University & Academic Department Schema Markup (JSON-LD)
Structured data for universities, collegiate academic departments, research faculties, endowed chairs, founding dates, campus coordinates, and accredited degree credentials.
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Production JSON-LD Code Block
Embed this structured data block directly into your HTML <head> or framework layout template.
{
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "CollegeOrUniversity",
"name": "Pacific Institute of Technology",
"url": "https://omniseotools.com/university",
"telephone": "+1-415-555-0144",
"foundingDate": "1892",
"sameAs": [
"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q123456",
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Institute_of_Technology"
],
"address": {
"@type": "PostalAddress",
"streetAddress": "1000 University Avenue",
"addressLocality": "Palo Alto",
"addressRegion": "CA",
"postalCode": "94301",
"addressCountry": "US"
},
"department": [
{
"@type": "Organization",
"name": "Department of Computer Science & Information Retrieval",
"url": "https://omniseotools.com/university/cs"
},
{
"@type": "Organization",
"name": "Department of Artificial Intelligence & Robotics",
"url": "https://omniseotools.com/university/ai"
}
]
}Typed Properties Specification (7 Fields)
Key Schema.org properties and sub-objects required to qualify for rich snippet treatment in Google Search.
| Property | Expected Type | Status | Description & Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| name | string | Required | Official chartered name of the university or college. e.g. Pacific Institute of Technology |
| department | Organization[] | Required | Academic departments, faculties, and professional graduate schools. e.g. [ { '@type': 'Organization', 'name': 'Department of Computer Science' } ] |
| address | PostalAddress | Required | Main campus physical address. e.g. { '@type': 'PostalAddress', 'streetAddress': '1000 University Avenue' } |
| telephone | string | Required | Main university switchboard or admissions telephone number. e.g. +1-415-555-0144 |
| url | string (URL) | Required | Official .edu or institutional website homepage URL. e.g. https://omniseotools.com/university |
| sameAs | string[] | Recommended | Authoritative external entity links (Wikidata, Wikipedia, Ministry of Education registry). e.g. [ 'https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q123456' ] |
| foundingDate | string (ISO 8601) | Recommended | Charter or founding year of the university. e.g. 1892 |
Google Search Console Pitfalls & Critical Warnings
Avoid these 3 common validation traps, parser errors, and algorithmic policy penalties when deploying CollegeOrUniversity schema.
Missing department Sub-Organization Entities
Lumping entire university faculties under a single flat Organization node.
Nest each department as an Organization with distinct name and departmental URL.
Missing sameAs Wikidata Disambiguation
Omitting Wikidata and Wikipedia URIs on established universities.
Include official Wikidata and Wikipedia entity URIs in sameAs.
Incomplete Address on Multi-Campus Universities
Providing only the city name without street address for specific departmental buildings.
Provide full PostalAddress including building and street numbers.
Recommended Implementation Scenarios
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