NPU

NPU may refer to:

Science and technology

 * Natural Product Updates, a journal in chemistry
 * Net protein utilization, the percentage of ingested nitrogen retained in the body
 * NPU terminology, nomenclature for the clinical laboratory sciences

Computing

 * Network processing unit
 * Neural processing unit, for artificial intelligence
 * Numeric processing unit, or floating-point unit

Organisations

 * Na Píobairí Uilleann, an organization promoting Uilleann pipes and its music
 * Neighborhood planning unit, in Atlanta, Georgia, USA
 * Nineveh Plain Protection Units, an Assyrian regional militia in Iraq
 * National Police of Ukraine, a government agency
 * National Power Unity, a Latvian political party

Universities

 * National Penghu University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
 * Nilamber Pitamber University, Medininagar, Jharkhand, India
 * Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
 * Northwestern Polytechnic University, Fremont, California, USA
 * North Park University, Chicago, Illinois, USA