King's College (Wilkes-Barre)

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college in the United States higher education institution private Catholic liberal arts college

King's College (Wilkes-Barre) is a private Catholic liberal arts college located in downtown Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
King’s College (Pennsylvania)	2
King's College (Pennsylvania)	1
King's College (Wilkes-Barre) canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4797494 — 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: King's College (Wilkes-Barre)
Context triple: [Wyoming Valley West region, hasNearbyHigherEducationInstitution, King's College (Wilkes-Barre)]

A. Lycoming College
Lycoming College is a private liberal arts college located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, known for its small-campus environment and broad undergraduate programs.
B. York College of Pennsylvania
York College of Pennsylvania is a private four-year college known for its career-focused undergraduate and graduate programs in fields such as business, engineering, and the health sciences.
C. Hillman College
Hillman College is the fictional historically Black college featured in the television series "A Different World."
D. Wilkes University
Wilkes University is a private university known for its programs in fields such as engineering, pharmacy, and business, serving students in northeastern Pennsylvania.
E. Lehigh University
Lehigh University is a private research university in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, known for its strong engineering, business, and interdisciplinary programs and its participation in NCAA Division I athletics.
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: King's College (Wilkes-Barre)
Target entity description: King's College (Wilkes-Barre) is a private Catholic liberal arts college located in downtown Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

A. Lycoming College
Lycoming College is a private liberal arts college located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, known for its small-campus environment and broad undergraduate programs.
B. York College of Pennsylvania
York College of Pennsylvania is a private four-year college known for its career-focused undergraduate and graduate programs in fields such as business, engineering, and the health sciences.
C. Hillman College
Hillman College is the fictional historically Black college featured in the television series "A Different World."
D. Wilkes University
Wilkes University is a private university known for its programs in fields such as engineering, pharmacy, and business, serving students in northeastern Pennsylvania.
E. Lehigh University
Lehigh University is a private research university in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, known for its strong engineering, business, and interdisciplinary programs and its participation in NCAA Division I athletics.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	college in the United States ⓘ higher education institution ⓘ private Catholic liberal arts college ⓘ
academicCharacter	liberal arts college ⓘ
accreditation	Middle States Commission on Higher Education ⓘ
athleticsAffiliation	NCAA Division III ⓘ
athleticsConference	Middle Atlantic Conferences NERFINISHED ⓘ
campusType	urban campus ⓘ
controlType	private ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
educationalFocus	liberal arts ⓘ professional programs ⓘ
emphasizes	Catholic intellectual tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ community engagement ⓘ service learning ⓘ
foundedBy	Congregation of Holy Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ
foundingPurpose	to provide Catholic higher education in northeastern Pennsylvania ⓘ
governanceType	non-profit institution ⓘ
hasAlumniType	graduate alumni ⓘ undergraduate alumni ⓘ
hasCampusFeature	academic buildings ⓘ chapel ⓘ library ⓘ residence halls ⓘ student center ⓘ
hasColor	gold ⓘ red ⓘ
hasMascot	Monarchs ⓘ
hasMotto	“To think, to learn, to love, to serve” ⓘ
languageOfInstruction	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Luzerne County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ Pennsylvania ⓘ Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ downtown Wilkes-Barre NERFINISHED ⓘ
offersDegree	bachelor's degrees ⓘ master's degrees ⓘ
offersProgram	business programs ⓘ health-related programs ⓘ humanities programs ⓘ science programs ⓘ social sciences programs ⓘ
regionServed	Northeastern Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	Congregation of Holy Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church
religiousCharacter	Catholic college ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Wyoming Valley West region → hasNearbyHigherEducationInstitution → King's College (Wilkes-Barre) ⓘ

Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area → containsUniversity → King's College (Wilkes-Barre) ⓘ

this entity surface form: King's College (Pennsylvania)

MAC Commonwealth → formerMemberInstitution → King's College (Wilkes-Barre) ⓘ

this entity surface form: King’s College (Pennsylvania)

William G. McGowan → educatedAt → King's College (Wilkes-Barre) ⓘ