
For the application year 2024, the Naval Postgraduate School has a Regular Decision acceptance rate of 77.1%, with 2,620 of the 3,400 applicants being admitted. This marks a slight decrease from 79.1% in 2023 and 80.6% in 2022, indicating a trend of declining acceptance rates over recent years. The acceptance rate was higher at 82.6% for 2021, suggesting that the competition may be increasing as more students vie for admission.