National Defense University (United States)

The National Defense University (NDU) is an institution of higher education in Fort Lesley McNair, Washington, D.C., United States. It is funded by the United States Department of Defense aimed at facilitating high-level education, training, and professional development of national security leaders. As a chairman's Controlled Activity, NDU operates under the guidance of the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), with Vice Admiral Peter Garvin, USN, as president. It is located near the White House and the US Congress.

Components

File:National War College on Ft. McNair.jpg

National War College, taken 2014

The National Defense University includes:

• Colleges and schools
  • Joint Advanced Warfighting School (JAWS)
  • College of International Security Affairs
  • Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy (The Eisenhower School), formerly the Industrial College of the Armed Forces
  • College of Information and Cyberspace (formerly Information Resources Management College or "iCollege")
  • Joint Forces Staff College
  • National War College
• Programs
  • CAPSTONE
  • KEYSTONE
  • PINNACLE
• Research centers
  • Institute for National Strategic Studies
    • Center for Strategic Research
    • Center for the Study of Chinese Military Affairs
    • Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction
    • NDU Press
  • Center for Applied Strategic Learning
• NDU Libraries

Acceptance rate and admissions

Acceptance rate	65%
Admissions requirements	Yes, based on entrance examinations and students' past academic records and grades
Academic calendar	Semesters
Enrollment	1,500
Full-time employees	75
Student:staff ratio	20:1

Read More Template:Webarchive

Research institutes and centers

• Institute for National Strategic Studies;
• Center for Strategic Studies;
• Center for the Study of Military Affairs of China;
• Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction;
• National Defense University Press (the university publishes 1,300 periodicals)[5];
• Center for applied strategic training;
• Center for joint and strategic logistics.
• The university has a scientific and reference library, the resources of which are open to all students and teachers. Read More Template:Webarchive

Associated organizations

• NDU Board of Visitors
• National Defense University Foundation
• United States Institute of Peace
• Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area

Publications

The NDU Press supports education, research, and outreach as the university's cross-component, professional military, and academic publishing house. Publications include the journals Joint Force Quarterly (JFQ) and PRISM: The Journal of Complex Operations, books such as Strategic Assessment 2020, case studies, policy briefs, and strategic monographs.

List of presidents

No.	President		Term			Service branch
	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Term length

See also

• Air University (United States Air Force), Alabama
• Defense Acquisition University, Fort Belvoir, Virginia
• National Intelligence University, Washington, D.C.
• NATO Defense College, Rome, Italy
• Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California
• Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island
• U.S. Army War College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania

External links

• National Defense University publications on the Internet Archive
• US National Defense University Location, History, Structure, and acceptance rate Template:Webarchive