St. Cloud State University
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St. Cloud State University is a public university in St. Cloud, Minnesota, widely recognized for its strong NCAA Division I men's ice hockey program.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| St. Cloud State University canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9914158 — 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: St. Cloud State University Context triple: [National Collegiate Hockey Conference, hasMember, St. Cloud State University]
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A.
Bemidji State University
Bemidji State University is a public university in Bemidji, Minnesota, known for its strong athletics—especially its successful men’s ice hockey program—and its scenic lakeside campus.
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B.
University of Minnesota Duluth
The University of Minnesota Duluth is a public research university in Duluth, Minnesota, known for its strong programs in liberal arts, sciences, and professional studies within the University of Minnesota system.
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C.
Winona State University
Winona State University is a public university in Winona, Minnesota, known for its comprehensive undergraduate and graduate programs and strong emphasis on teaching and community engagement.
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D.
Minnesota State University
Minnesota State University is a public university in Mankato, Minnesota, known for its comprehensive academic programs and competitive NCAA Division II athletics.
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E.
Minnesota State University Moorhead
Minnesota State University Moorhead is a public university in Moorhead, Minnesota, known for its comprehensive undergraduate and graduate programs within the Minnesota State system.
- 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: St. Cloud State University Target entity description: St. Cloud State University is a public university in St. Cloud, Minnesota, widely recognized for its strong NCAA Division I men's ice hockey program.
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A.
Bemidji State University
Bemidji State University is a public university in Bemidji, Minnesota, known for its strong athletics—especially its successful men’s ice hockey program—and its scenic lakeside campus.
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B.
University of Minnesota Duluth
The University of Minnesota Duluth is a public research university in Duluth, Minnesota, known for its strong programs in liberal arts, sciences, and professional studies within the University of Minnesota system.
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C.
Winona State University
Winona State University is a public university in Winona, Minnesota, known for its comprehensive undergraduate and graduate programs and strong emphasis on teaching and community engagement.
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D.
Minnesota State University
Minnesota State University is a public university in Mankato, Minnesota, known for its comprehensive academic programs and competitive NCAA Division II athletics.
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E.
Minnesota State University Moorhead
Minnesota State University Moorhead is a public university in Moorhead, Minnesota, known for its comprehensive undergraduate and graduate programs within the Minnesota State system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
higher education institution
ⓘ
public university ⓘ |
| accreditation | Higher Learning Commission ⓘ |
| athleticDivision |
NCAA Division I (men's ice hockey)
ⓘ
linked to:
NCAA Division I ice hockey
NCAA Division II (most other sports) ⓘ
linked to:
NCAA Division II
|
| campusSetting | urban ⓘ |
| city |
St. Cloud
ⓘ
linked to:
Saint Cloud, Minnesota
|
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1869 ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board of Trustees
ⓘ
linked to:
Minnesota State Board of Trustees
|
| hasAcademicCalendar | semester system ⓘ |
| hasAthleticsNickname | Huskies ⓘ |
| hasMainCampus | St. Cloud campus ⓘ |
| hasMascot | Blizzard T. Husky ⓘ |
| hasMotto | A world of opportunity ⓘ |
| hasNotableProgram | men's ice hockey program ⓘ |
| hasSchoolColors |
black
ⓘ
red ⓘ white ⓘ |
| hasSportsTeam |
St. Cloud State Huskies baseball
ⓘ
linked to:
St. Cloud State Huskies
St. Cloud State Huskies football ⓘ
linked to:
St. Cloud State Huskies
St. Cloud State Huskies men's basketball ⓘ
linked to:
St. Cloud State Huskies
St. Cloud State Huskies men's ice hockey ⓘ
linked to:
St. Cloud State Huskies
St. Cloud State Huskies softball ⓘ
linked to:
St. Cloud State Huskies
St. Cloud State Huskies volleyball ⓘ
linked to:
St. Cloud State Huskies
St. Cloud State Huskies women's basketball ⓘ
linked to:
St. Cloud State Huskies
St. Cloud State Huskies women's ice hockey ⓘ
linked to:
St. Cloud State Huskies
St. Cloud State Huskies wrestling ⓘ
linked to:
St. Cloud State Huskies
|
| iceHockeyConference | National Collegiate Hockey Conference ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Minnesota
ⓘ
St. Cloud, Minnesota ⓘ
linked to:
Saint Cloud, Minnesota
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| memberOf | National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ |
| offersDegree |
bachelor's degree
ⓘ
doctoral degree ⓘ master's degree ⓘ |
| offersProgram |
business administration
ⓘ
criminal justice ⓘ education ⓘ engineering and applied science ⓘ fine arts ⓘ information technology ⓘ liberal arts ⓘ nursing ⓘ |
| partOf | Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System ⓘ |
| shortName | SCSU ⓘ |
| state | Minnesota ⓘ |
| type | coeducational 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: St. Cloud State University Description of subject: St. Cloud State University is a public university in St. Cloud, Minnesota, widely recognized for its strong NCAA Division I men's ice hockey program.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.