University of Puget Sound

E70210

private liberal arts college university

The University of Puget Sound is a private liberal arts college in Tacoma, Washington, known for its rigorous undergraduate programs and scenic Pacific Northwest campus.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
University of Puget Sound canonical	32
University of Puget Sound Loggers	2
University of Puget Sound athletics department	2
University of Puget Sound campus	2
PLU Lutes	1
University of Puget Sound Loggers football team	1
University of Puget Sound Loggers men’s basketball team	1
University of Puget Sound athletics	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T307023 — 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 Puget Sound
Context triple: [Puget Sound region, hasUniversity, University of Puget Sound]

A. University of Portland
The University of Portland is a private Catholic university in Portland, Oregon, known for its strong programs in nursing, engineering, business, and the liberal arts.
B. Seattle University
Seattle University is a private Jesuit Catholic university located in Seattle, Washington, known for its liberal arts, professional programs, and urban campus.
C. Seattle Pacific University
Seattle Pacific University is a private Christian liberal arts university in Seattle, Washington, known for integrating faith-based education with a broad range of undergraduate and graduate programs.
D. Lewis & Clark College
Lewis & Clark College is a private liberal arts college known for its strong undergraduate programs and scenic wooded campus in Portland, Oregon.
E. Pacific Lutheran University
Pacific Lutheran University is a private liberal arts university in Tacoma, Washington, known for integrating professional studies with a strong foundation in the humanities and a focus on global education and service.
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 Puget Sound
Target entity description: The University of Puget Sound is a private liberal arts college in Tacoma, Washington, known for its rigorous undergraduate programs and scenic Pacific Northwest campus.

A. University of Portland
The University of Portland is a private Catholic university in Portland, Oregon, known for its strong programs in nursing, engineering, business, and the liberal arts.
B. Seattle University
Seattle University is a private Jesuit Catholic university located in Seattle, Washington, known for its liberal arts, professional programs, and urban campus.
C. Seattle Pacific University
Seattle Pacific University is a private Christian liberal arts university in Seattle, Washington, known for integrating faith-based education with a broad range of undergraduate and graduate programs.
D. Lewis & Clark College
Lewis & Clark College is a private liberal arts college known for its strong undergraduate programs and scenic wooded campus in Portland, Oregon.
E. Pacific Lutheran University
Pacific Lutheran University is a private liberal arts university in Tacoma, Washington, known for integrating professional studies with a strong foundation in the humanities and a focus on global education and service.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	private liberal arts college ⓘ university ⓘ
academicFocus	liberal arts ⓘ
athleticsAssociation	NCAA Division III ⓘ
athleticsConference	Northwest Conference ⓘ
athleticsNickname	Loggers ⓘ
campusSetting	urban ⓘ
campusSize	approximately 97 acres ⓘ
city	Tacoma, Washington ⓘ surface form: Tacoma
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
founded	1888 ⓘ
founder	Methodist Episcopal Church ⓘ
governedBy	Board of Trustees ⓘ
governingStructure	nonprofit institution ⓘ
hasColor	black ⓘ maroon ⓘ white ⓘ
hasFacility	Jones Hall ⓘ Memorial Fieldhouse ⓘ Schneebeck Concert Hall ⓘ Thompson Hall ⓘ Wheelock Student Center ⓘ
hasLibrary	Collins Memorial Library ⓘ
hasMascot	Grizz (Logger) ⓘ
hasNotableProgram	Occupational Therapy program ⓘ School of Business and Leadership ⓘ School of Education ⓘ School of Music ⓘ
knownFor	rigorous undergraduate programs ⓘ scenic campus ⓘ strong liberal arts curriculum ⓘ
languageOfInstruction	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Pacific Northwest ⓘ Tacoma, Washington ⓘ Washington ⓘ surface form: Washington (state)
memberOf	Annapolis Group ⓘ Oberlin Group of Libraries ⓘ
motto	Prodesse Quam Conspici ⓘ
mottoEnglish	To serve rather than to be seen ⓘ
mottoLanguage	Latin ⓘ
offersDegree	bachelor's degrees ⓘ master's degrees ⓘ
offersProgramLevel	graduate ⓘ undergraduate ⓘ
region	Pacific Northwest ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	United Methodist Church ⓘ surface form: United Methodist Church (historical affiliation)
state	Washington ⓘ
type	private ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (42)

