University of Scranton

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Catholic university Jesuit university nonprofit institution private university

The University of Scranton is a private Jesuit university known for its liberal arts and professional programs, located in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
University of Scranton canonical	21
University of Scranton administration	2
University of Scranton campus	2
University of Scranton (implied)	1
University of Scranton athletics	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2290947 — 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 Scranton
Context triple: [Scranton, Pennsylvania, hasUniversity, University of Scranton]

A. Saint Joseph's University
Saint Joseph's University is a private Jesuit Catholic university known for its strong business and liberal arts programs and its main campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
B. Seton Hill University
Seton Hill University is a private Catholic liberal arts university located in Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
C. La Salle University
La Salle University is a private Roman Catholic university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, known for its liberal arts education and NCAA Division I athletic programs.
D. Sacred Heart University
Sacred Heart University is a private Roman Catholic university known for its liberal arts and professional programs, located in Fairfield, Connecticut.
E. Saint Vincent College
Saint Vincent College is a private Benedictine liberal arts college in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, known for hosting the Pittsburgh Steelers’ annual training camp.
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 Scranton
Target entity description: The University of Scranton is a private Jesuit university known for its liberal arts and professional programs, located in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

A. Saint Joseph's University
Saint Joseph's University is a private Jesuit Catholic university known for its strong business and liberal arts programs and its main campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
B. Seton Hill University
Seton Hill University is a private Catholic liberal arts university located in Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
C. La Salle University
La Salle University is a private Roman Catholic university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, known for its liberal arts education and NCAA Division I athletic programs.
D. Sacred Heart University
Sacred Heart University is a private Roman Catholic university known for its liberal arts and professional programs, located in Fairfield, Connecticut.
E. Saint Vincent College
Saint Vincent College is a private Benedictine liberal arts college in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, known for hosting the Pittsburgh Steelers’ annual training camp.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic university ⓘ Jesuit university ⓘ nonprofit institution ⓘ private university ⓘ
academicFocus	liberal arts ⓘ professional programs ⓘ
accreditation	Middle States Commission on Higher Education ⓘ
athleticAffiliation	NCAA Division III ⓘ
athleticConference	Landmark Conference ⓘ
campusSetting	urban ⓘ
city	Scranton, Pennsylvania ⓘ linked to: Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States
colors	purple ⓘ white ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
formerName	St. Thomas College ⓘ
foundingDate	1888 ⓘ
governingBody	Board of Trustees ⓘ
hasAcademicUnit	College of Arts and Sciences ⓘ Kania School of Management ⓘ Panuska College of Professional Studies ⓘ
hasProgram	biology program ⓘ business administration program ⓘ chemistry program ⓘ computer science program ⓘ education programs ⓘ engineering programs ⓘ health administration program ⓘ nursing program ⓘ occupational therapy program ⓘ physical therapy program ⓘ psychology program ⓘ theology and religious studies program ⓘ
isMemberOf	Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities ⓘ Middle States Commission on Higher Education accredited institutions ⓘ
knownFor	Jesuit educational tradition ⓘ community service and engagement ⓘ strong undergraduate teaching ⓘ
mascot	Iggy the Royal Wolf ⓘ
motto	Religio, Mores, Cultura ⓘ
mottoInEnglish	Religion, Morals, Culture ⓘ
nickname	Royals ⓘ
offersDegree	bachelor's degrees ⓘ doctoral degrees ⓘ master's degrees ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
religiousOrder	Society of Jesus ⓘ
state	Pennsylvania ⓘ
type	private ⓘ

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Referenced by (27)

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

Scranton, Pennsylvania → hasUniversity → University of Scranton ⓘ

subject linked to: Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States

Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area → containsUniversity → University of Scranton ⓘ

Jim Halpert → education → University of Scranton (implied) ⓘ

subject linked to: Jim Halpert in The Office (U.S. TV series)

linked to: University of Scranton

Jason Miller → educatedAt → University of Scranton ⓘ

Northeastern Pennsylvania → hasHigherEducationInstitution → University of Scranton ⓘ

Scranton → hasUniversity → University of Scranton ⓘ

Religio, Mores, Cultura → mottoOf → University of Scranton ⓘ

Religio, Mores, Cultura → associatedWith → University of Scranton ⓘ

St. Thomas College → successor → University of Scranton ⓘ

St. Thomas College → formerNameOf → University of Scranton ⓘ

Board of Trustees (University of Scranton) → governs → University of Scranton ⓘ

subject linked to: Board of Trustees

Board of Trustees (University of Scranton) → isHighestGoverningAuthorityOf → University of Scranton ⓘ

subject linked to: Board of Trustees

College of Arts and Sciences (University of Scranton) → partOf → University of Scranton ⓘ

subject linked to: College of Arts and Sciences

College of Arts and Sciences (University of Scranton) → isPrimaryAcademicDivisionOf → University of Scranton ⓘ

subject linked to: College of Arts and Sciences

College of Arts and Sciences (University of Scranton) → governingBody → University of Scranton administration ⓘ

subject linked to: College of Arts and Sciences

linked to: University of Scranton

Kania School of Management → partOf → University of Scranton ⓘ

Kania School of Management → parentOrganization → University of Scranton ⓘ

Kania School of Management → campus → University of Scranton campus ⓘ

linked to: University of Scranton

Panuska College of Professional Studies → partOf → University of Scranton ⓘ

Panuska College of Professional Studies → governedBy → University of Scranton administration ⓘ

linked to: University of Scranton

Iggy the Royal Wolf → represents → University of Scranton ⓘ

Iggy the Royal Wolf → associatedWith → University of Scranton athletics ⓘ

linked to: University of Scranton

Iggy the Royal Wolf → associatedWith → University of Scranton ⓘ

Royals → represents → University of Scranton ⓘ

Royals → representsAcademicInstitution → University of Scranton ⓘ

Royals → campus → University of Scranton campus ⓘ

linked to: University of Scranton

City of Scranton → hasUniversity → University of Scranton ⓘ

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