Naval Postgraduate School

Naval Postgraduate School
Former name
School of Marine Engineering
Motto
Praestantia Per Scientiam
Motto in English
Excellence through Knowledge
TypeGraduate school
Established1909
Parent institution
Naval University System
Endowment$5.08 million (2016)[1]
ProvostScott Gartner
PresidentAnn E. Rondeau[2]
Total staff
887
Postgraduates629 full time residents
Location, ,
U.S.

36°35′53″N 121°52′30″W / 36.598°N 121.875°W / 36.598; -121.875
Campus627 acres (254 ha)
Websitenps.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]

  1. ^ "U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2016 Endowment Market Value and Change* in Endowment Market Value from FY2015 to FY2016" (PDF). NACUBO.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  2. ^ Staff Report (10 October 2018). "College of DuPage president who took over after predecessor's firing is leaving for Navy job". Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  3. ^ "About - Naval Postgraduate School". nps.edu. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  4. ^ Research Associateship Programs. Sites.nationalacademies.org. Retrieved on 17 October 2011.