University of Scranton
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The University of Scranton is a private Jesuit university known for its liberal arts and professional programs, located in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| University of Scranton canonical | 4 |
| University of Scranton (implied) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2290947 — 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: University of Scranton Context triple: [Scranton, Pennsylvania, hasUniversity, University of Scranton]
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A.
Saint Joseph's University
Saint Joseph's University is a private Jesuit Catholic university known for its strong business and liberal arts programs and its main campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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B.
Seton Hill University
Seton Hill University is a private Catholic liberal arts university located in Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
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C.
La Salle University
La Salle University is a private Roman Catholic university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, known for its liberal arts education and NCAA Division I athletic programs.
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D.
Sacred Heart University
Sacred Heart University is a private Roman Catholic university known for its liberal arts and professional programs, located in Fairfield, Connecticut.
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E.
Saint Vincent College
Saint Vincent College is a private Benedictine liberal arts college in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, known for hosting the Pittsburgh Steelers’ annual training camp.
- 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: University of Scranton Target entity description: The University of Scranton is a private Jesuit university known for its liberal arts and professional programs, located in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
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A.
Saint Joseph's University
Saint Joseph's University is a private Jesuit Catholic university known for its strong business and liberal arts programs and its main campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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B.
Seton Hill University
Seton Hill University is a private Catholic liberal arts university located in Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
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C.
La Salle University
La Salle University is a private Roman Catholic university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, known for its liberal arts education and NCAA Division I athletic programs.
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D.
Sacred Heart University
Sacred Heart University is a private Roman Catholic university known for its liberal arts and professional programs, located in Fairfield, Connecticut.
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E.
Saint Vincent College
Saint Vincent College is a private Benedictine liberal arts college in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, known for hosting the Pittsburgh Steelers’ annual training camp.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic university
ⓘ
Jesuit university ⓘ nonprofit institution ⓘ private university ⓘ |
| academicFocus |
liberal arts
ⓘ
professional programs ⓘ |
| accreditation | Middle States Commission on Higher Education ⓘ |
| athleticAffiliation | NCAA Division III ⓘ |
| athleticConference | Landmark Conference ⓘ |
| campusSetting | urban ⓘ |
| city |
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Scranton, Pennsylvania
|
| colors |
purple
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| formerName | St. Thomas College ⓘ |
| foundingDate | 1888 ⓘ |
| governingBody | Board of Trustees ⓘ |
| hasAcademicUnit |
College of Arts and Sciences
ⓘ
Kania School of Management ⓘ Panuska College of Professional Studies ⓘ |
| hasProgram |
biology program
ⓘ
business administration program ⓘ chemistry program ⓘ computer science program ⓘ education programs ⓘ engineering programs ⓘ health administration program ⓘ nursing program ⓘ occupational therapy program ⓘ physical therapy program ⓘ psychology program ⓘ theology and religious studies program ⓘ |
| isMemberOf |
Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities
ⓘ
Middle States Commission on Higher Education accredited institutions ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Jesuit educational tradition
ⓘ
community service and engagement ⓘ strong undergraduate teaching ⓘ |
| mascot | Iggy the Royal Wolf ⓘ |
| motto | Religio, Mores, Cultura ⓘ |
| mottoInEnglish | Religion, Morals, Culture ⓘ |
| nickname | Royals ⓘ |
| offersDegree |
bachelor's degrees
ⓘ
doctoral degrees ⓘ master's degrees ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| religiousOrder | Society of Jesus ⓘ |
| state | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| type | private ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: University of Scranton Description of subject: The University of Scranton is a private Jesuit university known for its liberal arts and professional programs, located in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Scranton, Pennsylvania
subject surface form:
Jim Halpert
this entity surface form:
University of Scranton (implied)