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New York, NY
NYU Policy Debate
NYU’s policy debate program, with competition and debate outreach.
Policy
Activity unconfirmed
Fremont, CA
Ohlone College Forensics Team
Fremont collegiate forensics team that competed in Open IPDA at the 2026 Talk Hawk Invitational and hosted the 2026 NCFA Spring Fling.
International Public Debate Association format
Activity confirmed · 2025-2026
Tulsa, OK
Oral Roberts University Debate Team
Oral Roberts’ competitive debate team participates in IPDA and Team IPDA; the university links team membership to its COM 400–Debate course.
IPDA public debate
Activity confirmed · 2025-2026
Costa Mesa, CA
Orange Coast College Speech, Debate, and Theater Team
OCC’s co-curricular forensics team combines speech and debate competition with a college course option; documented events include parliamentary team debate and IPDA.
American parliamentary · IPDA public debate
Activity unconfirmed
Corvallis, OR
Oregon State University Forensics
Oregon State’s Forensics Team combines IPDA public debate with regional, national, and international competition, supported by individualized coaching and university-funded travel.
IPDA public debate
Activity confirmed · 2025-2026
Berkeley, CA
Parliamentary Debate at Berkeley
Student-run Berkeley parliamentary team that qualified for the 2026 NPDA and NPTE national tournaments and has won three NPDA national titles.
American parliamentary debate
Activity confirmed · 2025-2026
Chestnut Hill, MA
Parliamentary Debating Union of Boston College
A separately listed student debate organization at Boston College.
Activity unconfirmed
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena City College Speech and Debate Team
PCC welcomes beginner and experienced competitors in intercollegiate speech and debate, with parliamentary debate listed in the 2026–27 catalog.
Activity unconfirmed
Swarthmore, PA
Peaslee Debate Society
Peaslee competes in APDA American Parliamentary and British Parliamentary debate, with recent novice results and a current route through APDA’s team-contact directory.
American parliamentary · British parliamentary
Activity confirmed · 2025-2026
Philadelphia, PA
Penn Debate Society
Penn’s student-run debate team competes in British and American Parliamentary formats and on the APDA circuit.
American parliamentary debate · British parliamentary debate
Activity confirmed · 2026-2027
State College, PA
Penn State Speech & Debate Society
Penn State Speech & Debate Society is a student-run group rebuilding intercollegiate competition in speech and parliamentary debate. Students can connect through the university’s student-organization directory.
Activity confirmed · 2025-2026
Malibu, CA
Pepperdine Waves Debate
Seaver College’s open-entry debate program combines British Parliamentary competition, Social Justice Debates and collaborative campus discourse.
British Parliamentary
Activity confirmed · 2026-2027
Washington, DC
Philodemic Society
A Georgetown student debating society with public-speaking workshops, mentorship and social events.
Activity confirmed · 2026-2027
San Diego, CA
Point Loma Nazarene University Speech and Debate
PLNU’s Speech and Debate Team competes in IPDA and NPDA, welcomes prospective members through its forensics staff, and hosts the annual Sunset Cliffs Classic.
IPDA public debate · American parliamentary debate (NPDA)
Activity confirmed · 2026-2027
Kentfield, CA
Political Debate Club at College of Marin
College of Marin club for respectful discussion of political questions and practice in argumentation, critical thinking and public speaking.
Activity unconfirmed
Princeton, NJ
Princeton Debate Panel
Princeton’s APDA debating society competes in collegiate parliamentary tournaments and hosts the spring Adlai E. Stevenson Memorial Debate Tournament.
American parliamentary debate
Activity unconfirmed
Queens, NY
Queens College Speech and Debate Society
Queens College’s speech and debate society, combining competition and campus practice.
Activity unconfirmed
Winter Park, FL
Rollins College Debate Team
In 2026, Rollins won two state championships, earned its first national tournament bid, and advanced a novice to the IPDA National Championship semifinals.
IPDA public debate
Activity confirmed · 2025-2026
New Brunswick, NJ
Rutgers University Debate Union
Parliamentary debate at Rutgers University in New Brunswick.
American parliamentary
Activity confirmed · 2025-2026
Homewood, AL
Samford Debate
Samford Debate is a policy-focused team with novice entry points and shared preparation. A pair opened 2026–27 with back-to-back tournament titles.
Policy
Activity confirmed · 2026-2027
San Diego, CA
San Diego Mesa College Olympian Speech and Debate
Mesa’s Olympian team pairs parliamentary debate and individual speech with a course-based path into intercollegiate forensics and a current director contact.
American parliamentary debate (NPDA)
Activity confirmed · 2026-2027
San Diego, CA
San Diego State University Speech and Debate
SDSU’s full-service Forensics program spans individual and partner debate, supported by coaching, travel assistance, novice divisions, and academic credit.
IPDA public debate · American parliamentary debate (NPDA) · NFA Lincoln-Douglas debate
Activity confirmed · 2026-2027
San Francisco, CA
San Francisco State Speech and Debate Team
SF State’s speech and debate team welcomes developing and experienced speakers.
Activity unconfirmed
San Jose, CA
San José State Forensics
Speech and debate within San José State’s Communication Studies department.
Activity unconfirmed
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