Fact Sheet
NPS FACT SHEET - 2024
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...
WHO WE ARE
We are who we serve:
WHAT WE DO
Defense education & research:
WHY IT MATTERS
For decisive advantage:
ENROLLMENT 2023
STUDENT ENGAGEMENT: 12,560
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
THE NPS ADVANTAGE
Only NPS synchronizes student operational experience and graduate education with applied research and faculty expertise, to deliver innovative warfighting solutions and leaders educated to employ them.
ENDURING STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
WHERE SCIENCE MEETS THE ART OF WARFARE
LEADERSHIP
President
Dr. Ann E. Rondeau,
Vice Admiral, USN (Ret.)
Provost
Dr. James Newman
Chief of Staff
CDR Andrew Ceniseroz, USN
Chief Operating Officer
Rob Sweeney
Command Information Officer
Scott Bischoff
Vice Provost, Academic Affairs
Dr. James Michael
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)
WARFIGHTER DEVELOPMENT
Critical and strategic thinkers able to problem-solve, adapt, innovate, and lead
WARFIGHTING DEVELOPMENT
Classified and applied research and innovative solutions
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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