Randolph–Macon College

E630911

private liberal arts college

Randolph–Macon College is a private liberal arts college in Ashland, Virginia, known for its small-campus environment and strong undergraduate focus.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Randolph–Macon College canonical	5
Randolph-Macon College	3
Randolph–Macon College Board of Trustees	1
Randolph–Macon College athletics department	1
Randolph–Macon College campus in Ashland, Virginia	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6765805 — 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: Randolph–Macon College
Context triple: [Gregg Marshall, educatedAt, Randolph–Macon College]

A. Randolph College
Randolph College is a small private liberal arts college known for its rigorous academics and historic campus in Lynchburg, Virginia.
B. Hampden–Sydney College
Hampden–Sydney College is a historic private liberal arts men’s college in Virginia, known as one of the oldest institutions of higher education in the United States.
C. University of Mary Washington
The University of Mary Washington is a public liberal arts and sciences university known for its strong undergraduate focus and historic campus in Virginia.
D. Washington College
Washington College is a historic liberal arts college in Chestertown, Maryland, known as the first college chartered in the newly independent United States and for its association with George Washington.
E. University of Richmond
The University of Richmond is a private liberal arts university known for its strong undergraduate programs, especially in business, leadership, and the liberal arts, and its picturesque 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: Randolph–Macon College
Target entity description: Randolph–Macon College is a private liberal arts college in Ashland, Virginia, known for its small-campus environment and strong undergraduate focus.

A. Randolph College
Randolph College is a small private liberal arts college known for its rigorous academics and historic campus in Lynchburg, Virginia.
B. Hampden–Sydney College
Hampden–Sydney College is a historic private liberal arts men’s college in Virginia, known as one of the oldest institutions of higher education in the United States.
C. University of Mary Washington
The University of Mary Washington is a public liberal arts and sciences university known for its strong undergraduate focus and historic campus in Virginia.
D. Washington College
Washington College is a historic liberal arts college in Chestertown, Maryland, known as the first college chartered in the newly independent United States and for its association with George Washington.
E. University of Richmond
The University of Richmond is a private liberal arts university known for its strong undergraduate programs, especially in business, leadership, and the liberal arts, and its picturesque campus.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	private liberal arts college ⓘ
academicLevel	primarily undergraduate ⓘ
academicProfile	liberal arts ⓘ
accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges ⓘ
admissionsLevel	selective admissions ⓘ
campusSetting	small-town campus ⓘ
campusType	suburban ⓘ
coeducationStatus	coeducational ⓘ
control	private nonprofit ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
educationalPhilosophy	liberal arts education ⓘ
emphasis	liberal arts and sciences ⓘ
focus	undergraduate education ⓘ
fundingModel	tuition-dependent with private support ⓘ
governance	board of trustees ⓘ
governanceType	independent college ⓘ
hasAlumniType	graduates in diverse professional fields ⓘ
hasCampus	Ashland campus ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	close faculty–student interaction ⓘ small class sizes ⓘ
hasFeature	academic buildings ⓘ athletic facilities ⓘ campus library ⓘ residence halls ⓘ
hasType	residential college ⓘ
knownFor	small-campus environment ⓘ strong undergraduate focus ⓘ
languageOfInstruction	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Ashland, Virginia ⓘ linked to: Town of Ashland, Virginia Hanover County, Virginia ⓘ Virginia ⓘ
offersActivity	intercollegiate athletics ⓘ student clubs and organizations ⓘ
offersDegree	Bachelor’s degree ⓘ
offersProgram	arts and humanities programs ⓘ natural sciences programs ⓘ pre-professional programs ⓘ social sciences programs ⓘ
primaryMission	undergraduate teaching ⓘ
region	Mid-Atlantic United States ⓘ linked to: Mid-Atlantic states
religiousAffiliation	United Methodist Church ⓘ
sector	private ⓘ
servesCommunity	students from Virginia and other U.S. states ⓘ
state	Virginia ⓘ
studentPopulationFocus	full-time undergraduates ⓘ

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Referenced by (11)

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

Gregg Marshall → educatedAt → Randolph–Macon College ⓘ

E. Barrett Prettyman → educatedAt → Randolph–Macon College ⓘ

Randolph–Macon Yellow Jackets men's basketball team → college → Randolph–Macon College ⓘ

Randolph–Macon Yellow Jackets men's basketball team → represents → Randolph–Macon College ⓘ

Randolph–Macon Yellow Jackets men's basketball team → governingBody → Randolph–Macon College athletics department ⓘ