St. Ambrose University
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St. Ambrose University is a private Catholic liberal arts university located in Davenport, Iowa, known for its undergraduate and graduate programs in the arts, sciences, and professional fields.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| St. Ambrose University canonical | 3 |
| Saint Ambrose University | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2147874 — 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: St. Ambrose University Context triple: [Scott County, Iowa, hasEducationalInstitution, St. Ambrose University]
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A.
Christian Brothers University
Christian Brothers University is a private Catholic university in Memphis known for its liberal arts and professional programs.
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B.
Albertus University
Albertus University was a historic German university in Königsberg, East Prussia, renowned as a center of Enlightenment scholarship and the workplace of philosopher Immanuel Kant.
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C.
University of St. Thomas
The University of St. Thomas is a private Catholic university known for its liberal arts and professional programs, with its main campus located in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota.
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D.
Benedictine University
Benedictine University is a private Catholic university known for its liberal arts and professional programs, located in the Chicago suburb of Lisle, Illinois.
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E.
Iona University
Iona University is a private Catholic university located in New Rochelle, New York, known for its liberal arts, business, and professional programs.
- 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: St. Ambrose University Target entity description: St. Ambrose University is a private Catholic liberal arts university located in Davenport, Iowa, known for its undergraduate and graduate programs in the arts, sciences, and professional fields.
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A.
Christian Brothers University
Christian Brothers University is a private Catholic university in Memphis known for its liberal arts and professional programs.
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B.
Albertus University
Albertus University was a historic German university in Königsberg, East Prussia, renowned as a center of Enlightenment scholarship and the workplace of philosopher Immanuel Kant.
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C.
University of St. Thomas
The University of St. Thomas is a private Catholic university known for its liberal arts and professional programs, with its main campus located in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota.
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D.
Benedictine University
Benedictine University is a private Catholic university known for its liberal arts and professional programs, located in the Chicago suburb of Lisle, Illinois.
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E.
Iona University
Iona University is a private Catholic university located in New Rochelle, New York, known for its liberal arts, business, and professional programs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic university
ⓘ
higher education institution ⓘ liberal arts college ⓘ private university ⓘ |
| academicLevel |
graduate
ⓘ
undergraduate ⓘ |
| accreditation | Higher Learning Commission ⓘ |
| athleticsAffiliation |
NAIA
ⓘ
NCAA Division II ⓘ |
| athleticsNickname | Fighting Bees ⓘ |
| campusType | urban campus ⓘ |
| city |
Davenport, Iowa
ⓘ
surface form:
Davenport
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| colors |
navy blue
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| controlType | private ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| emphasizes |
liberal arts education
ⓘ
professional preparation ⓘ |
| founder |
John McMullen
ⓘ
Diocese of Davenport ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Diocese of Davenport
|
| foundingDate | 1882 ⓘ |
| governedBy | Board of Trustees ⓘ |
| hasAlumniType |
graduate alumni
ⓘ
undergraduate alumni ⓘ |
| hasCampus | main campus in Davenport, Iowa ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
coeducational
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four-year institution ⓘ |
| hasMotto | Faith. Learning. Justice. ⓘ |
| hasReligiousIdentity | Catholic ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Davenport, Iowa
ⓘ
Iowa ⓘ Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ambrose of Milan ⓘ |
| offersDegree |
bachelor's degrees
ⓘ
doctoral degrees ⓘ master's degrees ⓘ |
| offersProgramType |
arts programs
ⓘ
liberal arts programs ⓘ professional programs ⓘ science programs ⓘ |
| region |
Quad Cities metropolitan area
ⓘ
surface form:
Quad Cities
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| religiousAffiliation |
Diocese of Davenport
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| sector | nonprofit ⓘ |
| state | Iowa ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: St. Ambrose University Description of subject: St. Ambrose University is a private Catholic liberal arts university located in Davenport, Iowa, known for its undergraduate and graduate programs in the arts, sciences, and professional fields.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Saint Ambrose University