Montana State University
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Montana State University is a public research university and land-grant institution located in Bozeman, Montana, known for its programs in engineering, agriculture, and the sciences.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Montana State University canonical | 7 |
| Great Falls College Montana State University | 1 |
| Montana State College | 1 |
| Montana State University (then University of Montana) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4326322 — 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: Montana State University Context triple: [Bozeman, Montana, United States, hasUniversity, Montana State University]
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A.
University of Montana
The University of Montana is a public research university in Missoula known for its strong programs in environmental studies, creative writing, and the liberal arts.
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B.
Montana State University Billings
Montana State University Billings is a public university located in Billings, Montana, offering a range of undergraduate and graduate programs as part of the Montana State University system.
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C.
Rocky Mountain College
Rocky Mountain College is a private liberal arts college located in Billings, Montana, known for its small class sizes and personalized undergraduate education.
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D.
University of Wyoming
The University of Wyoming is a public land-grant research university in Laramie, Wyoming, known for serving as the state’s flagship institution of higher education.
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E.
Boise State University
Boise State University is a public research university best known for its blue turf football field and comprehensive academic programs in Idaho’s capital city.
- 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: Montana State University Target entity description: Montana State University is a public research university and land-grant institution located in Bozeman, Montana, known for its programs in engineering, agriculture, and the sciences.
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A.
University of Montana
The University of Montana is a public research university in Missoula known for its strong programs in environmental studies, creative writing, and the liberal arts.
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B.
Montana State University Billings
Montana State University Billings is a public university located in Billings, Montana, offering a range of undergraduate and graduate programs as part of the Montana State University system.
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C.
Rocky Mountain College
Rocky Mountain College is a private liberal arts college located in Billings, Montana, known for its small class sizes and personalized undergraduate education.
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D.
University of Wyoming
The University of Wyoming is a public land-grant research university in Laramie, Wyoming, known for serving as the state’s flagship institution of higher education.
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E.
Boise State University
Boise State University is a public research university best known for its blue turf football field and comprehensive academic programs in Idaho’s capital city.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
land-grant university
ⓘ
public research university ⓘ university ⓘ |
| athleticsBrand | Montana State Bobcats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| athleticsConference | Big Sky Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campusSetting | college town ⓘ |
| campusType | urban ⓘ |
| colors |
blue
ⓘ
gold ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endowmentCurrency | USD ⓘ |
| formerName |
Agricultural College of the State of Montana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Montana College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ Montana State College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Montana Legislature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundingDate | 1893-02-16 ⓘ |
| governingBody | Montana Board of Regents NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
agriculture
ⓘ
arts and architecture ⓘ business ⓘ education ⓘ engineering ⓘ sciences ⓘ |
| hasAcademicStaff | over 700 ⓘ |
| hasCollege |
College of Agriculture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
College of Arts and Architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ College of Education, Health and Human Development NERFINISHED ⓘ College of Letters and Science NERFINISHED ⓘ Jake Jabs College of Business and Entrepreneurship NERFINISHED ⓘ Norm Asbjornson College of Engineering NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRectorOrPresident | President of Montana State University ⓘ |
| hasResearchActivity |
agricultural research
ⓘ
biomedical sciences research ⓘ engineering research ⓘ space science research ⓘ |
| hasResearchFacility |
Montana Agricultural Experiment Station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Space Science and Engineering Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStudents | over 16,000 ⓘ |
| isLandGrantInstitutionOf | State of Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Bozeman, Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Gallatin County, Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Mountain Time Zone ⓘ |
| mascot | Champ the Bobcat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Montana University System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motto | Mountains and Minds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NCAADivision | NCAA Division I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Bobcats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| offersDegree |
bachelor's degree
ⓘ
doctoral degree ⓘ master's degree ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | nonsectarian ⓘ |
| state | Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | public university ⓘ |
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: Montana State University Description of subject: Montana State University is a public research university and land-grant institution located in Bozeman, Montana, known for its programs in engineering, agriculture, and the sciences.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Great Falls College Montana State University
this entity surface form:
Montana State University (then University of Montana)
this entity surface form:
Montana State College