University of Tulsa

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private research university university

The University of Tulsa is a private research university in Tulsa, Oklahoma, known for its strong programs in petroleum engineering, law, and the arts and sciences.

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Label	Occurrences
University of Tulsa canonical	47
University of Tulsa campus	4
The University of Tulsa	2
Kendall College (now University of Tulsa)	1
University of Tulsa Department of Athletics	1
University of Tulsa athletic facilities	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T331360 — 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 Tulsa
Context triple: [Marie Tharp, educatedAt, University of Tulsa]

A. University of Oklahoma
The University of Oklahoma is a major public research university in Norman, Oklahoma, known for its strong academic programs, athletics, and contributions to fields such as meteorology and engineering.
B. 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.
C. University of Kansas
The University of Kansas is a major public research university in Lawrence, Kansas, known for its strong academic programs and storied Jayhawks basketball tradition.
D. Texas Tech University
Texas Tech University is a public research university in Lubbock, Texas, known for its strong athletics programs and comprehensive offerings in engineering, business, and agricultural sciences.
E. University of Missouri
The University of Missouri is a major public research university in Columbia, Missouri, known for its flagship "Mizzou" campus, strong journalism and agriculture programs, and membership in the SEC athletic conference.
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 Tulsa
Target entity description: The University of Tulsa is a private research university in Tulsa, Oklahoma, known for its strong programs in petroleum engineering, law, and the arts and sciences.

A. University of Oklahoma
The University of Oklahoma is a major public research university in Norman, Oklahoma, known for its strong academic programs, athletics, and contributions to fields such as meteorology and engineering.
B. 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.
C. University of Kansas
The University of Kansas is a major public research university in Lawrence, Kansas, known for its strong academic programs and storied Jayhawks basketball tradition.
D. Texas Tech University
Texas Tech University is a public research university in Lubbock, Texas, known for its strong athletics programs and comprehensive offerings in engineering, business, and agricultural sciences.
E. University of Missouri
The University of Missouri is a major public research university in Columbia, Missouri, known for its flagship "Mizzou" campus, strong journalism and agriculture programs, and membership in the SEC athletic conference.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	private research university ⓘ university ⓘ
abbreviation	TU ⓘ
campusType	urban campus ⓘ
cityServed	Tulsa metropolitan area ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
formerName	Henry Kendall College ⓘ
foundingDate	1894 ⓘ
fundingType	private, non-profit ⓘ
governance	board of trustees ⓘ
hasAcademicDivision	College of Engineering & Computer Science ⓘ College of Law ⓘ Collins College of Business ⓘ Kendall College of Arts and Sciences ⓘ Oxley College of Health & Natural Sciences ⓘ
hasAcademicProgram	arts and sciences programs ⓘ law program ⓘ petroleum engineering program ⓘ
hasFacility	Chapman Stadium ⓘ McFarlin Library ⓘ Reynolds Center ⓘ
hasFocus	business education ⓘ energy-related research ⓘ engineering education ⓘ law education ⓘ liberal arts education ⓘ natural sciences research ⓘ
knownFor	strong arts and sciences programs ⓘ strong law programs ⓘ strong petroleum engineering programs ⓘ
languageOfInstruction	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Oklahoma ⓘ Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States ⓘ surface form: Tulsa, Oklahoma United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
memberOf	Missouri Valley Conference ⓘ
motto	Wisdom, Faith, Service ⓘ
nickname	Golden Hurricane ⓘ
offersDegree	bachelor's degrees ⓘ doctoral degrees ⓘ master's degrees ⓘ
region	Midwestern United States ⓘ Southern Plains ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	Presbyterian Church (USA) ⓘ surface form: Presbyterian Church (historical affiliation)
researchActivity	research university ⓘ
sport	NCAA Division I ⓘ surface form: NCAA Division I athletics
state	Oklahoma ⓘ
type	private university ⓘ

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

College of Law → parentOrganization → University of Tulsa ⓘ

subject surface form: College of Law (University of Tulsa)

Mike Norvell → employer → University of Tulsa ⓘ

Lovie Smith → almaMater → University of Tulsa ⓘ

Julius Tennon → educatedAt → University of Tulsa ⓘ

Patrick J. Hurley → educatedAt → University of Tulsa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kendall College (now University of Tulsa)

Jeanne Tripplehorn → educatedAt → University of Tulsa ⓘ

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