Sonoma State University
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Sonoma State University is a public liberal arts university in Rohnert Park, California, known for its strong programs in the arts and sciences and its scenic campus in the North Bay region.
All labels observed (5)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T36412 — 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: Sonoma State University Context triple: [California State University, hasCampus, Sonoma State University]
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Humboldt State University
Humboldt State University is a public university in Arcata, California, known for its strong programs in environmental science, natural resources, and liberal arts within the California State University system.
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B.
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.
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C.
California State University, Sacramento
California State University, Sacramento is a large public university in California’s capital city, known for its diverse student body and strong programs in fields such as business, education, and public policy.
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D.
University of California, Santa Cruz
The University of California, Santa Cruz is a public research university known for its distinctive forested campus overlooking the Monterey Bay and its strengths in fields such as astrophysics, marine sciences, and computer science.
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E.
California State University, Chico
California State University, Chico is a public university in Chico, California, known for its strong undergraduate programs, vibrant campus life, and status as one of the oldest institutions in the California State University system.
- 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: Sonoma State University Target entity description: Sonoma State University is a public liberal arts university in Rohnert Park, California, known for its strong programs in the arts and sciences and its scenic campus in the North Bay region.
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A.
Humboldt State University
Humboldt State University is a public university in Arcata, California, known for its strong programs in environmental science, natural resources, and liberal arts within the California State University system.
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B.
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.
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C.
California State University, Sacramento
California State University, Sacramento is a large public university in California’s capital city, known for its diverse student body and strong programs in fields such as business, education, and public policy.
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University of California, Santa Cruz
The University of California, Santa Cruz is a public research university known for its distinctive forested campus overlooking the Monterey Bay and its strengths in fields such as astrophysics, marine sciences, and computer science.
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California State University, Chico
California State University, Chico is a public university in Chico, California, known for its strong undergraduate programs, vibrant campus life, and status as one of the oldest institutions in the California State University system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
liberal arts college
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public university ⓘ |
| abbreviation | SSU ⓘ |
| academicFocus | liberal arts and sciences ⓘ |
| affiliation | California State University system ⓘ |
| campusSetting |
San Francisco Bay Area
ⓘ
surface form:
North San Francisco Bay Area
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| campusType | suburban campus ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| fundingType | public ⓘ |
| governingBody | California State University Board of Trustees ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDivision |
School of Arts and Humanities
ⓘ
School of Business and Economics ⓘ School of Education ⓘ School of Extended and International Education ⓘ School of Science and Technology ⓘ School of Social Sciences ⓘ |
| hasCampusFeature |
landscaped grounds
ⓘ
modern academic buildings ⓘ residential villages ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
coeducational institution
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four-year institution ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
Green Music Center
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performing arts venues ⓘ science laboratories ⓘ student housing ⓘ university library ⓘ |
| hasProgram |
graduate programs
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undergraduate programs ⓘ |
| knownFor |
arts programs
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liberal arts education ⓘ scenic campus ⓘ sciences programs ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North Bay
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surface form:
North Bay region
Rohnert Park, California ⓘ Sonoma County, California ⓘ |
| offersDegree |
bachelor's degree
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master's degree ⓘ |
| offersFieldOfStudy |
arts
ⓘ
business ⓘ education ⓘ sciences ⓘ social sciences ⓘ |
| partOf |
California State University system
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surface form:
California State University
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| regionServed |
North Bay
ⓘ
Sonoma County, California ⓘ
surface form:
Sonoma County
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| sector | higher education ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
|
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Sonoma State University Description of subject: Sonoma State University is a public liberal arts university in Rohnert Park, California, known for its strong programs in the arts and sciences and its scenic campus in the North Bay region.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
California State University
subject surface form:
School of Social Sciences (Sonoma State University)
subject surface form:
School of Social Sciences (Sonoma State University)
this entity surface form:
Sonoma State University Academic Affairs
this entity surface form:
Sonoma State University (nearby in Rohnert Park)
subject surface form:
School of Arts and Humanities at Sonoma State University
subject surface form:
School of Arts and Humanities at Sonoma State University
subject surface form:
School of Arts and Humanities at Sonoma State University
this entity surface form:
Sonoma State University academic affairs division
subject surface form:
School of Business and Economics (Sonoma State University)
subject surface form:
School of Education at Sonoma State University
subject surface form:
School of Education at Sonoma State University
this entity surface form:
Sonoma State University main campus