Southern New Hampshire University
E174631
Southern New Hampshire University is a private, nonprofit university known for its extensive online degree programs and flexible learning options for working adults.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Southern New Hampshire University canonical | 23 |
| SNHU Online | 1 |
| SNHU Penmen | 1 |
| Southern New Hampshire University (partly) | 1 |
| Southern New Hampshire University campus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1536679 — 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: Southern New Hampshire University Context triple: [Manchester, New Hampshire, hasUniversity, Southern New Hampshire University]
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A.
Husson University
Husson University is a private university in Bangor, Maine, known for its professional programs in business, health, education, and communications.
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B.
University of Maryland Global Campus
University of Maryland Global Campus is a large public online-focused university known for serving working adults, military-affiliated students, and distance learners worldwide.
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C.
NOVA University
NOVA University is a public research university in Lisbon, Portugal, known for its innovative teaching, international outlook, and strong programs across fields such as business, science, technology, and social sciences.
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D.
Framingham State University
Framingham State University is a public university in Framingham, Massachusetts, known for its liberal arts and professional programs serving the Greater Boston area.
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E.
Bristol Community College
Bristol Community College is a public two-year institution in southeastern Massachusetts offering associate degrees, certificates, and workforce training programs.
- 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: Southern New Hampshire University Target entity description: Southern New Hampshire University is a private, nonprofit university known for its extensive online degree programs and flexible learning options for working adults.
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A.
Husson University
Husson University is a private university in Bangor, Maine, known for its professional programs in business, health, education, and communications.
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B.
University of Maryland Global Campus
University of Maryland Global Campus is a large public online-focused university known for serving working adults, military-affiliated students, and distance learners worldwide.
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C.
NOVA University
NOVA University is a public research university in Lisbon, Portugal, known for its innovative teaching, international outlook, and strong programs across fields such as business, science, technology, and social sciences.
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D.
Framingham State University
Framingham State University is a public university in Framingham, Massachusetts, known for its liberal arts and professional programs serving the Greater Boston area.
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E.
Bristol Community College
Bristol Community College is a public two-year institution in southeastern Massachusetts offering associate degrees, certificates, and workforce training programs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
nonprofit university
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online university ⓘ private university ⓘ |
| accreditation | New England Commission of Higher Education ⓘ |
| athleticsAffiliation | NCAA Division II ⓘ |
| category |
distance education institutions in the United States
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universities and colleges in New Hampshire ⓘ |
| colors |
Gold
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Navy ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| formerName |
New Hampshire College
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New Hampshire College of Accounting and Commerce ⓘ New Hampshire School of Accounting and Secretarial Science ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Gertrude Shapiro
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Harry A. B. Shapiro ⓘ |
| foundingDate | 1932 ⓘ |
| governance | board of trustees ⓘ |
| hasCampus |
Hooksett campus
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Manchester campus ⓘ |
| hasStudentBody |
on-campus students
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online students ⓘ |
| knownFor |
adult education
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extensive online degree programs ⓘ flexible learning options for working adults ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hooksett, New Hampshire
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Manchester, New Hampshire ⓘ |
| motto | The Greatest and the Best ⓘ |
| nonprofitStatus | 501(c)(3) organization ⓘ |
| offers |
STEM programs
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business programs ⓘ campus-based degree programs ⓘ education programs ⓘ graduate degree programs ⓘ liberal arts programs ⓘ online degree programs ⓘ undergraduate degree programs ⓘ |
| operates |
SNHU Online
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linked to:
Southern New Hampshire University
|
| president | Paul J. LeBlanc ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | nonsectarian ⓘ |
| sportsTeam | Southern New Hampshire Penmen ⓘ |
| state | New Hampshire ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
first-generation college students
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military-affiliated students ⓘ working adults ⓘ |
| type | private nonprofit institution ⓘ |
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: Southern New Hampshire University Description of subject: Southern New Hampshire University is a private, nonprofit university known for its extensive online degree programs and flexible learning options for working adults.
Referenced by (27)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Manchester–Nashua metropolitan area
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hasHigherEducationInstitution
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Southern New Hampshire University
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subject linked to:
Manchester
linked to: Southern New Hampshire University
linked to: Southern New Hampshire University
subject linked to:
southern New Hampshire
New Hampshire School of Accounting and Secretarial Science
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successor
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Southern New Hampshire University
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New Hampshire School of Accounting and Secretarial Science
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evolvedInto
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Southern New Hampshire University
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New Hampshire School of Accounting and Secretarial Science
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partOfHistoryOf
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Southern New Hampshire University
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linked to: Southern New Hampshire University
linked to: Southern New Hampshire University