National University of Costa Rica

E160634

higher education institution public university research university

The National University of Costa Rica is a major public higher education and research institution in Costa Rica, recognized for its strong programs in social sciences, education, and environmental studies.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica	2
National University of Costa Rica canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1383847 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: National University of Costa Rica
Context triple: [San José, hasUniversity, National University of Costa Rica]

A. University of Costa Rica
The University of Costa Rica is the country’s oldest and most prestigious public university, recognized as a leading center for higher education and research in Central America.
B. Central American University
Central American University is a prominent Jesuit higher education institution in Managua, Nicaragua, known for its academic programs and social justice focus.
C. Central American University (UCA)
Central American University (UCA) is a prominent Jesuit higher education institution in El Salvador known for its strong emphasis on social justice, human rights, and academic research.
D. Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala
Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala is the oldest university in Guatemala and one of the most important public higher education institutions in Central America.
E. University of El Salvador
The University of El Salvador is the oldest and largest public university in El Salvador, serving as a major center for higher education and research in the country.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: National University of Costa Rica
Target entity description: The National University of Costa Rica is a major public higher education and research institution in Costa Rica, recognized for its strong programs in social sciences, education, and environmental studies.

A. University of Costa Rica
The University of Costa Rica is the country’s oldest and most prestigious public university, recognized as a leading center for higher education and research in Central America.
B. Central American University
Central American University is a prominent Jesuit higher education institution in Managua, Nicaragua, known for its academic programs and social justice focus.
C. Central American University (UCA)
Central American University (UCA) is a prominent Jesuit higher education institution in El Salvador known for its strong emphasis on social justice, human rights, and academic research.
D. Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala
Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala is the oldest university in Guatemala and one of the most important public higher education institutions in Central America.
E. University of El Salvador
The University of El Salvador is the oldest and largest public university in El Salvador, serving as a major center for higher education and research in the country.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	higher education institution ⓘ public university ⓘ research university ⓘ
admissionPolicy	selective ⓘ
affiliation	Costa Rican public universities ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
country	Costa Rica ⓘ
educationLevel	graduate ⓘ postgraduate ⓘ undergraduate ⓘ
emphasis	environmental sustainability ⓘ public service ⓘ social development ⓘ
focusesOn	education ⓘ environmental studies ⓘ social sciences ⓘ
fundingType	publicly funded ⓘ
governedBy	Costa Rican public university system ⓘ
hasCampusType	urban campus ⓘ
hasResearchFocus	environmental issues in Costa Rica ⓘ social issues in Costa Rica ⓘ
hasType	coeducational institution ⓘ
languageOfInstruction	Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn	Central Valley of Costa Rica ⓘ Heredia Province ⓘ Heredia, Costa Rica ⓘ
mission	community outreach ⓘ research ⓘ teaching ⓘ
nativeName	National University of Costa Rica self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica
offersProgramIn	agricultural sciences ⓘ arts ⓘ economics ⓘ education ⓘ environmental studies ⓘ humanities ⓘ management ⓘ natural sciences ⓘ social sciences ⓘ
partOf	Costa Rican higher education system ⓘ
recognizedFor	strong programs in education ⓘ strong programs in environmental studies ⓘ strong programs in social sciences ⓘ
regionServed	Central America ⓘ Costa Rica ⓘ
role	major public higher education institution in Costa Rica ⓘ major research institution in Costa Rica ⓘ
sector	public ⓘ
shortName	UNA ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

San José → hasUniversity → National University of Costa Rica ⓘ

Irazú → hasMonitoringAgency → National University of Costa Rica ⓘ

this entity surface form: Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica

National University of Costa Rica → nativeName → National University of Costa Rica self-linksurface differs ⓘ