DePauw University
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DePauw University is a private liberal arts college in Greencastle, Indiana, known for its strong undergraduate programs and emphasis on close student-faculty engagement.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| DePauw University canonical | 23 |
| DePauw Tigers | 1 |
| DePauw University East College | 1 |
| DePauw University School of Music | 1 |
| DePauw University athletics department | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T195075 — 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: DePauw University Context triple: [Brad Stevens, educatedAt, DePauw University]
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A.
Whittier College
Whittier College is a private liberal arts college in Whittier, California, known in part for being the undergraduate institution of former U.S. President Richard Nixon.
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B.
Grinnell College
Grinnell College is a private liberal arts college in Grinnell, Iowa, known for its rigorous academics, progressive values, and strong emphasis on undergraduate teaching and research.
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C.
Centre College
Centre College is a private liberal arts college in Danville, Kentucky, known for its rigorous academics and strong tradition of undergraduate education.
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D.
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore College is a highly selective private liberal arts college in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, known for its rigorous academics, Quaker heritage, and strong emphasis on social responsibility.
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E.
Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts university in Middletown, Connecticut, known for its rigorous academics, vibrant arts scene, and progressive campus culture.
- 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: DePauw University Target entity description: DePauw University is a private liberal arts college in Greencastle, Indiana, known for its strong undergraduate programs and emphasis on close student-faculty engagement.
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A.
Whittier College
Whittier College is a private liberal arts college in Whittier, California, known in part for being the undergraduate institution of former U.S. President Richard Nixon.
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B.
Grinnell College
Grinnell College is a private liberal arts college in Grinnell, Iowa, known for its rigorous academics, progressive values, and strong emphasis on undergraduate teaching and research.
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C.
Centre College
Centre College is a private liberal arts college in Danville, Kentucky, known for its rigorous academics and strong tradition of undergraduate education.
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D.
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore College is a highly selective private liberal arts college in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, known for its rigorous academics, Quaker heritage, and strong emphasis on social responsibility.
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E.
Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts university in Middletown, Connecticut, known for its rigorous academics, vibrant arts scene, and progressive campus culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
private liberal arts college
ⓘ
university ⓘ |
| academicFocus | undergraduate education ⓘ |
| accreditation | Higher Learning Commission ⓘ |
| athleticsDivision | NCAA Division III ⓘ |
| athleticsNickname | Tigers ⓘ |
| campusSetting | small-town ⓘ |
| colors |
black
ⓘ
gold ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| educationSystem | liberal arts education ⓘ |
| emphasis |
close student-faculty engagement
ⓘ
faculty-mentored learning ⓘ small class sizes ⓘ |
| focusesOn | broad-based liberal arts curriculum ⓘ |
| formerName | Indiana Asbury University ⓘ |
| foundingDate | 1837 ⓘ |
| governanceType | independent ⓘ |
| governedBy | board of trustees ⓘ |
| hasAlumni |
Pulitzer Prize winners
ⓘ
Rhodes Scholars ⓘ prominent business leaders ⓘ prominent journalists ⓘ |
| hasCampusFeature | nature park ⓘ |
| hasLibrary | Roy O. West Library ⓘ |
| hasMotto | Decus lumenque reipublicae ⓘ |
| hasNotableEvent | Monon Bell Classic football game ⓘ |
| hasProgram |
honors and fellows programs
ⓘ
study abroad programs ⓘ undergraduate research opportunities ⓘ |
| hasResidentialRequirement | primarily residential for undergraduates ⓘ |
| hasSchool | School of Music ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Greencastle, Indiana
ⓘ
Indiana ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Great Lakes Colleges Association
ⓘ
North Coast Athletic Conference ⓘ |
| offersDegree | bachelor's degree ⓘ |
| offersMajor |
arts
ⓘ
humanities ⓘ natural sciences ⓘ social sciences ⓘ |
| region | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Methodism
ⓘ
surface form:
Methodist
|
| rival | Wabash College ⓘ |
| sector | private nonprofit ⓘ |
| state | Indiana ⓘ |
| studentLevel | primarily undergraduate ⓘ |
| typeOfInstitution | residential college ⓘ |
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: DePauw University Description of subject: DePauw University is a private liberal arts college in Greencastle, Indiana, known for its strong undergraduate programs and emphasis on close student-faculty engagement.
Referenced by (27)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Brad Stevens
this entity surface form:
DePauw University athletics department
this entity surface form:
DePauw Tigers
subject surface form:
Willis Van Devanter
subject surface form:
Brad Stevens
this entity surface form:
DePauw University East College
this entity surface form:
DePauw University School of Music
subject surface form:
Dan Quayle