Naval Postgraduate School

Rankings

Data year Earned doctorates Full-time graduate students Total R&D expenditures
Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked
2023 334 28 459 193 79.2 914
2022 332 28.1 457 178 74.2 680 196 78.5 900
2021 325 28.1 447 153 78.2 691 186 79.8 908
2020 297 34.7 450 142 79.9 697 187 79.9 916
2019 346 23.4 447 137 80.6 696 181 80.5 914
2018 370 14.4 428 139 80.4 698 188 79.7 911
2017 155 77.7 684 183 79.9 898
2016 135 80.9 697 174 80.9 896
2015 98 86.1 693 152 83.3 898
2014 138 80.3 688 147 83.7 889
2013 90 84.1 555
NOTES:
  • 1. See TableBuilder for the prior year data.
  • 2. Blank white cells indicate data not available, not applicable, or institution not eligible for survey.
  • 3. Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

Data

Number of earned doctorates, by major field of study of recipients: 2023–14
Fields 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All fields 14 12 13 19 10 6 . . . .
  Science and engineering 14 12 13 19 10 6 . . . .
    Science 11 8 8 9 4 3 . . . .
      Physical sciences and earth sciences 2 1 3 5 1 1 . . . .
        Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 2 1 2 3 1 . . . . .
        Physics and astronomy . . 1 2 . 1 . . . .
      Mathematics and computer sciences 9 5 5 1 3 1 . . . .
        Computer sciences 9 4 4 1 3 . . . . .
        Mathematics . 1 1 . . 1 . . . .
      Psychology and social sciences . 2 . 3 . 1 . . . .
        Other social sciences . 2 . 3 . 1 . . . .
    Engineering 3 4 5 10 6 3 . . . .
      Aeronautical/astronautical engineering 1 . . 1 2 . . . . .
      Electrical engineering 1 . 4 3 1 1 . . . .
      Mechanical engineering . 1 . 2 . 1 . . . .
      Other engineering 1 3 1 4 3 1 . . . .

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Earned Doctorates

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2022–13

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Part-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2022–13

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2022–13

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2022–13

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Postdoctorates in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2022–13

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2022–13

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
. 77,364 64,055 65,101 62,903 67,323 59,213 60,386 65,529 89,170 99,032
. 236 63 363 128 0 0 0 0 264 182
. 5,888 5,364 7,713 6,710 6,269 4,179 3,347 3,809 7,351 7,692
. 0 24 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 35
. 354 391 263 178 12 179 186 233 0 0
. 5,657 4,771 6,760 9,109 10,199 9,711 7,611 7,192 13,057 13,430
. 2,518 4,029 84 487 570 106 229 83 596 632
. 5,448 4,013 5,791 3,481 3,988 3,417 4,834 4,947 4,901 5,472
. 666 592 1,049 141 19 0 0 0 0 0
. 5,614 2,301 2,460 2,334 1,434 2,083 2,177 2,388 2,453 3,142
. 44,232 37,338 33,986 35,343 38,024 32,876 33,665 35,832 45,935 60,997
. 529 872 1,537 1,655 1,939 1,313 518 250 244 303
. 233 456 270 200 55 0 0 0 50 0
. 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 0 0 570 1,185 1,800 1,244 330 124 95 182
. 196 330 697 270 84 69 188 126 99 121
. 0 86 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 2,375 2,859 2,435 2,824 2,394 2,735 3,181 3,081 3,111 4,227
. 7,577 6,039 4,618 1,752 2,349 2,833 3,894 6,728 7,516 13,580
. 365 257 151 0 0 0 0 138 0 171
. 8,103 6,114 6,669 6,040 4,608 4,945 6,144 4,048 7,641 9,759
. 537 637 328 326 0 58 623 1,527 108 15
. 1,027 383 796 1,116 849 236 460 516 350 297
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 5,173 2,742 1,391 3,032 1,847 2,303 1,835 734 5,616 7,779
. 1,366 2,352 4,154 1,566 1,912 2,348 3,226 1,271 1,567 1,668
. 11,189 5,148 6,591 6,566 6,339 7,227 7,020 6,837 11,271 10,692
. 273 195 644 978 138 440 774 875 0 71
. 4,013 2,553 3,346 2,862 2,769 3,413 3,755 3,445 3,690 4,587
. 6,620 1,566 2,089 2,087 3,236 3,194 2,230 2,487 7,503 5,607
. 283 834 512 639 196 180 261 30 78 427
. 9,987 11,304 6,058 7,345 11,598 7,718 6,531 6,264 4,918 11,634
. 4,107 4,745 5,927 9,161 8,797 6,105 6,377 8,486 11,234 10,631
. 2,649 2,751 4,070 6,244 6,126 4,310 3,524 5,099 10,251 10,156
. 0 0 82 517 275 0 0 0 0 0
. 647 379 422 348 104 299 395 367 496 0
. 88 148 288 172 578 197 0 0 0 0
. 723 1,467 1,065 1,880 1,714 1,299 2,458 3,020 487 475
. 5,719 5,161 6,861 4,627 6,801 6,662 7,982 10,971 14,877 7,632
. 0 0 15 127 0 155 0 0 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 1,263 1,853 2,863 2,955 3,584 4,898 6,249 9,072 11,571 7,011
. 779 732 1,314 914 1,943 999 750 127 314 71
. 0 0 130 0 0 0 22 29 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 3,441 2,513 2,176 503 1,274 610 961 1,743 2,728 368
. 1,268 71 100 493 7 0 355 74 0 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Prior to FY 2016, expenditures for natural resources and conservation, materials science, anthropology, and industrial and manufacturing engineering were not collected separately. R&D expenditures in agricultural sciences decreased in FY 2016 because a number of disciplines previously reported in that field are now reported separately under natural resources and conservation.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D Survey

