NPS Overview
Organization
Enrollment
Degrees
Founded in 1909, NPS …
ӹӹ Is a research university offering graduate
degrees at the master’s and doctoral level
ӹӹ Offers 65 curricula in engineering, science, business, public policy, operations
research, information sciences, international studies, national security studies
and homeland security
ӹӹ Provides advanced education to officers
of the U.S. Armed Forces and allies as
well as defense civilians
ӹӹ Is committed to academic excellence and
relevance to the defense and security
communities
President: Daniel T. Oliver, Vice Adm., USN, Retired
Average On Board 2009
Degree Program Students By School:
EVP and Provost: Dr. Leonard Ferrari
Schools and Institutes:
ӹӹ Graduate School of Business and .
Public Policy (GSBPP)
ӹӹ Graduate School of Engineering and .
Applied Sciences (GSEAS)
ӹӹ Graduate School of Operational and .
Information Science (GSOIS)
ӹӹ School of International Graduate Studies.
(SIGS)
ӹӹ Modeling, Virtual Environments, and
Simulation (MOVES) Institute
ӹӹ Cebrowski Institute for Innovation and
Information Superiority
ӹӹ Wayne E. Meyer Institute of Systems
Engineering
ӹӹ National Security Institute
Plus over 20 centers dedicated to specialized
areas of inquiry and research
Faculty:
Tenure Track: 254.
Non-Tenure Track: 454
Staff: 508 (directly employed by NPS)
OTHER
1%
SIGS
16%
GSEAS
30%
Enrollment in AY 2009:
Total.............................................................2,196
Resident Degree.........................................1,489
Distance Learning Degree...........................707
In addition NPS serves 261 certificate students annually. Attendance in short courses
(less than a term) averages 51,000 to 60,000
students a year.
GSBPP
25%
GSOIS
28%
Average On Board 2009
International Students by Region:
Number of Degrees:
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
Average On Board 2009
Degree Program Students By Service:
2000
0
400
600
800
1%
1%
10%
14%
8%
25%
9%
12%
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Civilian International
Army Air Force
International
Other
1200
1400
Degrees by School for 2009:
40%
Air Force
1000
7%
44%
Other
200
Graduation Rate 2006 Cohort (resident):
Average Graduation Rate.......................... 88%
Average Time to Degree................. 20 months
Degrees Conferred AY 2009:
Masters........................................................1,153
Ph.D..................................................................21
Engineer.............................................................5
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
GSBPP
GSEAS
GSOIS
GSOIS
GSOIS
Naval Postgraduate
School
2009
Mission
NPS provides high-quality, relevant
and unique advanced education and
research programs that increase the
combat effectiveness of the Naval
Services, other Armed Forces of the
U.S. and our partners, to enhance our
national security.
Alumni
Support
Support
Financial
Online Community:
http://www.nps.edu/alumni/
High Performance Computing (HPC):
Number of Linux workstations.....................40
Number of Linux users................................250
Number of HPC Supercomputers......16 racks
............................................................ 224 nodes
................................................. 1,860 processors
Number of Supercomputer users...............110
Current HPC disk space............. 110 terabytes
Educational Technology:
Multimedia Presentation Systems..............132
Video-Conferencing Facilities......................14
Video Tele-Education Systems.....................10
Class hours recorded and delivered via the
Internet in FY09........................................6,128
Class hours recorded and delivered through
web-conferencing system in FY09..........4,964
Courses hosted on the Learning.
Management System.................................4,705
Total Budget FY 2009:
$489.9 million including military salaries
Average Daily Virtual Library Visits:
Sponsored Program Expenditures FY 2009:
$152.6 million
Hall of Fame Honorees and Year Presented
ӹӹ Adm. Mike Mullen (2009)
ӹӹ Gen. Michael Hagee (Ret.) (2009)
ӹӹ The Honorable Dan Albert (2007)
ӹӹ Adm. Wayne E. Meyer (Ret) (2006)
ӹӹ Adm. James D. Watkins (Ret) (2005)
ӹӹ Gen. John A. Gordon (Ret) (2004)
Electronic Library Resources Added:
ӹӹ Adm. Henry Mauz (Ret) (2003)
100,000
ӹӹ Vice Adm. Arthur Cebrowski (Ret)
(2003)
ӹӹ Professor Pao Chuen Lui (2002)
Naval Postgraduate School
1 University Circle, Monterey, CA 93943
831-656-1068 • www.nps.edu
Published January 2010
ӹӹ The Honorable James Roche, Capt. USN
(Ret) (2001)
ӹӹ The Honorable Thomas White (2001)
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1400
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
0
80,000
60,000
40,000
20,000
0
2004 2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Direct
Authorization
20%
36%
2%
Reimbursable
Authorization
42%
Student Salary
Other $35,444
7%
Air Force $4,400
23%
36%
26%
2006
2007
Military Faculty/
Staff Salary
3%
Army $7,400
5%
Navy $39,600
Defense $55,400
2008
2009
Joint $10,400