University of Texas at Austin

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The University of Texas at Austin is a major public research university in Austin, Texas, renowned for its strong academic programs, large student body, and influential contributions to science, technology, and the arts.

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All labels observed (14)

Label	Occurrences
University of Texas at Austin canonical	347
The University of Texas at Austin	26
UT Austin main campus	6
UT Austin	4
University of Texas at Austin campus	3
University of Texas at Austin main campus	3
Texas Western College	1
UT Austin Office of Admissions	1
University of Texas at Austin (attended, did not graduate)	1
University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture	1
University of Texas at Austin athletics	1
University of Texas at Austin athletics facilities	1
attended University of Texas at Austin	1
campus of the University of Texas at Austin	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T258303 — 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 Texas at Austin
Context triple: [Neil deGrasse Tyson, educatedAt, University of Texas at Austin]

A. Rice University
Rice University is a private research university in Houston, Texas, known for its strong programs in science and engineering, small student body, and high level of research activity.
B. Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University is a major public research university in College Station, Texas, known for its strong programs in agriculture, engineering, and the sciences.
C. Texas A&M University System
The Texas A&M University System is a state university system in Texas comprising multiple universities, agencies, and research centers, with Texas A&M University as its flagship institution.
D. Baylor University
Baylor University is a private Christian research university in Waco, Texas, known for its strong academic programs and prominent athletics in the Big 12 Conference.
E. University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign is a major American public research university known for its strong engineering, computer science, and information science programs.
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 Texas at Austin
Target entity description: The University of Texas at Austin is a major public research university in Austin, Texas, renowned for its strong academic programs, large student body, and influential contributions to science, technology, and the arts.

A. Rice University
Rice University is a private research university in Houston, Texas, known for its strong programs in science and engineering, small student body, and high level of research activity.
B. Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University is a major public research university in College Station, Texas, known for its strong programs in agriculture, engineering, and the sciences.
C. Texas A&M University System
The Texas A&M University System is a state university system in Texas comprising multiple universities, agencies, and research centers, with Texas A&M University as its flagship institution.
D. Baylor University
Baylor University is a private Christian research university in Waco, Texas, known for its strong academic programs and prominent athletics in the Big 12 Conference.
E. University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign is a major American public research university known for its strong engineering, computer science, and information science programs.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (62)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	flagship university ⓘ land-grant university ⓘ public research university ⓘ sea-grant university ⓘ space-grant university ⓘ
academicCalendar	semester system ⓘ
acronym	University of Texas at Austin self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: UT Austin
affiliation	Association of American Universities ⓘ Big 12 Conference ⓘ NCAA Division I ⓘ
campusType	urban campus ⓘ
city	Austin ⓘ
colors	burnt orange ⓘ white ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
endowment	multi-billion dollar endowment ⓘ
founder	Texas ⓘ surface form: State of Texas
foundingDate	1883 ⓘ
governingBody	University of Texas System Board of Regents ⓘ
hasAcademicStaff	thousands of faculty members ⓘ
hasAlumni	Fortune 500 ⓘ surface form: Fortune 500 executives Pulitzer Prize winners ⓘ numerous Nobel laureates ⓘ prominent politicians ⓘ
hasCollege	Cockrell School of Engineering ⓘ College of Fine Arts ⓘ College of Liberal Arts ⓘ College of Natural Sciences ⓘ McCombs School of Business ⓘ Moody College of Communication ⓘ School of Law ⓘ
hasFacility	Blanton Museum of Art ⓘ Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium ⓘ Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library ⓘ surface form: LBJ Presidential Library
hasLibrary	Harry Ransom Center ⓘ
hasResearchUnit	Applied Research Laboratories ⓘ Texas Advanced Computing Center ⓘ
languageOfInstruction	English ⓘ
mascot	Bevo ⓘ
mission	public service ⓘ research ⓘ teaching ⓘ
motto	Disciplina Praesidium Civitatis ⓘ
mottoInEnglish	Education is the safeguard of liberty ⓘ
nickname	Texas ⓘ UT ⓘ University of Texas at Austin self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: UT Austin
notableFor	research in science and technology ⓘ strong arts and humanities programs ⓘ strong business programs ⓘ strong engineering programs ⓘ strong law programs ⓘ
offersDegree	bachelor's degrees ⓘ doctoral degrees ⓘ master's degrees ⓘ
researchClassification	R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity ⓘ
sportsNickname	Texas Longhorns ⓘ
state	Texas ⓘ
studentBodySize	large ⓘ
system	University of Texas System ⓘ
type	public university ⓘ research university ⓘ