Total R&D expenditures, by source of funds and R&D field: 2023
(Dollars in thousands)
Field All R&D expenditures Federal government State and local government Institution funds Business Nonprofit organizations All other sources
  All R&D fields 77,364 62,715 0 13,261 654 67 667
    Science 44,232 35,446 0 7,932 120 67 667
      Computer and information sciences 9,987 7,783 0 2,084 120 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 11,189 10,695 0 303 0 0 191
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 6,620 6,429 0 0 0 0 191
        Geological and earth sciences 273 273 0 0 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 4,013 3,710 0 303 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 283 283 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 529 366 0 163 0 0 0
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Health sciences 233 170 0 63 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 100 0 0 100 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 196 196 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 2,375 1,981 0 394 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 4,107 4,038 0 69 0 0 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 647 647 0 0 0 0 0
        Materials science 88 88 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 2,649 2,580 0 69 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 723 723 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 365 356 0 9 0 0 0
      Social sciences 8,103 5,955 0 2,081 0 67 0
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 537 0 0 487 0 50 0
        Political science and government 5,173 4,778 0 378 0 17 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 1,027 412 0 615 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 1,366 765 0 601 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 7,577 4,272 0 2,829 0 0 476
    Engineering 27,413 21,980 0 4,899 534 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 5,888 5,770 0 118 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 1,268 1,268 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 354 354 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 5,448 4,999 0 284 165 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 666 445 0 221 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 5,614 4,904 0 468 242 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 2,518 298 0 2,220 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 5,657 3,942 0 1,588 127 0 0
    Non-S&E 5,719 5,289 0 430 0 0 0
      Business management and business administration 1,263 933 0 330 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 236 236 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 779 679 0 100 0 0 0
      Humanities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 3,441 3,441 0 0 0 0 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Prior to FY 2016, expenditures for natural resources and conservation, materials science, anthropology, and industrial and manufacturing engineering were not collected separately. R&D expenditures in agricultural sciences decreased in FY 2016 because a number of disciplines previously reported in that field are now reported separately under natural resources and conservation.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D Survey

Federally funded R&D expenditures, by federal agency: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Federal Agencies 62,715 44,852 54,855 51,870 54,358 44,140 47,082 56,045 78,780 96,573
  DOD 56,875 42,875 50,967 46,777 51,682 40,767 43,906 52,304 71,833 87,005
  DOE 1,357 737 983 772 662 1,345 1,186 1,210 1,013 747
  HHS 0 0 0 29 0 0 0 0 0 0
  NASA 1,483 528 1,467 773 189 286 174 143 240 621
  NSF 2,092 712 881 1,449 1,184 1,463 1,753 2,075 5,268 5,583
  USDA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other 908 0 557 2,070 641 279 63 313 426 2,617

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D Survey

Headcount of R&D personnel: 2023–17 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2023 . . . .
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 422 218 204 .
2018 452 225 227 .
2017 581 215 366 .

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D Survey