Naval Postgraduate School: Statistics

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# 837 of 13,329 In the World
# 260 of 2,137 In North America
# 231 of 2,128 In the United States
# 22 of 97 In California
# 4 of 13,346 For Military science
Top 1-3 For 10 other topics
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Quick Review

Acceptance rate

23%

Enrollment

837

Average SAT

1,335

Average ACT

30

Graduates

2,441

Male:Female Ratio

79:21

Type

Public
not-for-profit

Highest Degree

Doctor's degree

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Acceptance rate & Admissions

Acceptance Rate23%
Enrollment837

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.

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 72%
Nonresident Alien 8%
Asian 4%
Hispanic 10%
Black or African American 4%
Two or more races 2%

Naval Postgraduate School majors

Naval Postgraduate School has granted 1,040 master's across 33 programs, and 16 doctorate degrees across 8 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Naval Postgraduate School.

Major Master Doctoral
Systems Engineering 122 -
Operations Research 105 1
International Relations and National Security Studies, Other 95 -
Homeland Security 75 -
Purchasing, Procurement & Acquisitions and Contracts Management 74 -
Business Administration and Management, General 64 -
National Security Policy Studies 62 -
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical & Space Engineering, General 51 -
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 44 1
Finance and Financial Management Services, Other 33 -
Human Resources Management & Personnel Administration, General 28 -
Computer Science 26 1
Computer and Information Systems Security & Auditing & Information Assurance 23 -
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management 23 -
Engineering Physics & Applied Physics 19 3
Project Management 22 -
Space Systems Operations 21 -
Mechanical Engineering 19 1
Undersea Warfare 15 -
Combat Systems Engineering 13 -
Information Technology 13 -
Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation 10 3
Physical Sciences, General 13 -
System, Networking, and LAN & WAN Management & Manager 12 -
Terrorism and Counterterrorism Operations 11 -
Management Information Systems and Services, Other 10 -
Cyber & Electronic Operations and Warfare 9 -
Information & Psychological Warfare and Military Media Relations 9 -
Engineering Acoustics 8 -
Information Science & Studies - 5
Applied Mathematics, General 4 -
Command & Control (C3, C4I) Systems and Operations 3 -
Meteorology 3 -
Nuclear Engineering 1 -
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical - 1
Grand Total 1,040 16

Publications & Citations

Naval Postgraduate School is a world-class research university with 18,848 scientific papers published and 410,716 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.

Publication / Citation count by topic

Engineering
13,110 / 294,120
Physics
10,658 / 237,918
Computer Science
10,362 / 218,398
Environmental Science
9,515 / 234,262
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
8,393 / 187,294
Quantum and Particle physics
7,701 / 172,153
Geography and Cartography
7,250 / 189,273
Geology
6,058 / 164,987
Chemistry
5,766 / 132,823
Mathematics
5,590 / 133,602
Business
5,095 / 119,200
Biology
4,856 / 133,301
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
4,770 / 101,937
Political Science
4,529 / 96,752
Materials Science
4,281 / 83,578
Law
4,146 / 92,093
Aerospace Engineering
3,958 / 82,511
Oceanography
3,632 / 109,367
Philosophy
3,611 / 82,232
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
3,601 / 118,911
Statistics
3,566 / 84,274
History
3,503 / 75,584
Electrical Engineering
3,459 / 67,042
Optics
3,442 / 72,849
Archaeology
3,116 / 71,514
Telecommunications
3,010 / 51,748
Management
2,980 / 76,343
Economics
2,716 / 66,557
Ecology
2,586 / 78,136
Mechanical Engineering
2,579 / 55,182
Organic chemistry
2,298 / 67,119
Computer Networking
2,287 / 48,896
Astrophysics and Astronomy
2,205 / 52,876
Medicine
2,117 / 49,022
Sociology
2,096 / 50,775
Acoustical Engineering
2,076 / 35,669
Psychology
2,033 / 53,392
Cyber Security
1,809 / 35,111
Linguistics
1,765 / 32,446
Computer Vision
1,703 / 33,503

Annual publication & citation counts

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100 Notable alumni

Arthur K. Cebrowski

1. Arthur K. Cebrowski

1942-2005 (aged 63)
military officer
Vice Admiral Arthur Karl Cebrowski (August 13, 1942 – November 12, 2005) was a United States Navy admiral. He also who served from October 2001 to January 2005 as Director of the Office of Force Transformation in the U.S. Department of Defense. In this position, he was responsible for serving as an advocate, focal point, and catalyst for the transformation...
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James J. Malloy

2. James J. Malloy

1963-. (aged 63)
military officer
James Joseph Malloy is a retired vice admiral in the United States Navy, who last served as Deputy Commander, United States Central Command from September 21, 2020, to July 2022.
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Ming Chang

3. Ming Chang

1932-2017 (aged 85)
military officer
Ming Erh Chang served in the U.S. Navy for 34 years, becoming the first naturalized Asian American naval officer to reach flag rank in the United States military. He became the Department of the Navy Inspector General in 1987 after holding cruiser and destroyer commands. When Chang left the navy, he became vice president and corporate director for the Pacific...
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Stephen Frick

4. Stephen Frick

1964-. (aged 62)
test pilot naval officer astronaut military flight engineer
Stephen Nathaniel Frick is an American astronaut and a veteran of two Space Shuttle missions. Raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Frick graduated from Pine-Richland High School in 1982, earned a degree in aerospace engineering from the United States Naval Academy in 1986, was commissioned as a United States Navy officer, and trained as an F/A-18 fighter pilot. Stationed aboard the carrier...
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General Info & Contacts

Alternative names NPS
Founded 1909
Motto Praestantia Per ScientiamExcellence through Knowledge
Total staff 744
Classification Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Address 1 University Circle Monterey, California, 93943 United States
City Population 30,000
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