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

Ashley Estes Kavanaugh → almaMater → University of Texas at Austin ⓘ

Garry Winogrand → employer → University of Texas at Austin ⓘ

Slater Martin → collegeAttended → University of Texas at Austin ⓘ

Joan A. Brennecke → educatedAt → University of Texas at Austin ⓘ

Joan A. Brennecke → employer → University of Texas at Austin ⓘ

Robert Benton → educatedAt → University of Texas at Austin ⓘ

Peri Gilpin → educatedAt → University of Texas at Austin ⓘ

Lloyd Bentsen → educatedAt → University of Texas at Austin ⓘ

Earl Thomas → educatedAt → University of Texas at Austin ⓘ

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subject surface form: College of Liberal Arts (University of Texas at Austin)

College of Liberal Arts → campus → University of Texas at Austin ⓘ

subject surface form: College of Liberal Arts (University of Texas at Austin)

this entity surface form: UT Austin main campus

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subject surface form: College of Liberal Arts (University of Texas at Austin)

Robert L. Crippen → educatedAt → University of Texas at Austin ⓘ

George P. Bush → almaMater → University of Texas at Austin ⓘ

F. Murray Abraham → educatedAt → University of Texas at Austin ⓘ

Karti Chidambaram → educatedAt → University of Texas at Austin ⓘ

Sid W. Richardson Foundation Regents Chair in Mathematics at the University of Texas at Austin → locatedIn → University of Texas at Austin ⓘ

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Cyrus Longworth Lundell → educatedAt → University of Texas at Austin ⓘ

Cyrus Longworth Lundell → employer → University of Texas at Austin ⓘ

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this entity surface form: The University of Texas at Austin

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Kyle Shanahan → almaMater → University of Texas at Austin ⓘ

Michael Dell → educatedAt → University of Texas at Austin ⓘ

this entity surface form: The University of Texas at Austin

Stanley Saitowitz → taughtAt → University of Texas at Austin ⓘ

John Tate → employer → University of Texas at Austin ⓘ

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James P. Allison → educatedAt → University of Texas at Austin ⓘ

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Morgan Woodward → educatedAt → University of Texas at Austin ⓘ

Randall Jarrell → taughtAt → University of Texas at Austin ⓘ

Lionel Bender → educatedAt → University of Texas at Austin ⓘ

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Laeta Kalogridis → educatedAt → University of Texas at Austin ⓘ

Blake Farenthold → educatedAt → University of Texas at Austin ⓘ

W. Blake Herron → educatedAt → University of Texas at Austin ⓘ

Michael Best (chemist) → educatedAt → University of Texas at Austin ⓘ

Austin metropolitan area → hasUniversity → University of Texas at Austin ⓘ

this entity surface form: The University of Texas at Austin

San Antonio–Austin → hasUniversity → University of Texas at Austin ⓘ

Ralph Johnson → educatedAt → University of Texas at Austin ⓘ

Pat Hingle → educatedAt → University of Texas at Austin ⓘ

Moore/Andersson Compound → associatedWith → University of Texas at Austin ⓘ

this entity surface form: University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture

José Ángel Gutiérrez → educatedAt → University of Texas at Austin ⓘ

Charles Willard Moore → employer → University of Texas at Austin ⓘ

John W. Eaton → employer → University of Texas at Austin ⓘ

Main Building, University of Texas at Austin → locatedOnCampusOf → University of Texas at Austin ⓘ

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