University of Central Florida

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public research university university

The University of Central Florida is a large public research university known for its strong programs in engineering, computer science, and hospitality, and for having one of the largest student enrollments in the United States.

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Label	Occurrences
University of Central Florida canonical	99
UCF main campus	6
University of Central Florida main campus	6
University of Central Florida Academic Affairs	3
UCF Health Sciences Campus at Lake Nona	2
University of Central Florida area	2
University of Central Florida campus	2
Florida Technological University	1
UCF	1
UCF Academic Health Sciences Center	1
UCF Downtown campus	1
UCF Downtown campus in Orlando	1
UCF Lake Nona campus	1
University of Central Florida College of Business and related academic units	1
University of Central Florida System	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T647205 — 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 Central Florida
Context triple: [Orlando, hasUniversity, University of Central Florida]

A. University of Florida
The University of Florida is a major public research university in Gainesville, Florida, known for its strong academic programs, extensive research activity, and prominent athletic teams, the Florida Gators.
B. Florida International University
Florida International University is a large public research university based in Miami, Florida, known for its diverse student body and strong programs in business, engineering, and international studies.
C. University of Miami
The University of Miami is a private research university in Coral Gables, Florida, known for its strong programs in marine science, medicine, law, and athletics.
D. University of Tampa
The University of Tampa is a private university known for its historic campus along the Hillsborough River and its business, arts, and sciences programs.
E. State University System of Florida
The State University System of Florida is the public higher education system that oversees Florida’s state universities, coordinating their governance, funding, and academic missions statewide.
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 Central Florida
Target entity description: The University of Central Florida is a large public research university known for its strong programs in engineering, computer science, and hospitality, and for having one of the largest student enrollments in the United States.

A. University of Florida
The University of Florida is a major public research university in Gainesville, Florida, known for its strong academic programs, extensive research activity, and prominent athletic teams, the Florida Gators.
B. Florida International University
Florida International University is a large public research university based in Miami, Florida, known for its diverse student body and strong programs in business, engineering, and international studies.
C. University of Miami
The University of Miami is a private research university in Coral Gables, Florida, known for its strong programs in marine science, medicine, law, and athletics.
D. University of Tampa
The University of Tampa is a private university known for its historic campus along the Hillsborough River and its business, arts, and sciences programs.
E. State University System of Florida
The State University System of Florida is the public higher education system that oversees Florida’s state universities, coordinating their governance, funding, and academic missions statewide.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	public research university ⓘ university ⓘ
abbreviation	UCF ⓘ linked to: University of Central Florida
affiliation	space-grant college ⓘ
athleticConference	Big 12 Conference ⓘ
campusSetting	suburban ⓘ
city	Orlando ⓘ
colors	black ⓘ gold ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
formerName	Florida Technological University ⓘ linked to: University of Central Florida
founded	1963 ⓘ
governingBody	Florida Board of Governors ⓘ
hasCampus	Rosen College campus in Orlando ⓘ UCF Downtown campus in Orlando ⓘ linked to: University of Central Florida UCF Lake Nona campus ⓘ linked to: University of Central Florida main campus in Orlando ⓘ
hasCollege	College of Arts and Humanities ⓘ College of Business Administration ⓘ College of Community Innovation and Education ⓘ College of Engineering and Computer Science ⓘ College of Graduate Studies ⓘ College of Health Professions and Sciences ⓘ College of Medicine ⓘ College of Nursing ⓘ College of Optics and Photonics ⓘ College of Sciences ⓘ College of Undergraduate Studies ⓘ Rosen College of Hospitality Management ⓘ
hasMascot	Knightro ⓘ
knownFor	computer science programs ⓘ engineering programs ⓘ hospitality management programs ⓘ large student enrollment ⓘ
locatedIn	Orlando, Florida ⓘ linked to: Orlando
memberOf	State University System of Florida ⓘ
motto	Reach for the Stars ⓘ
nickname	UCF Knights ⓘ
offersDegree	bachelor's degrees ⓘ doctoral degrees ⓘ master's degrees ⓘ
president	Alexander N. Cartwright ⓘ
previousAthleticConference	American Athletic Conference ⓘ Conference USA ⓘ
region	Central Florida ⓘ
researchClassification	R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity ⓘ
state	Florida ⓘ
type	public university ⓘ space-grant institution ⓘ

