University of Phoenix
E286734
The University of Phoenix is a large, for-profit university system in the United States known for its online degree programs and adult-focused higher education.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| University of Phoenix canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2664695 — 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: University of Phoenix Context triple: [University of Phoenix Stadium, sponsor, University of Phoenix]
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A.
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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B.
WSU Global Campus
WSU Global Campus is Washington State University's fully online campus offering a wide range of degree and certificate programs to students worldwide.
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C.
Grand Canyon University
Grand Canyon University is a private Christian university in Phoenix, Arizona, known for its large online and on-campus programs and participation in NCAA Division I athletics.
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D.
Ashford College
Ashford College is a further education institution in Ashford, England, offering vocational courses, apprenticeships, and adult learning programs.
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E.
Pima Community College
Pima Community College is a public two-year college in Tucson, Arizona, offering a wide range of academic, technical, and workforce training programs across multiple campuses.
- 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: University of Phoenix Target entity description: The University of Phoenix is a large, for-profit university system in the United States known for its online degree programs and adult-focused higher education.
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A.
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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B.
WSU Global Campus
WSU Global Campus is Washington State University's fully online campus offering a wide range of degree and certificate programs to students worldwide.
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C.
Grand Canyon University
Grand Canyon University is a private Christian university in Phoenix, Arizona, known for its large online and on-campus programs and participation in NCAA Division I athletics.
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D.
Ashford College
Ashford College is a further education institution in Ashford, England, offering vocational courses, apprenticeships, and adult learning programs.
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E.
Pima Community College
Pima Community College is a public two-year college in Tucson, Arizona, offering a wide range of academic, technical, and workforce training programs across multiple campuses.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
for-profit university
ⓘ
online university ⓘ private university ⓘ university system ⓘ |
| accreditation | Higher Learning Commission ⓘ |
| city | Phoenix ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| deliveryMode |
on-campus (limited)
ⓘ
online ⓘ |
| foundedBy | John Sperling ⓘ |
| foundingDate | 1976 ⓘ |
| fundingModel | tuition-dependent ⓘ |
| governance | board of directors ⓘ |
| hasAlumniType | non-traditional students ⓘ |
| hasCampusType |
learning centers
ⓘ
online campus ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
career-oriented programs
ⓘ
open-enrollment oriented ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Phoenix, Arizona ⓘ |
| knownFor |
adult-focused education
ⓘ
flexible scheduling ⓘ online degree programs ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| offers |
certificate programs
ⓘ
graduate degree programs ⓘ undergraduate degree programs ⓘ |
| offersDegreeLevel |
associate degrees
ⓘ
bachelor's degrees ⓘ doctoral degrees ⓘ master's degrees ⓘ |
| offersProgramIn |
business
ⓘ
criminal justice ⓘ education ⓘ information technology ⓘ nursing ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Apollo Education Group ⓘ |
| originalLocation | Phoenix, Arizona ⓘ |
| ownershipStructure | for-profit ⓘ |
| primaryModeOfInstruction | online ⓘ |
| regionServed |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| sector | higher education ⓘ |
| state | Arizona ⓘ |
| targetStudentPopulation |
adult learners
ⓘ
working professionals ⓘ |
| typeOfInstitution | distance education provider ⓘ |
| website | https://www.phoenix.edu/ ⓘ |
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: University of Phoenix Description of subject: The University of Phoenix is a large, for-profit university system in the United States known for its online degree programs and adult-focused higher education.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.