Yale Debate Association
Yale Debate Association competes on the APDA circuit and welcomes students with no prior debate experience through annual fall tryouts. Yale teams reached the varsity semifinal and novice final at Dartmouth NorthAms in January 2026; Yale placed third in 2025–26 COTY.
Collegiate debate program
Yale University
- Yale University — New Haven campus · New Haven, CT
Activity: Active
APDA’s Dartmouth NorthAms results list Yale teams in the varsity semifinal and novice final on January 16, 2026. Yale placed third in 2025–26 COTY standings.
Season 2025-2026. Evidence dated 2026-01-16. Verified 2026-11-03.
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Yale Debate Association is a student competition team on the American Parliamentary Debate Association circuit. Each fall it selects a new class through short speaking and writing rounds, and its official guide says applicants do not need debate experience. At the January 2026 Dartmouth NorthAms, Yale teams reached the varsity semifinal and novice final. Yale placed third in APDA’s 2025–26 COTY standings.
Debate formats
Circuits and associations
- American Parliamentary Debate Association · Documented participation · 2025-2026Source
Joining and participation
- How to join
- Yale students join through an annual fall tryout. The association says prior debate experience is not required and trains beginners through the selection process.Source
History and achievements
2026 · APDA COTY
Placed third in APDA COTY standings.
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Sources and verification
- Yale Debate Association — official team website
Checked 2026-11-03
- Yale Debate Association — annual selection and tryout process
Checked 2026-11-03
- APDA results — Yale school membership and season standings
Checked 2026-11-03
- Yale University — official university website
Checked 2026-11-03
- Yale campus view by Elisa.rolle — Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Checked 2026-11-03
- Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) — license for Elisa.rolle’s Yale campus photograph
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- APDA — Dartmouth NorthAms 2026 team results
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- Campus photograph: Gunnar Klack · CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Campus photograph license: CC BY-SA 4.0
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Historical connections and results describe the named program and season. Contact the program for current participation details.
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