University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign

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flagship university land-grant university public research university sea-grant university space-grant university

The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign is a major American public research university known for its strong engineering, computer science, and information science programs.

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Label	Occurrences
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign canonical	299
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	81
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	36
University of Illinois	13
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign campus	13
University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign	12
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus	8
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus	8
Urbana-Champaign	5
Urbana-Champaign campus	4
Urbana–Champaign campus	4
Illinois Industrial University	3
College of Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign	2
University of Illinois College of Engineering	2
University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign campus	2
College of Engineering (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)	1
Fighting Illini	1
Fighting Illini (athletic identity)	1
Illinois iSchool	1
National Center for Supercomputing Applications	1
U of I	1
UIUC	1
UIUC Main Campus	1
University Library at Illinois	1
University of Illinois College of Liberal Arts and Sciences	1
University of Illinois Library	1
University of Illinois School of Architecture	1
University of Illinois System flagship campus	1
University of Illinois Urbana campus	1
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign main campus	1
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (attended)	1
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (football staff)	1
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign College of Engineering	1
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign Library	1
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign Library system	1
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign buildings	1
Urbana campus	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T546 — 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 Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
Context triple: [Ted Nelson, educatedAt, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign]

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. Rice University
Rice University is a private research university in Houston, Texas, known for its strong programs in science and engineering, small student body, and high level of research activity.
C. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a world-renowned research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, known for its pioneering work in science, engineering, and technology.
D. Oregon State University
Oregon State University is a public research university in Corvallis, Oregon, known for its strong programs in engineering, forestry, and agricultural sciences.
E. University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a prestigious Ivy League research university in Philadelphia known for its strong programs across disciplines, including engineering, business, law, and medicine.
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 Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
Target entity description: The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign is a major American public research university known for its strong engineering, computer science, and information science programs.

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. Rice University
Rice University is a private research university in Houston, Texas, known for its strong programs in science and engineering, small student body, and high level of research activity.
C. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a world-renowned research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, known for its pioneering work in science, engineering, and technology.
D. Oregon State University
Oregon State University is a public research university in Corvallis, Oregon, known for its strong programs in engineering, forestry, and agricultural sciences.
E. University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a prestigious Ivy League research university in Philadelphia known for its strong programs across disciplines, including engineering, business, law, and medicine.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (63)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	flagship university ⓘ land-grant university ⓘ public research university ⓘ sea-grant university ⓘ space-grant university ⓘ
abbreviation	Illinois ⓘ University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: U of I University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: UIUC
academicStaffSize	large ⓘ
athleticConference	Big Ten Conference ⓘ
athleticsNickname	University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Fighting Illini
campusType	urban ⓘ
city	Champaign, Illinois, United States ⓘ surface form: Champaign Urbana, Illinois, United States ⓘ surface form: Urbana
colors	blue ⓘ orange ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
formerName	University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Illinois Industrial University University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: University of Illinois
foundingDate	1867 ⓘ
foundingRole	land-grant institution under the Morrill Act of 1862 ⓘ
governingBody	Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois ⓘ
hasCollege	Carle Illinois College of Medicine ⓘ College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences ⓘ College of Applied Health Sciences ⓘ College of Education ⓘ College of Fine and Applied Arts ⓘ College of Liberal Arts and Sciences ⓘ College of Media ⓘ Gies College of Business ⓘ Grainger College of Engineering ⓘ School of Information Sciences ⓘ School of Social Work ⓘ
hasFacility	Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology ⓘ Grainger Engineering Library Information Center ⓘ Krannert Art Museum ⓘ Krannert Center for the Performing Arts ⓘ Memorial Stadium ⓘ National Center for Supercomputing Applications ⓘ State Farm Center ⓘ
hasLibrary	University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: University of Illinois Library
hasMascot	University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Fighting Illini (athletic identity)
hasSupercomputingCenter	National Center for Supercomputing Applications ⓘ
isMemberOf	Association of American Universities ⓘ Big Ten Academic Alliance ⓘ
knownFor	computer science programs ⓘ engineering programs ⓘ information science programs ⓘ library and information science ⓘ
librarySizeRank	one of the largest public university libraries in the world ⓘ
motto	Learning and Labor ⓘ
notableAlumniField	business ⓘ computer science ⓘ engineering ⓘ
notableContribution	development of the Mosaic web browser at NCSA ⓘ
offersDegreeLevel	bachelor's degrees ⓘ doctoral degrees ⓘ master's degrees ⓘ
researchActivityLevel	very high ⓘ
state	Illinois ⓘ
studentBodySize	very large ⓘ
system	University of Illinois system ⓘ surface form: University of Illinois System
type	public ⓘ

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Ted Nelson → educatedAt → University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign ⓘ

Theodor → educatedAt → University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign ⓘ

subject surface form: Theodor Nelson

John Bardeen → employer → University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign ⓘ

Urbana, Illinois, United States → isCollegeTownOf → University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign ⓘ

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Urbana, Illinois, United States → hasResearchInstitution → University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: National Center for Supercomputing Applications

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this entity surface form: UIUC

University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign → abbreviation → University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: U of I

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this entity surface form: Illinois Industrial University

University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign → formerName → University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: University of Illinois

University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign → athleticsNickname → University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fighting Illini

University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign → hasLibrary → University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: University of Illinois Library

University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign → hasMascot → University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fighting Illini (athletic identity)

Bardeen → employer → University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign ⓘ

subject surface form: John Bardeen

Marc Andreessen → educatedAt → University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign ⓘ

Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology → locatedIn → University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology → partOf → University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology → campus → University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus

Nick Holonyak Jr. → educatedAt → University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: University of Illinois College of Engineering

Nick Holonyak Jr. → employer → University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign ⓘ

Illinois → hasMajorUniversity → University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Champaign–Urbana Mass Transit District → serves → University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign ⓘ

Champaign–Urbana Mass Transit District → hasPartnershipWith → University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign ⓘ

Grainger College of Engineering → parentOrganization → University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign ⓘ

Grainger College of Engineering → campus → University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign campus

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences → locatedIn → University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign ⓘ

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences → partOf → University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign ⓘ

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences → isLargestCollegeOf → University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign ⓘ

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences → academicUnitOf → University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign ⓘ

School of Information Sciences → partOf → University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign ⓘ

subject surface form: School of Information Sciences (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)

this entity surface form: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

School of Information Sciences → campus → University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign ⓘ

subject surface form: School of Information Sciences (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)

this entity surface form: Urbana-Champaign campus

School of Information Sciences → shortName → University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign ⓘ

subject surface form: School of Information Sciences (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)

this entity surface form: Illinois iSchool

College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences → parentOrganization → University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences → campus → University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Urbana-Champaign campus

College of Applied Health Sciences → partOf → University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign ⓘ

subject surface form: College of Applied Health Sciences (University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign)

this entity surface form: University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign

College of Applied Health Sciences → campus → University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign ⓘ

subject surface form: College of Applied Health Sciences (University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign)

this entity surface form: Urbana–Champaign campus

College of Media → locatedIn → University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign ⓘ

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School of Social Work → partOf → University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign ⓘ

subject surface form: School of Social Work (University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign)

this entity surface form: University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign

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this entity surface form: University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign campus

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this entity surface form: University Library at Illinois

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National Center for Supercomputing Applications → locatedOnCampusOf → University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign ⓘ

National Center for Supercomputing Applications → affiliatedWith → University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign ⓘ

State Farm Center → locatedOnCampusOf → University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign ⓘ

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