Franklin University
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Franklin University is a private, adult-focused institution of higher education known for its flexible degree programs and strong emphasis on serving working professionals.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Franklin University canonical | 2 |
| Franklin University of Columbus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T398301 — 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: Franklin University Context triple: [Columbus, Ohio, hasUniversity, Franklin University]
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A.
Capital University
Capital University is a private university located in the Columbus, Ohio, metropolitan area, known for its liberal arts and professional programs.
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B.
Butler University
Butler University is a private liberal arts university located in Indianapolis, Indiana, known for its strong academic programs and active campus life.
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C.
Drexel University
Drexel University is a private research university in Philadelphia known for its cooperative education (co-op) programs that integrate professional work experience with academic study.
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D.
University of Indianapolis
The University of Indianapolis is a private university in Indianapolis, Indiana, known for its career-focused undergraduate and graduate programs and strong ties to the local community.
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E.
Case School of Applied Science
Case School of Applied Science was a prominent 19th-century American engineering and science college in Cleveland, Ohio, known for pioneering research including the famous Michelson–Morley experiment.
- 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: Franklin University Target entity description: Franklin University is a private, adult-focused institution of higher education known for its flexible degree programs and strong emphasis on serving working professionals.
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A.
Capital University
Capital University is a private university located in the Columbus, Ohio, metropolitan area, known for its liberal arts and professional programs.
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B.
Butler University
Butler University is a private liberal arts university located in Indianapolis, Indiana, known for its strong academic programs and active campus life.
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C.
Drexel University
Drexel University is a private research university in Philadelphia known for its cooperative education (co-op) programs that integrate professional work experience with academic study.
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D.
University of Indianapolis
The University of Indianapolis is a private university in Indianapolis, Indiana, known for its career-focused undergraduate and graduate programs and strong ties to the local community.
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E.
Case School of Applied Science
Case School of Applied Science was a prominent 19th-century American engineering and science college in Cleveland, Ohio, known for pioneering research including the famous Michelson–Morley experiment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
adult-focused university
ⓘ
nonprofit institution of higher education ⓘ private university ⓘ |
| accreditedBy | Higher Learning Commission ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| emphasizes |
career-oriented programs
ⓘ
flexible scheduling ⓘ online learning ⓘ |
| focus |
adult learners
ⓘ
working professionals ⓘ |
| formerName |
Franklin University
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Franklin University of Columbus
YMCA School of Commerce ⓘ |
| founded | 1902 ⓘ |
| founder | YMCA of Columbus ⓘ |
| foundingDate | 1902-11-05 ⓘ |
| governedBy | board of trustees ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
business
ⓘ
education ⓘ healthcare ⓘ information technology ⓘ public administration ⓘ |
| hasAlumni | working professionals in business fields ⓘ |
| hasCampus | main campus in downtown Columbus, Ohio ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
credit for prior learning options
ⓘ
transfer-friendly policies ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Columbus, Ohio ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Columbus, Ohio ⓘ |
| mission | to serve the educational needs of adult and working students ⓘ |
| motto | Finish College. Start Your Future. ⓘ |
| nonResidential | true ⓘ |
| offers |
bachelor’s degrees
ⓘ
doctoral degrees ⓘ graduate degree programs ⓘ hybrid degree programs ⓘ master’s degrees ⓘ on-campus degree programs ⓘ online degree programs ⓘ undergraduate degree programs ⓘ |
| operates | online learning platform ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Central Ohio
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| state | Ohio ⓘ |
| targetStudentPopulation |
nontraditional students
ⓘ
part-time students ⓘ transfer students ⓘ |
| typeOfInstitution | nonprofit ⓘ |
| website | https://www.franklin.edu/ ⓘ |
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: Franklin University Description of subject: Franklin University is a private, adult-focused institution of higher education known for its flexible degree programs and strong emphasis on serving working professionals.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Franklin University of Columbus