Mission
Mission: The Naval Postgraduate School provides defense-focused graduate education, including classified studies and interdisciplinary research, to advance the operational effectiveness, technological leadership and warfighting advantage of the Naval service.
Vision: The Naval Postgraduate School will become the nation’s leading institution for defense higher education and applied research, delivering transformative solutions and innovative leaders for decisive U.S. seapower and national defense.
WHO WE ARE
We are who we serve
NPS is a Naval command with a defense graduate university mission. We are defense educators, subject matter experts and staff serving those who serve our nation.
WHAT WE DO
Education, Research, Innovation
NPS develops warrior talent and research solutions through Master’s and Ph.D. programs for the Department of the Navy, DOD, U.S. Government, partners and our allies.
WHY IT MATTERS
For decisive advantage
NPS ensures the technological leadership of the future force. Our graduates have the technical and intellectual edge to deter and prevail in the all-domain battlespace.
Enduring Strategic Priorities
NPS meets naval-unique needs in Education, Research and Innovation supported by a strong Institution. Together they ensure a comprehensive approach to providing an outcomes-based focus that empowers our operationally experience students emphasizing ingenuity, intellectual application, and military professionalism, while deepening technical expertise in the art and science of warfighting.
Read more about our strategy.
NPS transforms leaders who will transform warfighting.
Electrical engineering alumnus U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Michael Wade studied high-electron mobility transistors for his thesis and directly applied his classified research to USMC radar systems, including the counter UAS, Light Marine Air Defense Integrated System (LMADIS). Read more. 
Industry partnerships bring emerging technology to campus.
Ph.D. student U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Zachary Vrtis worked with industry partners to conduct applied research aboard the USS Somerset (LPD-25) with embarked additive manufacturing (AM) technologies from the school’s AM Lab and Consortium for Advanced Manufacturing and Research (CAMRE). Read more.
Relevant research delivers solutions.
CubeSats researched and designed by student-faculty teams conduct real-world missions for the U.S. Navy, National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), and partner Five Eyes (FVEY) countries leveraging the NPS’ Mobile CubeSat Command and Control (MC3) network the Five Eyes (FVEY). Read more.
See NPS Impact reports here.
Program and curricular reviews ensure NPS meets the current and emerging needs of operational forces.
- Curriculum reviews with direct participation by flag officer sponsors.
- Detailed reviews scrutinize educational deliverables.
- Curricular educational outcomes match Fleet sponsors’ input.
- Naval leaders demand responsiveness and ongoing relevance.
- Seasoned Warfare Chairs infuse operational relevance at every level.
INTERDISCIPLINARY: SOLUTIONS ALIGNED TO PRIORITIES
HOW WE DO IT
The Business of NPS:
- NPS utilizes a University Operating Model (UOM) with reimbursable operations for education and research leverage in a resource-constrained environment.
- Reimbursable operations, while complex, deliver diverse grad-ed and research results.
- High value: Twice the school for half the price. ~$125m direct funding augmented by roughly the same from sponsored reimbursable education and research.
See NPS Annual Reports for more.
U.S. NAVY MISSION | U.S MARINE CORPS MISSION
The Department of the Navy will recruit, train, equip, and organize to deliver combat ready Naval forces to win conflicts and wars while maintaining security and deterrence through sustained forward presence.
