Jacksonville State University

E108522

public university research university

Jacksonville State University is a public university located in Jacksonville, Alabama, known for its regional research programs and strong emphasis on undergraduate education.

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All labels observed (15)

Label	Occurrences
Jacksonville State University canonical	40
Jacksonville State University campus	5
JSU	2
Jacksonville State University System	2
Jacksonville State	1
Jacksonville State College	1
Jacksonville State Gamecocks	1
Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team	1
Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball team	1
Jacksonville State Normal School	1
Jacksonville State Teachers College	1
Jacksonville State University (northern portion of its service area)	1
Jacksonville State University Graduate School	1
Jacksonville State University athletics	1
Jacksonville State University main campus	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T820676 — 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: Jacksonville State University
Context triple: [Alabama, containsUniversity, Jacksonville State University]

A. 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.
B. Jacksonville University
Jacksonville University is a private university in Jacksonville, Florida, known for its liberal arts, business, marine science, and aviation programs.
C. Alabama State University
Alabama State University is a public historically Black university located in Montgomery, Alabama, known for its strong programs in education, the arts, and the sciences.
D. Georgia Southwestern College
Georgia Southwestern College is a public institution of higher education in Georgia, United States, known in part for being one of the colleges attended by future U.S. President Jimmy Carter.
E. University of South Alabama
The University of South Alabama is a public research university in Mobile, Alabama, known for its comprehensive academic programs and strong emphasis on health sciences and regional economic development.
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: Jacksonville State University
Target entity description: Jacksonville State University is a public university located in Jacksonville, Alabama, known for its regional research programs and strong emphasis on undergraduate education.

A. 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.
B. Jacksonville University
Jacksonville University is a private university in Jacksonville, Florida, known for its liberal arts, business, marine science, and aviation programs.
C. Alabama State University
Alabama State University is a public historically Black university located in Montgomery, Alabama, known for its strong programs in education, the arts, and the sciences.
D. Georgia Southwestern College
Georgia Southwestern College is a public institution of higher education in Georgia, United States, known in part for being one of the colleges attended by future U.S. President Jimmy Carter.
E. University of South Alabama
The University of South Alabama is a public research university in Mobile, Alabama, known for its comprehensive academic programs and strong emphasis on health sciences and regional economic development.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	public university ⓘ research university ⓘ
abbreviation	JSU ⓘ linked to: Jacksonville State University
accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges ⓘ
campusType	rural ⓘ
colors	red ⓘ white ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
emphasis	regional research ⓘ undergraduate education ⓘ
formerName	Jacksonville State College ⓘ linked to: Jacksonville State University Jacksonville State Normal School ⓘ linked to: Jacksonville State University Jacksonville State Teachers College ⓘ linked to: Jacksonville State University
foundingDate	1883 ⓘ
governingBody	Board of Trustees of Jacksonville State University ⓘ
hasAcademicDivision	College of Arts and Humanities ⓘ College of Business and Industry ⓘ College of Education and Professional Studies ⓘ College of Health Professions and Wellness ⓘ College of Science and Mathematics ⓘ School of Graduate Studies ⓘ
hasFacility	Bibb Graves Hall ⓘ Burgess-Snow Field at JSU Stadium ⓘ Houston Cole Library ⓘ
hasSportsTeam	Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team ⓘ linked to: Jacksonville State University Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball team ⓘ linked to: Jacksonville State University Jacksonville State Gamecocks women's basketball team ⓘ
knownFor	Marching Southerners band ⓘ regional outreach ⓘ strong marching band program ⓘ
languageOfInstruction	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Alabama ⓘ Calhoun County, Alabama ⓘ Jacksonville, Alabama ⓘ
mascot	Cocky the Gamecock ⓘ
memberOf	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools ⓘ linked to: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
motto	Friendship, Knowledge, Faith ⓘ
nickname	Gamecocks ⓘ linked to: South Carolina Gamecocks athletic program
numberOfStudents	approximately 9000 ⓘ
numberOfUndergraduates	majority of enrollment ⓘ
offersDegree	bachelor's degrees ⓘ education specialist degrees ⓘ master's degrees ⓘ
previousSportingAffiliation	ASUN Conference ⓘ Ohio Valley Conference ⓘ
regionServed	northeast Alabama ⓘ
sportingAffiliation	Conference USA ⓘ NCAA Division I ⓘ
type	regional public university ⓘ
website	https://www.jsu.edu/ ⓘ

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

Alabama → containsUniversity → Jacksonville State University ⓘ

Ohio Valley Conference → formerMemberInstitution → Jacksonville State University ⓘ

