University of Washington

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public research university university

The University of Washington is a major public research university in Seattle known for its strong programs in science, engineering, medicine, and public affairs.

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All labels observed (24)

Label	Occurrences
University of Washington canonical	298
University of Washington Seattle campus	21
University of Washington Tacoma	3
University of Washington campus	3
UW	2
University of Washington Libraries	2
UW (University of Washington)	1
University of Washington (Seattle campus)	1
University of Washington (attended)	1
University of Washington Bothell	1
University of Washington Bothell campus	1
University of Washington College of Architecture and Urban Planning	1
University of Washington College of Engineering	1
University of Washington Department of Computer Science and Engineering	1
University of Washington Foster School of Business	1
University of Washington Paul G. Allen Center for Computer Science & Engineering	1
University of Washington School of Business Administration	1
University of Washington School of Public Health	1
University of Washington alumni	1
University of Washington alumnus	1
University of Washington athletic department	1
University of Washington athletics department	1
University of Washington athletics website	1
University of Washington health sciences	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T44929 — 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 Washington
Context triple: [Rita R. Colwell, educatedAt, University of Washington]

A. Oregon State University
Oregon State University is a public research university in Corvallis, Oregon, known for its strong programs in engineering, forestry, and agricultural sciences.
B. Stanford University
Stanford University is a prestigious private research university in the San Francisco Bay Area renowned for its academic excellence, innovation, and influence in technology and entrepreneurship.
C. University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley is a leading public research university renowned for its academic excellence, groundbreaking innovation, and historic role in social and political movements.
D. Portland State University
Portland State University is a public research university located in downtown Portland, Oregon, known for its urban campus and emphasis on community engagement and sustainability.
E. Reed College
Reed College is a small, highly selective liberal arts college known for its rigorous academics, strong emphasis on independent scholarship, and distinctive intellectual culture.
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 Washington
Target entity description: The University of Washington is a major public research university in Seattle known for its strong programs in science, engineering, medicine, and public affairs.

A. Oregon State University
Oregon State University is a public research university in Corvallis, Oregon, known for its strong programs in engineering, forestry, and agricultural sciences.
B. Stanford University
Stanford University is a prestigious private research university in the San Francisco Bay Area renowned for its academic excellence, innovation, and influence in technology and entrepreneurship.
C. University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley is a leading public research university renowned for its academic excellence, groundbreaking innovation, and historic role in social and political movements.
D. Portland State University
Portland State University is a public research university located in downtown Portland, Oregon, known for its urban campus and emphasis on community engagement and sustainability.
E. Reed College
Reed College is a small, highly selective liberal arts college known for its rigorous academics, strong emphasis on independent scholarship, and distinctive intellectual culture.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	public research university ⓘ university ⓘ
accreditation	Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities ⓘ
affiliatedHospital	Harborview Medical Center ⓘ University of Washington Medical Center ⓘ
campusType	urban campus ⓘ
cityServed	Seattle ⓘ
colors	gold ⓘ purple ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
endowmentCurrency	US dollar ⓘ surface form: USD
founded	1861 ⓘ
foundingDate	1861-11-04 ⓘ
governingBody	Board of Regents of the University of Washington ⓘ
hasArena	Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion ⓘ
hasCampus	University of Washington self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: University of Washington Bothell University of Washington self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: University of Washington Tacoma
hasCollege	College of Arts and Sciences ⓘ College of Engineering ⓘ Evans School of Public Policy and Governance ⓘ Foster School of Business ⓘ Information School ⓘ School of Law ⓘ School of Medicine ⓘ School of Nursing ⓘ
hasLibrarySystem	University of Washington self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: University of Washington Libraries
hasMainCampus	Seattle campus ⓘ
hasStadium	Husky Stadium ⓘ
knownFor	engineering programs ⓘ medical education ⓘ public affairs programs ⓘ science programs ⓘ
languageOfInstruction	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Seattle, Washington, United States ⓘ surface form: Seattle, Washington Washington ⓘ surface form: Washington (state)
mascot	Harry the Husky ⓘ
memberOf	Association of American Universities ⓘ Pac-12 Conference ⓘ
motto	Lux sit ⓘ
nickname	U-Dub ⓘ University of Washington self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: UW
publicTransitAccess	University of Washington light rail station ⓘ
regionServed	Pacific Northwest ⓘ
researchClassification	R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity ⓘ
sportsNickname	Huskies ⓘ
stateServed	Washington ⓘ
type	public university ⓘ
website	https://www.washington.edu/ ⓘ

