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La Jolla, CA
UC San Diego Speech and Debate Team
UC San Diego’s official collegiate forensics team competes in NPDA, IPDA and NFA-LD debate, alongside speech events, with coaching and an undergraduate joining path.
American parliamentary (NPDA) · IPDA public debate · NFA Lincoln-Douglas
Activity confirmed · 2025-2026
Santa Barbara, CA
UC Santa Barbara Debate Team
UCSB Debate is an open student team competing in IPDA, Team IPDA and NPDA, with weekly practices and a direct campus organization joining route.
IPDA public debate · American parliamentary debate (NPDA)
Activity confirmed · 2026-2027
Chicago, IL
UIC Forensics
UIC Forensics is a university speech and debate program; its 2025–26 team was recognized in the Chancellor’s student leadership program.
Activity confirmed · 2025-2026
Boston, MA
UMass Boston Debate Club
A campus debate club with a university-hosted blog that invites new students to participate.
Activity unconfirmed
Amherst, MA
UMass Debate Society
UMass Debate Society welcomes beginners and experienced debaters to APDA competition across the Northeast, with no dues or prior experience required.
American Parliamentary
Activity unconfirmed
Cedar Falls, IA
UNI Debate Team
UNI Debate competes at 5–12 regional and national tournaments a year and has sent qualifiers to the National Debate Tournament.
Activity unconfirmed
Jackson, TN
Union University Debate Team
Union University’s Debate Team competes in IPDA and has built a long-running record of team sweepstakes and national tournament titles.
IPDA public debate
Activity confirmed · 2025-2026
Fayetteville, AR
University of Arkansas Speech and Debate Society
The University of Arkansas Speech and Debate Society competes in IPDA debate and welcomes students interested in building argumentation and public speaking skills.
IPDA public debate
Activity confirmed · 2025-2026
Conway, AR
University of Central Arkansas Debate and Forensics
UCA Debate and Forensics competes in IPDA; the School of Communication lists a scholarship for communication students with proven competitive experience.
IPDA public debate
Activity confirmed · 2025-2026
Houston, TX
University of Houston Speech and Debate Program
UH’s Honors College supports an intercollegiate policy team and a public interest form for prospective members. The program connects tournament debate with campus speaking and debate activities.
Policy
Activity unconfirmed
Tacoma, WA
University of Puget Sound Forensics
University of Puget Sound’s Forensics Program develops research, argumentation and public deliberation through policy and parliamentary debate, with participation open to all university students.
Policy debate · Parliamentary debate
Activity unconfirmed
Rochester, NY
University of Rochester Debate Union
URDU brings new students into policy and British Parliamentary debate; two novices reached the final at CEDA Nationals in 2026.
Policy debate · British parliamentary
Activity confirmed · 2025-2026
San Francisco, CA
University of San Francisco Debate Team
Intercollegiate debate and civic engagement at the University of San Francisco.
British parliamentary · American parliamentary
Activity unconfirmed
Seattle, WA
University of Washington Debate Society
A student-run University of Washington club that competes in IPDA and British Parliamentary debate alongside competitive speech.
IPDA public debate · British parliamentary
Activity confirmed · 2025-2026
Laramie, WY
University of Wyoming Speech and Debate
Wyoming Debate is an undergraduate team in NDT-CEDA policy and College Public Forum, with a century-long institutional tradition and national tournament travel.
Policy debate · Collegiate Public Forum
Activity confirmed · 2026-2027
Denton, TX
UNT Debate
The University of North Texas debate team competes in public-policy and IPDA debate at regional and national tournaments.
Policy · IPDA public debate
Activity confirmed · 2025-2026
Richardson, TX
UT Dallas Debate Team
The UT Dallas Debate Team competes in intercollegiate policy debate and co-hosts a campus public-debate series.
Policy debate
Activity unconfirmed
Tyler, TX
UT Tyler Debate Team
UT Tyler’s Communication Studies department fields two-person parliamentary debate teams for national competition. The team page lists a head coach and direct contact route.
American parliamentary
Activity unconfirmed
Carrollton, GA
UWG Debate Team
UWG’s Debate Team combines IPDA-style competition with campus public debate and outreach. It won the 2026 University System of Georgia Regents Cup.
IPDA public debate
Activity confirmed · 2025-2026
Valdosta, GA
V-State Debate Team
V-State Debate welcomes students from any major, including those new to debate. Valdosta State’s Cassandra Ayers won the 2026 Regents Cup individual title in IPDA.
American parliamentary · IPDA public debate
Activity confirmed · 2025-2026
Detroit, MI
Wayne State Debate Team
Wayne State’s nationally ranked debate team is open to students across the university; the Communication Department provides the current entry route.
Activity unconfirmed
Ogden, UT
Weber State University Debate
Founded in 1922, Weber State Debate is an open, co-curricular policy debate team that competes regionally and nationally and hosts tournaments on campus.
Policy debate
Activity confirmed · 2026-2027
Wellesley, MA
Wellesley Debate Society
Wellesley College’s parliamentary debate society.
American parliamentary
Activity unconfirmed
Bellingham, WA
Western Washington University Debate Union
Western Debate offers parliamentary and policy debate with student-led argument and tournament choices, an effort-based travel approach, and an open novice pathway.
American parliamentary debate · Policy debate
Activity confirmed · 2026-2027
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