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

Puget Sound region → hasUniversity → University of Puget Sound ⓘ

Tacoma, Washington → hasUniversity → University of Puget Sound ⓘ

Pierce County → hasHigherEducationInstitution → University of Puget Sound ⓘ

Northwest Conference → memberInstitution → University of Puget Sound ⓘ

Nicole Shanahan → educatedAt → University of Puget Sound ⓘ

Lutes → shortName → University of Puget Sound ⓘ

this entity surface form: PLU Lutes

School of Business and Leadership → partOf → University of Puget Sound ⓘ

School of Business and Leadership → affiliation → University of Puget Sound ⓘ

Collins Memorial Library → partOf → University of Puget Sound ⓘ

Collins Memorial Library → affiliation → University of Puget Sound ⓘ

Collins Memorial Library → ownedBy → University of Puget Sound ⓘ

Wheelock Student Center → locatedIn → University of Puget Sound ⓘ

Wheelock Student Center → affiliatedWith → University of Puget Sound ⓘ

Wheelock Student Center → ownedBy → University of Puget Sound ⓘ

Wheelock Student Center → operatedBy → University of Puget Sound ⓘ

Thompson Hall → locatedIn → University of Puget Sound ⓘ

Thompson Hall → affiliation → University of Puget Sound ⓘ

Grizz (Logger) → represents → University of Puget Sound ⓘ

this entity surface form: University of Puget Sound athletics

Grizz (Logger) → associatedWith → University of Puget Sound ⓘ

this entity surface form: University of Puget Sound Loggers

Grizz (Logger) → mascotOf → University of Puget Sound ⓘ

Grizz (Logger) → affiliation → University of Puget Sound ⓘ

Grizz (Logger) → usedBy → University of Puget Sound ⓘ

this entity surface form: University of Puget Sound athletics department

Loggers → usedBy → University of Puget Sound ⓘ

Loggers → associatedWith → University of Puget Sound ⓘ

this entity surface form: University of Puget Sound Loggers football team

Loggers → associatedWith → University of Puget Sound ⓘ

this entity surface form: University of Puget Sound Loggers men’s basketball team

Loggers → university → University of Puget Sound ⓘ

Loggers → shortNameOf → University of Puget Sound ⓘ

this entity surface form: University of Puget Sound Loggers

Loggers → representsInstitution → University of Puget Sound ⓘ

this entity surface form: University of Puget Sound athletics department

Schneebeck Concert Hall → locatedIn → University of Puget Sound ⓘ

this entity surface form: University of Puget Sound campus

Schneebeck Concert Hall → campus → University of Puget Sound ⓘ

Schneebeck Concert Hall → owner → University of Puget Sound ⓘ

Schneebeck Concert Hall → operator → University of Puget Sound ⓘ

Schneebeck Concert Hall → isOnCampusOf → University of Puget Sound ⓘ

Memorial Fieldhouse → ownedBy → University of Puget Sound ⓘ

Memorial Fieldhouse → operatedBy → University of Puget Sound ⓘ

Memorial Fieldhouse → affiliation → University of Puget Sound ⓘ

Jones Hall → locatedIn → University of Puget Sound ⓘ

this entity surface form: University of Puget Sound campus

Jones Hall → partOf → University of Puget Sound ⓘ

Jones Hall → affiliation → University of Puget Sound ⓘ

School of Education → partOf → University of Puget Sound ⓘ

subject surface form: School of Education (University of Puget Sound)

School of Education → affiliation → University of Puget Sound ⓘ