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Referenced by (347)

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

Leslie Spier → employer → University of Washington ⓘ

Leslie Spier → taughtAt → University of Washington ⓘ

Arthur D. Levinson → almaMater → University of Washington ⓘ

Arthur D. Levinson → educatedAt → University of Washington ⓘ

Washington Huskies → affiliation → University of Washington ⓘ

Washington Huskies → foundedBy → University of Washington ⓘ

Washington Huskies → campus → University of Washington ⓘ

this entity surface form: University of Washington Seattle campus

United States technology sector → majorResearchInstitution → University of Washington ⓘ

Pac-12 college football (selected games) → includesTeamsFrom → University of Washington ⓘ

Bud Tribble → educatedAt → University of Washington ⓘ

Julia Sweeney → educatedAt → University of Washington ⓘ

Kenny G → education → University of Washington ⓘ

this entity surface form: University of Washington (attended)

University of Washington School of Law → partOf → University of Washington ⓘ

University of Washington School of Law → campus → University of Washington ⓘ

this entity surface form: University of Washington Seattle campus

University of Washington School of Law → parentOrganization → University of Washington ⓘ

University of Washington School of Law → namedAfter → University of Washington ⓘ

RV Thomas G. Thompson → operator → University of Washington ⓘ

William H. Gates Sr. → educatedAt → University of Washington ⓘ

Jeffrey Dean → almaMater → University of Washington ⓘ

Roy Andrew Miller → employer → University of Washington ⓘ

Washington Huskies women's gymnastics → university → University of Washington ⓘ

Washington Huskies women's gymnastics → represents → University of Washington ⓘ

Washington Huskies women's gymnastics → campus → University of Washington ⓘ

this entity surface form: University of Washington Seattle campus

Rita Rossi → educatedAt → University of Washington ⓘ

subject surface form: Rita R. Colwell

Oregon–Washington football rivalry → involvesUniversity → University of Washington ⓘ

Frances Farmer → educatedAt → University of Washington ⓘ

Michael P. Anderson → educatedAt → University of Washington ⓘ

University of Washington Department of Global Health → partOf → University of Washington ⓘ

Benjamin Mako Hill → educatedAt → University of Washington ⓘ

Benjamin Mako Hill → employer → University of Washington ⓘ

Jacob Lawrence → employer → University of Washington ⓘ

Dieter Fox → affiliation → University of Washington ⓘ

Dieter Fox → workInstitution → University of Washington ⓘ

Public Ivy universities → hasMember → University of Washington ⓘ

Tarak Nath Das → educatedAt → University of Washington ⓘ

Joel McHale → educatedAt → University of Washington ⓘ

University District → hasLandmark → University of Washington ⓘ

this entity surface form: University of Washington Seattle campus

University District → centeredAround → University of Washington ⓘ

University District → hasEducationalInstitution → University of Washington ⓘ

Gita Gopinath → educatedAt → University of Washington ⓘ

Mark Brunell → collegeAttended → University of Washington ⓘ

Gandhari birch-bark manuscripts → currentLocation → University of Washington ⓘ

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center → affiliation → University of Washington ⓘ

Anna Faris → educatedAt → University of Washington ⓘ

Scott Crossfield → educatedAt → University of Washington ⓘ

Bruce Harrell → educatedAt → University of Washington ⓘ

Warren G. Magnuson → educatedAt → University of Washington ⓘ

Washington Huskies women’s rowing → represents → University of Washington ⓘ

Washington Huskies women’s rowing → university → University of Washington ⓘ

Washington Huskies women’s rowing → foundedBy → University of Washington ⓘ

this entity surface form: University of Washington athletics department

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