Former name | School of Marine Engineering |
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Motto | Praestantia Per Scientiam |
Motto in English | Excellence through Knowledge |
Type | Graduate school |
Established | 1909 |
Parent institution | Naval University System |
Endowment | $5.08 million (2016)[1] |
Provost | Scott Gartner |
President | Ann E. Rondeau[2] |
Total staff | 887 |
Postgraduates | 629 full time residents |
Location | , , U.S. 36°35′53″N 121°52′30″W / 36.598°N 121.875°W |
Campus | 627 acres (254 ha) |
Website | nps.edu |
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) is a public graduate school operated by the United States Navy and located in Monterey, California.
It offers master's and doctoral degrees in more than 70 fields of study to the U.S. Armed Forces, Department of Defense civilians and international partners.[3] Established in 1909, the school also offers research fellowship opportunities at the postdoctoral level through the National Academies' National Research Council research associateship program.[4]