Youngstown State University

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public research university university

Youngstown State University is a public research university in Youngstown, Ohio, best known for its Penguins athletic programs and strong regional academic presence.

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Label	Occurrences
Youngstown State University canonical	50
Youngstown State University campus	4
Youngstown College	2
Youngstown University	2
Youngstown Institute of Technology	1
Youngstown State	1
Youngstown State Penguins football	1
Youngstown State University (attended)	1
Youngstown State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics	1
Youngstown State University Libraries system	1
Youngstown State University athletics department	1
Youngstown State University main campus	1
Youngstown State University men's athletics	1
Youngstown State University system	1
Youngstown State University women's athletics	1
overseeing policies of Youngstown State University	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1094349 — 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: Youngstown State University
Context triple: [Missouri Valley Football Conference, hasMember, Youngstown State University]

A. Morehead State University
Morehead State University is a public university in Morehead, Kentucky, known for its regional academic programs and NCAA Division I athletics.
B. University of Cincinnati
The University of Cincinnati is a major public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio, known for its strong engineering, design, and cooperative education programs.
C. Ohio University
Ohio University is a public research university in Athens, Ohio, known as one of the oldest universities in the United States and recognized for its strong liberal arts and professional programs.
D. Cleveland State University
Cleveland State University is a public research university located in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, known for its urban campus and diverse academic programs.
E. Miami University
Miami University is a public research university in Oxford, Ohio, known for its strong undergraduate focus and historic campus.
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: Youngstown State University
Target entity description: Youngstown State University is a public research university in Youngstown, Ohio, best known for its Penguins athletic programs and strong regional academic presence.

A. Morehead State University
Morehead State University is a public university in Morehead, Kentucky, known for its regional academic programs and NCAA Division I athletics.
B. University of Cincinnati
The University of Cincinnati is a major public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio, known for its strong engineering, design, and cooperative education programs.
C. Ohio University
Ohio University is a public research university in Athens, Ohio, known as one of the oldest universities in the United States and recognized for its strong liberal arts and professional programs.
D. Cleveland State University
Cleveland State University is a public research university located in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, known for its urban campus and diverse academic programs.
E. Miami University
Miami University is a public research university in Oxford, Ohio, known for its strong undergraduate focus and historic campus.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	public research university ⓘ university ⓘ
accreditation	Higher Learning Commission ⓘ
affiliation	state of Ohio ⓘ linked to: Ohio
athleticConference	Horizon League ⓘ Missouri Valley Football Conference ⓘ
athleticDivision	NCAA Division I ⓘ
athleticsNickname	Penguins ⓘ
campusSetting	urban campus ⓘ
colors	red ⓘ white ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
footballSubdivision	NCAA Division I FCS ⓘ
formerName	Youngstown College ⓘ linked to: Youngstown State University Youngstown Institute of Technology ⓘ linked to: Youngstown State University Youngstown University ⓘ linked to: Youngstown State University
foundingDate	1908 ⓘ
governingBody	Board of Trustees ⓘ
hasAcademicStaff	faculty ⓘ
hasAcademicUnit	Beeghly College of Liberal Arts, Social Sciences and Education ⓘ Bitonte College of Health and Human Services ⓘ Cliffe College of Creative Arts ⓘ College of Graduate Studies ⓘ College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics ⓘ Williamson College of Business Administration ⓘ
hasFacility	Beeghly Center ⓘ Maag Library ⓘ Stambaugh Stadium ⓘ
hasSportsTeam	Youngstown State Penguins football ⓘ linked to: Youngstown State University Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball ⓘ Youngstown State Penguins women's basketball ⓘ
knownFor	Penguins athletic programs ⓘ strong regional academic presence ⓘ
languageOfInstruction	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Youngstown, Ohio ⓘ linked to: Youngstown
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory	Ohio ⓘ
mascot	Penguins ⓘ
memberOf	University System of Ohio ⓘ
motto	“YSU: A world of opportunity” ⓘ
mottoLanguage	English ⓘ
offersDegree	bachelor's degrees ⓘ doctoral degrees ⓘ master's degrees ⓘ
shortName	YSU ⓘ
sportsGoverningBody	NCAA ⓘ linked to: National Collegiate Athletic Association
type	public university ⓘ research university ⓘ
website	https://ysu.edu ⓘ

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Missouri Valley Football Conference → hasMember → Youngstown State University ⓘ

