 159 2141
2007 174 2347
2008 142 2206
2009 178 2523
2010 181 2963
2011 177 3370
2012 155 3477
2013 159 3861
2014 183 4274
2015 151 4278
2016 126 4350
2017 127 4400
2018 159 4678
2019 133 5080
2020 161 5502
2021 143 6264
2022 140 5828
2023 117 5510

The following table provides academic rankings for Naval Postgraduate School in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Evolutionary Biology 216 246 799
Astrobiology 237 268 920
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 228 261 941
Paleontology 261 296 1228
Agricultural Science 233 270 1510
Nanotechnology 232 264 1538
Neuroscience 430 473 1753
Forestry 287 333 1783
Botany 343 390 1986
Zoology 441 488 2000
Genetics 398 439 2122
Horticulture 360 408 2543
Biochemistry 452 501 2617
Virology 482 520 2681
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 503 549 2789
Pharmacology 525 570 2988
Immunology 628 676 3386

Economics rankings

Naval Postgraduate School ranked 213th for Economics in the United States and 724th in the World with 2,496 publications made and 45,863 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#213 of 1,317 In the United States
#243 of 1,400 In North America
#724 of 5,995 In the World

Naval Postgraduate School
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 48 174
1992 44 204
1993 37 202
1994 30 215
1995 33 230
1996 34 225
1997 29 290
1998 27 277
1999 28 255
2000 34 332
2001 22 297
2002 56 580
2003 55 499
2004 55 602
2005 60 697
2006 73 883
2007 92 959
2008 80 1044
2009 109 1233
2010 99 1417
2011 95 1668
2012 114 1820
2013 90 2019
2014 91 2262
2015 90 2351
2016 83 2226
2017 77 2287
2018 92 2272
2019 70 2765
2020 70 2769
2021 74 3151
2022 58 2742
2023 55 2586

The following table provides academic rankings for Naval Postgraduate School in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Political Economy 106 122 275
International Relations and Diplomacy 125 145 329
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 152 177 523
Actuarial Science 238 264 690
Finance 190 218 694
Development Studies 271 303 915
International Trade 227 260 1131
Investment Banking and Stock trading 280 311 1180

Art & Design rankings

Naval Postgraduate School ranked 219th for Art & Design in the United States and 790th in the World with 1,462 publications made and 22,928 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Computer Graphics, Aesthetics, Architecture.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#219 of 1,321 In the United States
#250 of 1,404 In North America
#790 of 5,720 In the World

Naval Postgraduate School
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 28 116
1992 23 114
1993 22 140
1994 20 146
1995 23 189
1996 32 237
1997 17 214
1998 21 270
1999 14 253
2000 22 326
2001 12 259
2002 77 689
2003 48 518
2004 50 509
2005 47 491
2006 40 659
2007 58 580
2008 43 645
2009 57 690
2010 38 738
2011 47 926
2012 47 963
2013 50 985
2014 51 1035
2015 46 1032
2016 33 1064
2017 42 985
2018 37 1105
2019 32 1177
2020 42 1321
2021 48 1445
2022 49 1302
2023 39 1258

The following table provides academic rankings for Naval Postgraduate School in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Game Design and Development 58 69 169
Architecture 55 66 220
Animation 99 118 375
Computer Graphics 110 132 432
Multimedia 146 167 481
UX/UI Desgin 168 200 714
Performing arts 210 242 719
Fashion Design 189 219 744
Graphic Design 202 230 750
Art History 324 359 851
Aesthetics 285 321 1055
Literature 306 342 1062
Photography 295 333 1080

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Naval Postgraduate School

Speciality United States North America World Rank
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 217 248 544
Dentistry 157 178 698
Orthodontics 193 216 809
Social Psychology 332 371 1000
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 362 397 1142
Psychology 373 414 1440
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 340 376 1579
Public Health 378 422 1583
Child Psychology 537 587 1587
Health Science 575 620 1821
Healthcare Management (MHA) 498 547 1830
Anatomy and Physiology 395 434 1865
Sports Medicine 472 519 1871
Nursing 530 581 1872
Cardiology 394 434 1931
Medicine 424 466 2027
Psychiatry 511 559 2028
Pathology 409 450 2111
Clinical Psychology 654 711 2117
Physical Therapy 540 589 2198
Surgery 482 522 2229
Anesthesiology 502 546 2449