Office of Institutional Effectiveness
Mission Success: Alumni Voices
Alumni Survey Results & Testimonials | Graduates from 2017 to 2023
92% of alumni agree that NPS achieved its mission.
94% of alumni agree that they received defense focused graduate education.
Participation rate is 22%.
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Alumni Testimonials
"The technical education I received at NPS is the bedrock supporting analysis of alternatives ISO senior leaders." Navy Officer
"Great academic knowledge that could be directly transferred to operational issues." Navy Officer
"My time at NPS gave me the confidence to take on bigger challenges and analyze bigger problems." Navy Officer
"I was able to generate, communicate, and defend rigorous scientifically developed conclusions." Navy Officer
"My time at NPS better enabled me to identify and synthesize solutions to challenges faced by my command and it's Sailors." Navy Officer
"I am trusted to manage projects with emerging technology, ahead of other MSCs that are not staffed with NPS graduates." Marine Corps Officer
"NPS provided me with extreme benefits properly briefing three- and four-star general officers for service-level decisions." Marine Corps Officer
"I've used some of my education to frame problems and explore solutions to service-level issues." Marine Corps Officer
"NPS helped me understand where my role fits in the bigger picture." Civilian Student
"Knowledge that I learned was relevant to my job and enabled me to contribute more than without the experience." Civilian Student
"Provided a deeper technical base from which to apply subject matter knowledge to real-world Navy challenges." Navy Officer
"As a warrior diplomat, I was better prepared to advocate for my service while working at the interagency level overseas." Air Force Officer
"Subjects taught were relevant to the current operations and had strong linkage through industry-academia-defense triad." Army Officer
"I use my contacts and education from NPS everyday." Army Officer
"I have been on fire for automation since." Air Force Officer
"My ability to aggregate information, in any mission I am given, was honed at Naval Postgraduate School." Marine Corps Officer
"I was well prepared for my follow-on assignment and well ahead of my peers who did not attend a defense focused graduate program." Coast Guard Officer