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
OTHER
1%
SIGS
16%
Number of Degrees:
In addition NPS serves 250 certificate students annually. Attendance in short courses
(less than a term) averages 50,000 to 60,000
students a year.
GSBPP
25%
GSOIS
29%
Average On Board 2009
International Students by Region:
Average On Board 2009
Degree Program Students By Service:
Degrees by School for 2008:
1%
1%
14%
14%
7%
44%
11%
12%
11%
Graduation Rate (resident):
Average Graduation Rate.......................... 90%
Average Time to Degree................. 20 months
44%
12%
Faculty:
Tenure Track: 248.
Non-Tenure Track: 428
Staff: 368 (directly employed by NPS)
GSEAS
29%
Enrollment in AY 2009:
Total.............................................................2,192
Resident Degree.........................................1,488
Distance Learning Degree...........................706
Other
Navy
Air Force
Army
Navy
Marine Corps Civilian International
Marine Corps Army Air Force
Civilian
International
Other
Degrees Conferred AY 2008:
Masters........................................................1,498
Ph.D..................................................................17
Engineer.............................................................4
Naval Postgraduate
School
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........... 100+
Video-Conferencing Facilities........................2
Video Tele-Education Systems.......................7
Class hours recorded and delivered via the
Internet in FY08........................................7,040
Class hours recorded and delivered through
web-conferencing system in FY08..........3,358
Courses hosted on the Learning.
Management System.................................3,780
Total Budget FY 2008:
$461.8 million including military salaries
Average Daily Virtual Library Visits:
Sponsored Program Expenditures FY 2008:
$117.2 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 September 2009
ӹӹ The Honorable James Roche, Capt. USN
(Ret) (2001)
ӹӹ The Honorable Thomas White (2001)
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80,000
60,000
40,000
20,000
0
2004 2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Direct
Authorization
22%
29%
2%
12%
Military Faculty/
Sta Salary
Direct Salaries
(Faculty and Sta )
35%
Reimbursable
Authorization
Student Salary
Other $12,376
11% 13%
27%
8%
Air Force $3,511
Army $7,904
37%
2006
4%
Navy $36,196
Defense $26,110
2007
2008
Joint $10,314