University of California, San Diego

E27976

educational institution public research university university

The University of California, San Diego is a leading public research university in La Jolla, California, renowned for its strengths in science, engineering, medicine, and the arts.

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All labels observed (14)

Label	Occurrences
University of California, San Diego canonical	137
UC San Diego	22
UC San Diego main campus	3
UC San Diego Academic Affairs	2
UC San Diego campus	2
Scripps Institution of Oceanography	1
UC San Diego Extension	1
UC San Diego School of Medicine	1
UC San Diego administration	1
UC San Diego identity	1
UC San Diego undergraduate college system	1
UC San Diego undergraduate colleges	1
UCSD	1
UCSD Institute for Information Systems	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22384 — 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 California, San Diego
Context triple: [University of California, campus, University of California, San Diego]

A. University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley is a leading public research university renowned for its academic excellence, groundbreaking innovation, and historic role in social and political movements.
B. University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a leading public research university in Los Angeles renowned for its strong academic programs, influential research, and competitive athletics.
C. California Institute of Technology
The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) is a world-renowned private research university in Pasadena, California, especially known for its strength in science and engineering and its contributions to space exploration and technology.
D. San Jose State University
San Jose State University is a large public university in downtown San Jose known for its strong engineering, business, and professional programs and its role as a major feeder school for Silicon Valley.
E. Stanford University
Stanford University is a prestigious private research university in the San Francisco Bay Area renowned for its academic excellence, innovation, and influence in technology and entrepreneurship.
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 California, San Diego
Target entity description: The University of California, San Diego is a leading public research university in La Jolla, California, renowned for its strengths in science, engineering, medicine, and the arts.

A. University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley is a leading public research university renowned for its academic excellence, groundbreaking innovation, and historic role in social and political movements.
B. University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a leading public research university in Los Angeles renowned for its strong academic programs, influential research, and competitive athletics.
C. California Institute of Technology
The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) is a world-renowned private research university in Pasadena, California, especially known for its strength in science and engineering and its contributions to space exploration and technology.
D. San Jose State University
San Jose State University is a large public university in downtown San Jose known for its strong engineering, business, and professional programs and its role as a major feeder school for Silicon Valley.
E. Stanford University
Stanford University is a prestigious private research university in the San Francisco Bay Area renowned for its academic excellence, innovation, and influence in technology and entrepreneurship.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	educational institution ⓘ public research university ⓘ university ⓘ
abbreviation	University of California, San Diego self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: UC San Diego University of California, San Diego self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: UCSD
academicStaff	over 2,000 faculty members ⓘ
athleticsAssociation	NCAA Division I ⓘ
athleticsNickname	Tritons ⓘ
campusSize	approximately 1,200 acres ⓘ
city	San Diego ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
foundingDate	1960 ⓘ
fundingType	publicly funded ⓘ
hasAcademicDivision	Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science ⓘ Jacobs School of Engineering ⓘ Rady School of Management ⓘ School of Arts and Humanities ⓘ School of Biological Sciences ⓘ School of Global Policy and Strategy ⓘ School of Physical Sciences ⓘ School of Social Sciences ⓘ Scripps Institution of Oceanography ⓘ Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences ⓘ University of California, San Diego self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: UC San Diego School of Medicine
hasOnCampusLandmark	Geisel Library at UC San Diego ⓘ surface form: Geisel Library Sun God sculpture ⓘ
hasResidentialCollege	Revelle College ⓘ surface form: Earl Warren College Eleanor Roosevelt College ⓘ John Muir College ⓘ Revelle College ⓘ Seventh College ⓘ Sixth College ⓘ Thurgood Marshall College ⓘ
hasResidentialCollegeSystem	true ⓘ
knownFor	arts and humanities ⓘ engineering ⓘ medicine ⓘ science ⓘ
languageOfInstruction	English ⓘ
memberOf	Association of American Universities ⓘ University of California system ⓘ
motto	Fiat Lux ⓘ
neighborhood	La Jolla ⓘ
operates	Scripps Institution of Oceanography ⓘ UC San Diego Health ⓘ UC San Diego Health ⓘ surface form: UC San Diego Medical Center
partOf	University of California system ⓘ surface form: University of California
postgraduateEnrollment	over 8,000 graduate and professional students ⓘ
researchFocus	bioengineering ⓘ climate science ⓘ computer science ⓘ neuroscience ⓘ oceanography ⓘ
state	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California
studentEnrollment	over 40,000 students ⓘ
type	public ⓘ research-intensive ⓘ
undergraduateEnrollment	over 30,000 undergraduates ⓘ
website	https://www.ucsd.edu ⓘ