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

Orlando → hasUniversity → University of Central Florida ⓘ

Big 12 Conference → hasMemberInstitution → University of Central Florida ⓘ

Central Florida → hasUniversity → University of Central Florida ⓘ

State University System of Florida → oversees → University of Central Florida ⓘ

Arecibo Observatory → operatedBy → University of Central Florida ⓘ

Valencia College → hasPartnershipWith → University of Central Florida ⓘ

Valencia College → transferPathwayTo → University of Central Florida ⓘ

Mid-American Conference → formerMemberInstitution → University of Central Florida ⓘ

University of Central Florida → formerName → Florida Technological University ⓘ

linked to: University of Central Florida

University of Central Florida → abbreviation → UCF ⓘ

linked to: University of Central Florida

University of Central Florida → hasCampus → UCF Downtown campus in Orlando ⓘ

linked to: University of Central Florida

University of Central Florida → hasCampus → UCF Lake Nona campus ⓘ

linked to: University of Central Florida

Blake Bortles → collegeAttended → University of Central Florida ⓘ

Glenn Hubbard → educatedAt → University of Central Florida ⓘ

Michelle Akers → educatedAt → University of Central Florida ⓘ

UCF Knights → represents → University of Central Florida ⓘ

UCF Knights → university → University of Central Florida ⓘ

UCF Knights → campus → UCF main campus ⓘ

linked to: University of Central Florida

State Road 50 (Florida) → passesNear → University of Central Florida ⓘ

subject linked to: State Road 50

Cheryl Hines → educatedAt → University of Central Florida ⓘ

University of Central Florida Police Department → parentOrganization → University of Central Florida ⓘ

University of Central Florida Police Department → campusServed → University of Central Florida main campus ⓘ

linked to: University of Central Florida

Orange County, Florida → contains → University of Central Florida ⓘ

subject linked to: Orange County

SUSF → hasMember → University of Central Florida ⓘ

State University System of Florida → member → University of Central Florida ⓘ

subject linked to: SUS

James Best → taughtAt → University of Central Florida ⓘ

American South Conference → memberInstitution → University of Central Florida ⓘ

Downtown Campus → affiliatedWith → University of Central Florida ⓘ

Downtown Campus → collaboratesWith → University of Central Florida ⓘ

Downtown Campus → hasPartnerInstitution → University of Central Florida ⓘ

Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority bus system → connectsTo → University of Central Florida area ⓘ

linked to: University of Central Florida

Yanga R. Fernández → employer → University of Central Florida ⓘ

Knightro → represents → University of Central Florida ⓘ

Knightro → university → University of Central Florida ⓘ

Knightro → category → University of Central Florida ⓘ

Alexander N. Cartwright → employer → University of Central Florida ⓘ

College of Engineering and Computer Science → partOf → University of Central Florida ⓘ

College of Engineering and Computer Science → campus → UCF main campus ⓘ

linked to: University of Central Florida

Rosen College of Hospitality Management → affiliation → University of Central Florida ⓘ

Rosen College of Hospitality Management → parentOrganization → University of Central Florida ⓘ

Rosen College of Hospitality Management → partOf → University of Central Florida College of Business and related academic units ⓘ

linked to: University of Central Florida

Rosen College of Hospitality Management → operatedBy → University of Central Florida ⓘ

College of Community Innovation and Education → partOf → University of Central Florida ⓘ

College of Community Innovation and Education → locatedIn → UCF Downtown campus ⓘ

linked to: University of Central Florida

College of Community Innovation and Education → affiliation → University of Central Florida ⓘ

College of Community Innovation and Education → parentOrganization → University of Central Florida ⓘ

College of Health Professions and Sciences → partOf → University of Central Florida ⓘ

College of Health Professions and Sciences → campus → UCF Health Sciences Campus at Lake Nona ⓘ

linked to: University of Central Florida

College of Health Professions and Sciences → campus → UCF main campus ⓘ

linked to: University of Central Florida

College of Health Professions and Sciences → parentOrganization → University of Central Florida Academic Affairs ⓘ

linked to: University of Central Florida

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