Jacksonville State University → abbreviation → JSU ⓘ

linked to: Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville State University → formerName → Jacksonville State Normal School ⓘ

linked to: Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville State University → formerName → Jacksonville State Teachers College ⓘ

linked to: Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville State University → formerName → Jacksonville State College ⓘ

linked to: Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville State University → hasSportsTeam → Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team ⓘ

linked to: Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville State University → hasSportsTeam → Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball team ⓘ

linked to: Jacksonville State University

Northern Alabama → contains → Jacksonville State University (northern portion of its service area) ⓘ

linked to: Jacksonville State University

Calhoun County, Alabama → hasHigherEducationInstitution → Jacksonville State University ⓘ

subject linked to: Calhoun County

Mark Turgeon → employer → Jacksonville State University ⓘ

Calhoun County, Alabama → contains → Jacksonville State University ⓘ

Wavee Dave → shortNameOfUniversity → JSU ⓘ

linked to: Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, Alabama → hasUniversity → Jacksonville State University ⓘ

Jacksonville, Alabama → isCollegeTownOf → Jacksonville State University ⓘ

Jacksonville, Alabama → hasLandmark → Jacksonville State University campus ⓘ

linked to: Jacksonville State University

College of Science and Mathematics (Jacksonville State University) → partOf → Jacksonville State University ⓘ

subject linked to: College of Science and Mathematics

College of Science and Mathematics (Jacksonville State University) → hasAffiliation → Jacksonville State University System ⓘ

subject linked to: College of Science and Mathematics

linked to: Jacksonville State University

Cocky the Gamecock → represents → Jacksonville State University ⓘ

Cocky the Gamecock → university → Jacksonville State University ⓘ

College of Business and Industry → partOf → Jacksonville State University ⓘ

College of Business and Industry → parentOrganization → Jacksonville State University ⓘ

College of Business and Industry → affiliation → Jacksonville State University System ⓘ

linked to: Jacksonville State University

College of Education and Professional Studies → partOf → Jacksonville State University ⓘ

College of Education and Professional Studies → affiliation → Jacksonville State University ⓘ

College of Health Professions and Wellness → partOf → Jacksonville State University ⓘ

College of Health Professions and Wellness → affiliatedWith → Jacksonville State University ⓘ

College of Health Professions and Wellness → operatedBy → Jacksonville State University ⓘ

School of Graduate Studies (Jacksonville State University) → partOf → Jacksonville State University ⓘ

subject linked to: School of Graduate Studies

School of Graduate Studies (Jacksonville State University) → parentOrganization → Jacksonville State University ⓘ

subject linked to: School of Graduate Studies

School of Graduate Studies (Jacksonville State University) → academicAffiliation → Jacksonville State University Graduate School ⓘ

subject linked to: School of Graduate Studies

linked to: Jacksonville State University

Marching Southerners → affiliation → Jacksonville State University ⓘ

subject linked to: Marching Southerners band

Marching Southerners → sponsor → Jacksonville State University ⓘ

subject linked to: Marching Southerners band

Marching Southerners → rehearsalLocation → Jacksonville State University campus ⓘ

subject linked to: Marching Southerners band

linked to: Jacksonville State University

Bibb Graves Hall → locatedIn → Jacksonville State University ⓘ

Bibb Graves Hall → campus → Jacksonville State University main campus ⓘ

linked to: Jacksonville State University

Bibb Graves Hall → affiliation → Jacksonville State University ⓘ

Bibb Graves Hall → hasOwner → Jacksonville State University ⓘ

Bibb Graves Hall → partOf → Jacksonville State University campus ⓘ

linked to: Jacksonville State University

Houston Cole Library → locatedOnCampusOf → Jacksonville State University ⓘ

Houston Cole Library → affiliatedWith → Jacksonville State University ⓘ

Houston Cole Library → operatedBy → Jacksonville State University ⓘ

Houston Cole Library → isPartOf → Jacksonville State University campus ⓘ

linked to: Jacksonville State University

Burgess-Snow Field at JSU Stadium → ownedBy → Jacksonville State University ⓘ

Burgess-Snow Field at JSU Stadium → operator → Jacksonville State University ⓘ

Burgess-Snow Field at JSU Stadium → partOf → Jacksonville State University campus ⓘ

linked to: Jacksonville State University

Burgess-Snow Field at JSU Stadium → affiliation → Jacksonville State University athletics ⓘ

linked to: Jacksonville State University

Burgess-Snow Field at JSU Stadium → campusVenueOf → Jacksonville State University ⓘ

Board of Trustees of Jacksonville State University → governs → Jacksonville State University ⓘ

Board of Trustees of Jacksonville State University → affiliatedWith → Jacksonville State University ⓘ

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