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

University of California system → campus → University of California, San Diego ⓘ

subject surface form: University of California

Southern California → hasUniversity → University of California, San Diego ⓘ

Linus Pauling → employer → University of California, San Diego ⓘ

Langche Zeng → employer → University of California, San Diego ⓘ

Herbert Marcuse → employer → University of California, San Diego ⓘ

Sally K. Ride → employer → University of California, San Diego ⓘ

San Diego, California, United States → hasUniversity → University of California, San Diego ⓘ

subject surface form: San Diego

University of California Board of Regents → oversees → University of California, San Diego ⓘ

La Jolla, California, United States → knownFor → University of California, San Diego ⓘ

subject surface form: La Jolla

this entity surface form: Scripps Institution of Oceanography

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subject surface form: La Jolla

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subject surface form: La Jolla

Chalmers Johnson → employer → University of California, San Diego ⓘ

Hassan Aref → employer → University of California, San Diego ⓘ

University of California, San Diego → abbreviation → University of California, San Diego self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: UC San Diego

University of California, San Diego → abbreviation → University of California, San Diego self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: UCSD

University of California, San Diego → hasAcademicDivision → University of California, San Diego self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: UC San Diego School of Medicine

Angela Davis → educatedAt → University of California, San Diego ⓘ

Richard Leib → educated at → University of California, San Diego ⓘ

UCSD p-System → developer → University of California, San Diego ⓘ

this entity surface form: UCSD Institute for Information Systems

San Diego → majorUniversity → University of California, San Diego ⓘ

Harold Urey → employer → University of California, San Diego ⓘ

Gregory Benford → educatedAt → University of California, San Diego ⓘ

Maria Goeppert Mayer → employer → University of California, San Diego ⓘ

Sally Ride Science → headquarteredAt → University of California, San Diego ⓘ

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Sally Ride Science (education company) → affiliation → University of California, San Diego ⓘ

subject surface form: Sally Ride Science

this entity surface form: UC San Diego Extension

Edward F. Redish → educatedAt → University of California, San Diego ⓘ

Andrew Viterbi → employer → University of California, San Diego ⓘ

Terrence Sejnowski → employer → University of California, San Diego ⓘ

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Oriol Vinyals → educatedAt → University of California, San Diego ⓘ

Sally → employer → University of California, San Diego ⓘ

subject surface form: Sally Ride

Frank H. Shu → employer → University of California, San Diego ⓘ

Victor Vianu → employer → University of California, San Diego ⓘ

Margaret Burbidge → employer → University of California, San Diego ⓘ

Bud Tribble → educatedAt → University of California, San Diego ⓘ

Salk Institute for Biological Studies → affiliation → University of California, San Diego ⓘ

Mihir Bellare → employer → University of California, San Diego ⓘ

San Diego Trolley → connects → University of California, San Diego ⓘ

this entity surface form: UC San Diego

Public Ivy universities → hasMember → University of California, San Diego ⓘ

San Diego metropolitan area → contains → University of California, San Diego ⓘ

this entity surface form: UC San Diego

Shu Chien → employer → University of California, San Diego ⓘ

Yuan-Cheng Fung → employer → University of California, San Diego ⓘ

Justin Lin → almaMater → University of California, San Diego ⓘ

Torrey Pines Golf Course → near → University of California, San Diego ⓘ

Janet Wojcicki → educatedAt → University of California, San Diego ⓘ

Scripps Institution of Oceanography → partOf → University of California, San Diego ⓘ

Scripps Institution of Oceanography → campus → University of California, San Diego ⓘ

this entity surface form: UC San Diego campus

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