Mississippi Valley State University

E561310

educational institution historically Black university public university

Mississippi Valley State University is a public historically Black university in Itta Bena, Mississippi, known for its contributions to African American higher education and its athletics programs.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Disambiguation Statements Elicitation Referenced by

All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Mississippi Valley State University canonical	6
Mississippi Valley State College	1
Mississippi Valley State University campus	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6017002 — 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: Mississippi Valley State University
Context triple: [Deacon Jones, collegeAttended, Mississippi Valley State University]

A. Grambling State University
Grambling State University is a historically Black public university in Grambling, Louisiana, renowned for its strong athletic programs and cultural legacy.
B. Jackson State University
Jackson State University is a public historically Black research university known for its academic programs, vibrant campus life, and strong athletic tradition, particularly in football.
C. Mississippi College
Mississippi College is a private Christian university in Clinton, Mississippi, known as the oldest institution of higher learning in the state and one of the oldest Baptist-affiliated colleges in the United States.
D. Tennessee State University
Tennessee State University is a public historically Black land-grant university in Nashville, Tennessee, known for its strong academic programs and notable alumni including media icon Oprah Winfrey.
E. Alcorn A&M College
Alcorn A&M College is a historically Black land-grant institution in Mississippi, best known today as Alcorn State University.
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: Mississippi Valley State University
Target entity description: Mississippi Valley State University is a public historically Black university in Itta Bena, Mississippi, known for its contributions to African American higher education and its athletics programs.

A. Grambling State University
Grambling State University is a historically Black public university in Grambling, Louisiana, renowned for its strong athletic programs and cultural legacy.
B. Jackson State University
Jackson State University is a public historically Black research university known for its academic programs, vibrant campus life, and strong athletic tradition, particularly in football.
C. Mississippi College
Mississippi College is a private Christian university in Clinton, Mississippi, known as the oldest institution of higher learning in the state and one of the oldest Baptist-affiliated colleges in the United States.
D. Tennessee State University
Tennessee State University is a public historically Black land-grant university in Nashville, Tennessee, known for its strong academic programs and notable alumni including media icon Oprah Winfrey.
E. Alcorn A&M College
Alcorn A&M College is a historically Black land-grant institution in Mississippi, best known today as Alcorn State University.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	educational institution ⓘ historically Black university ⓘ public university ⓘ
accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges ⓘ
athleticsConference	NCAA Division I ⓘ Southwestern Athletic Conference ⓘ
campusSetting	rural ⓘ
colors	green ⓘ green and white ⓘ white ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
emphasis	community engagement ⓘ first-generation college students ⓘ teacher education ⓘ
focusesOn	access to higher education for African Americans in the Mississippi Delta ⓘ
formerName	Mississippi Valley State College ⓘ linked to: Mississippi Valley State University Mississippi Vocational College ⓘ
foundingDate	1950 ⓘ
governedBy	Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning ⓘ linked to: Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning of Mississippi
hasAcademicFocus	African American higher education ⓘ
hasAlumni	Deacon Jones ⓘ Jerry Rice ⓘ other professional football players ⓘ
hasAthleticsProgram	baseball ⓘ basketball ⓘ football ⓘ other NCAA Division I sports ⓘ track and field ⓘ
hasLibrary	university library ⓘ
hasMascot	Devil ⓘ
hasNotableProgram	STEM programs ⓘ business program ⓘ criminal justice program ⓘ education program ⓘ social sciences program ⓘ
hasResidentialFacilities	on-campus housing ⓘ
isHBCU	true ⓘ
languageOfInstruction	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Itta Bena, Mississippi ⓘ linked to: Itta Bena, Mississippi, United States Leflore County, Mississippi ⓘ linked to: Leflore County Mississippi ⓘ
motto	Live for Service ⓘ
offersDegree	bachelor's degree ⓘ master's degree ⓘ
partOf	Mississippi public university system ⓘ
publicTransitAccess	limited ⓘ
servesRegion	Mississippi Delta ⓘ linked to: North Mississippi Delta
sportsNickname	Delta Devils ⓘ Devilettes ⓘ
type	land-grant-influenced regional university ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

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

Deacon Jones → collegeAttended → Mississippi Valley State University ⓘ

Jerry Rice → collegeAttended → Mississippi Valley State University ⓘ

Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils and Devilettes → university → Mississippi Valley State University ⓘ

Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils and Devilettes → campus → Mississippi Valley State University campus ⓘ

linked to: Mississippi Valley State University

Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils and Devilettes → homeInstitution → Mississippi Valley State University ⓘ

Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning → oversees → Mississippi Valley State University ⓘ

Deacon Jones → collegeAttended → Mississippi Valley State University ⓘ

subject linked to: Deacon

Mississippi Valley State University → formerName → Mississippi Valley State College ⓘ