Youngstown → hasUniversity → Youngstown State University ⓘ

Mahoning County, Ohio → hasHigherEducationInstitution → Youngstown State University ⓘ

Horizon League → hasMember → Youngstown State University ⓘ

Youngstown State University → formerName → Youngstown Institute of Technology ⓘ

linked to: Youngstown State University

Youngstown State University → formerName → Youngstown College ⓘ

linked to: Youngstown State University

Youngstown State University → formerName → Youngstown University ⓘ

linked to: Youngstown State University

Youngstown State University → hasSportsTeam → Youngstown State Penguins football ⓘ

linked to: Youngstown State University

MVFC → hasMember → Youngstown State University ⓘ

Youngstown Historical Center of Industry and Labor → operatedBy → Youngstown State University ⓘ

Youngstown Historical Center of Industry and Labor → near → Youngstown State University campus ⓘ

linked to: Youngstown State University

Youngstown–Warren–Boardman metropolitan area → hasHigherEducationInstitution → Youngstown State University ⓘ

Mahoning Valley → hasEducationalInstitution → Youngstown State University ⓘ

Sonny Vaccaro → education → Youngstown State University (attended) ⓘ

linked to: Youngstown State University

University System of Ohio → hasPart → Youngstown State University ⓘ

Ron Jaworski → collegeAttended → Youngstown State University ⓘ

Ed O’Neill → educatedAt → Youngstown State University ⓘ

Jim Tressel → employer → Youngstown State University ⓘ

Board of Trustees (Youngstown State University) → governs → Youngstown State University ⓘ

subject linked to: Board of Trustees

Board of Trustees (Youngstown State University) → responsibleFor → overseeing policies of Youngstown State University ⓘ

subject linked to: Board of Trustees

linked to: Youngstown State University

Youngstown State Penguins → represents → Youngstown State University ⓘ

subject linked to: Penguins

Youngstown State Penguins → governingBody → Youngstown State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics ⓘ

subject linked to: Penguins

linked to: Youngstown State University

Youngstown State Penguins → associatedInstitution → Youngstown State University ⓘ

subject linked to: Penguins

Youngstown State University → formerName → Youngstown College ⓘ

subject linked to: YSU

linked to: Youngstown State University

Youngstown State University → formerName → Youngstown University ⓘ

subject linked to: YSU

linked to: Youngstown State University

Williamson College of Business Administration → partOf → Youngstown State University ⓘ

Williamson College of Business Administration → parentOrganization → Youngstown State University ⓘ

Williamson College of Business Administration → locatedOnCampusOf → Youngstown State University ⓘ

Beeghly College of Liberal Arts, Social Sciences and Education → partOf → Youngstown State University ⓘ

Beeghly College of Liberal Arts, Social Sciences and Education → academicAffiliation → Youngstown State University ⓘ

Beeghly College of Liberal Arts, Social Sciences and Education → parentOrganization → Youngstown State University ⓘ

College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics → partOf → Youngstown State University ⓘ

College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics → parentOrganization → Youngstown State University ⓘ

College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics → locatedOnCampusOf → Youngstown State University ⓘ

College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics → affiliation → Youngstown State University system ⓘ

linked to: Youngstown State University

Bitonte College of Health and Human Services → partOf → Youngstown State University ⓘ

Bitonte College of Health and Human Services → affiliatedWith → Youngstown State University ⓘ

Cliffe College of Creative Arts → partOf → Youngstown State University ⓘ

Cliffe College of Creative Arts → parentOrganization → Youngstown State University ⓘ

Cliffe College of Creative Arts → hasCampus → Youngstown State University main campus ⓘ

linked to: Youngstown State University

College of Graduate Studies → partOf → Youngstown State University ⓘ

College of Graduate Studies → affiliatedWith → Youngstown State University ⓘ

College of Graduate Studies → hasParentOrganization → Youngstown State University ⓘ

Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball → represents → Youngstown State University ⓘ

Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball → university → Youngstown State University ⓘ

Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball → representsInSport → Youngstown State University men's athletics ⓘ

linked to: Youngstown State University

Beeghly Center → locatedIn → Youngstown State University ⓘ

Beeghly Center → campus → Youngstown State University campus ⓘ

linked to: Youngstown State University

Beeghly Center → owner → Youngstown State University ⓘ

Beeghly Center → operator → Youngstown State University ⓘ

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