Kaplan University
E385831
Kaplan University was a former U.S.-based for-profit online and campus-based higher education institution offering associate, bachelor’s, and graduate degree programs to working adults.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kaplan College | 1 |
| Kaplan University canonical | 1 |
| Kaplan University (former) | 1 |
| Kaplan University (historical, later sold to Purdue University system) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3760887 — 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: Kaplan University Context triple: [The Washington Post Company, ownerOf, Kaplan University]
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A.
University of Phoenix
The University of Phoenix is a large, for-profit university system in the United States known for its online degree programs and adult-focused higher education.
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B.
University of Maryland Global Campus
University of Maryland Global Campus is a large public online-focused university known for serving working adults, military-affiliated students, and distance learners worldwide.
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C.
Keller Graduate School of Management
Keller Graduate School of Management is a private graduate business school in the United States offering MBA and other professional master's degree programs, primarily through flexible online and evening formats.
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D.
NOVA University
NOVA University is a public research university in Lisbon, Portugal, known for its innovative teaching, international outlook, and strong programs across fields such as business, science, technology, and social sciences.
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E.
Berkeley College
Berkeley College is one of Yale University's undergraduate residential colleges, known for its distinctive Gothic architecture and close-knit student community.
- 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: Kaplan University Target entity description: Kaplan University was a former U.S.-based for-profit online and campus-based higher education institution offering associate, bachelor’s, and graduate degree programs to working adults.
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A.
University of Phoenix
The University of Phoenix is a large, for-profit university system in the United States known for its online degree programs and adult-focused higher education.
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B.
University of Maryland Global Campus
University of Maryland Global Campus is a large public online-focused university known for serving working adults, military-affiliated students, and distance learners worldwide.
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C.
Keller Graduate School of Management
Keller Graduate School of Management is a private graduate business school in the United States offering MBA and other professional master's degree programs, primarily through flexible online and evening formats.
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D.
NOVA University
NOVA University is a public research university in Lisbon, Portugal, known for its innovative teaching, international outlook, and strong programs across fields such as business, science, technology, and social sciences.
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E.
Berkeley College
Berkeley College is one of Yale University's undergraduate residential colleges, known for its distinctive Gothic architecture and close-knit student community.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
for-profit university
ⓘ
online university ⓘ private university ⓘ |
| accreditation | Higher Learning Commission ⓘ |
| acquiredBy | Purdue University ⓘ |
| acquisitionAnnouncementDate | 2017 ⓘ |
| closureDate | 2018 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolutionReason | acquired by Purdue University system ⓘ |
| educationSystem | United States higher education system ⓘ |
| formerName |
American Institute of Commerce
ⓘ
Kaplan University self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Kaplan College
Quest College ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
|
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| mainCampus | Davenport, Iowa ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Purdue University Global ⓘ |
| modeOfDelivery |
distance education
ⓘ
on-campus instruction ⓘ |
| offeredDegree |
associate degree
ⓘ
bachelor’s degree ⓘ doctoral degree ⓘ master’s degree ⓘ |
| offeredFieldOfStudy |
business
ⓘ
criminal justice ⓘ education ⓘ health sciences ⓘ information technology ⓘ legal studies ⓘ nursing ⓘ |
| offeredProgramType |
campus-based degree program
ⓘ
online degree program ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Kaplan, Inc. ⓘ |
| operatingModel | online and campus-based instruction ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Graham Holdings Company
ⓘ
Kaplan, Inc. ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Graham Holdings Company
ⓘ
Kaplan, Inc. ⓘ |
| predecessor | American Institute of Commerce ⓘ |
| regulatoryStatus |
subject to U.S. Department of Education oversight
ⓘ
subject to regional accreditation standards ⓘ |
| sector | for-profit higher education ⓘ |
| studentDemographicFocus |
adult learners
ⓘ
nontraditional students ⓘ |
| successor | Purdue University Global ⓘ |
| targetStudentGroup | working adults ⓘ |
| typeOfBusiness | for-profit education company ⓘ |
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: Kaplan University Description of subject: Kaplan University was a former U.S.-based for-profit online and campus-based higher education institution offering associate, bachelor’s, and graduate degree programs to working adults.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kaplan University (former)
this entity surface form:
Kaplan College
this entity surface form:
Kaplan University (historical, later sold to Purdue University system)