Naval Postgraduate School
Monterey, CA 93943
About Naval Postgraduate School
Naval Postgraduate School is a public research university in Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School awards degrees and certificates tracked in federal College Scorecard and IPEDS reporting.
Naval Postgraduate School: research record
Canonical EDsmart Data findings for Naval Postgraduate School—costs, outcomes, admissions, and programs—with evidence and methodology notes.
What Naval Postgraduate School is known for
Top program completions
- Systems Engineering351
- Operations Research277
- Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management234
- International Relations and National Security Studies, Other179
- Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General137
See earnings & programs for more.
More from the data
Location, control, enrollment, and aid context for Naval Postgraduate School.
Campus
Location
Monterey, CA
City / state
- ZIP
- 93943
- NCES locale
- Rural distant
See Rural college profile for median costs and outcomes at similar campuses.
Control
Institution type
Public
Control
- Region
- US Service Schools
- Carnegie
- Master's Colleges and Universities: Medium Programs
Size
Enrollment
- Graduate
- 2,441
Total Cost, Aid & Default
Total Cost of Attendance
Costs include tuition and fees. Room & board, books, and other expenses are additional where not shown.
Tuition vs average net price after aid for Naval Postgraduate School.
Financial Aid by Income Level
Financial aid distribution by income level.
Student Loan Default Rate
The published 3-year cohort default rate for borrowers at Naval Postgraduate School was not reported in the College Scorecard extract for this institution.
Cohort default rates account for borrowers who default in the first three years.
Tuition tracker
Published tuition and average net price by reporting year come from the College Scorecard institution file. Values are not adjusted for inflation; missing cells mean the field was not reported or was suppressed for Naval Postgraduate School in that year.
Multi-year history is not in this profile yet. It is added when the institution cost history CSV has been collected and merged into school JSON.
Sticker tuition and net price over time
Where the institution reported separate in-state and out-of-state tuition, both appear. Gaps mean the value was not reported for that year.
College Scorecard reporting-year fields (not inflation-adjusted).
Net price by family income
Brackets follow Scorecard definitions for the series shown (public vs private institution).
Latest income-band net prices available in the processed extract.
How difficult is it to get in?
Acceptance Rate
Acceptance rate data is not available for this institution.
Admissions funnel data is not available for this institution.
Test Scores
Test score data is not available for this institution.
Score distribution is not available for this institution.
Academic Requirements
GPA requirements are not published by this institution. Contact the admissions office for specific academic requirements.
Estimated GPA range is not available for this institution.
Enrollment & Student Demographics
Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment
N/A% Full-Time Enrollment
The total enrollment at Naval Postgraduate School in 2024 is N/A students.
Graduate enrollment is about 2,441 students.
Full-time vs part-time enrollment comparison.
Retention Rate over Time
N/A%
2024 Retention Rate
Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall.
Retention rate over time compared to similar institutions.
Do students complete their programs?
Time to Complete
0.00% 100% Completion Time
0.00% 150% Completion Time
In 2024, 0.00% of students graduating from Naval Postgraduate School completed their program within 100% "normal time".
Completion rates over time compared to similar institutions.
Completions by Sex (Top Programs)
- Systems Engineering: 76% male / 24% female
- Operations Research: 80% male / 20% female
- Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management: 78% male / 22% female
IPEDS completions by sex for the five largest programs (aggregate CIPs excluded).
Completions by Race & Ethnicity
Largest group by summed IPEDS award counts across reported programs.
Summed across program completion records in our extract.
What do Naval Postgraduate School graduates earn—and in which programs?
Financial value and program completions for Naval Postgraduate School from College Scorecard and IPEDS extracts.
Return on Investment
ROI data is not available for this institution.
Debt and 4-year net cost vs. cumulative 10-year median earnings for Naval Postgraduate School.
Top Programs by Completions
Largest 10 programs by IPEDS completions (48 reported codes; aggregate/unknown CIP buckets excluded).
IPEDS award counts for the largest programs at Naval Postgraduate School.
Employment Outcomes
Employment outcome data is not available for this institution.
Median earnings 6, 8, and 10 years after entry for Naval Postgraduate School graduates.
Institutional resources
Finding: federal finance and Scorecard instructional fields for Naval Postgraduate School—instructional staffing and expenditure. Compared with state, regional, and U.S. medians from EDsmart Data institutional financials.
Instructional Resources
- Full-time faculty share: 85.2%
- California median 45.9 pp above median (39.3%)
- Regional median 11.3 pp below median (96.5%)
- U.S. median 27.3 pp above median (58.0%)
- Average faculty salary (monthly): $16,480
- California median 1.6× the median ($10,166)
- Regional median 1.4× the median ($11,988)
- U.S. median 2.2× the median ($7,615)
Instructional metrics from College Scorecard. Peer medians are campus-level; see the institutional financials deep dive. Detailed non-instructional staff counts are not included here.
Scorecard instructional metrics where reported.
Naval Postgraduate School at a glance
Naval Postgraduate School
Naval Postgraduate School is a public institution in Monterey, CA, classified as Master's Colleges and Universities: Medium Programs.
- Largest programs (IPEDS awards)
- Systems EngineeringOperations ResearchPurchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management
Schools near Naval Postgraduate School
Other campuses in Monterey, CA when available, plus nearby institutions in California.
Similar schools
Peers with the closest outcomes profile within California (completion, retention, and earnings).
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Naval Postgraduate School located?
Naval Postgraduate School is located in Monterey, CA.
How much does Naval Postgraduate School cost?
Reported tuition is N/A and average net price is N/A in the latest College Scorecard data.
Is Naval Postgraduate School public or private?
Naval Postgraduate School is a public institution located in Monterey, CA.
Is Naval Postgraduate School an HBCU?
No. Naval Postgraduate School is not flagged as an HBCU in the IPEDS institutional directory.
Is Naval Postgraduate School a tribal college?
No. Naval Postgraduate School is not flagged as a tribal college in IPEDS.
Is Naval Postgraduate School religiously affiliated?
No religious affiliation is reported for Naval Postgraduate School in IPEDS institutional characteristics.
Data Sources
This page uses data from the following sources:
- College Scorecard - U.S. Department of Education
- Institutional characteristics, costs, completion rates, and earnings data
- Data years: 2015-2024
- Source: collegescorecard.ed.gov
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)
- Employment and wage data by occupation
- Latest data: May 2024
- Source: bls.gov/oes
- O*NET Online - U.S. Department of Labor
- Occupational skills, knowledge, abilities, and work activities
- Database version: 28.0 (August 2023)
- Source: onetcenter.org
- IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) - National Center for Education Statistics
- Institutional data, completions, enrollment, and financial aid
- Data years: 2015-2024
- Source: nces.ed.gov/ipeds
- Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS)
- Demographic and workforce data
- Latest data: 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates
- Source: census.gov/acs
- Related geography & profiles
Data Processing: All data has been processed, cleaned, and aggregated for presentation. Where specific data points are unavailable, estimates are based on available data and clearly marked.
Last Updated: Data reflects the most recent available information as of January 2025.
Methodology & Data Scope
This profile uses institution-level fields from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, merged with IPEDS directory attributes where needed for locale, ownership, and program completions.
Benchmark rows compare this campus to NCES locale-type medians (for example Suburban) from our processed location extract. Implied U.S. medians are derived from locale-vs-national percentage fields in that extract—not a separate national Scorecard table.