List of collegiate a cappella groups in the United States

This is a list of collegiate a cappella groups in the United States.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Group name	Institution	Membership	Year founded	Ref.
The Accafellas	Michigan State University	Tenor/Bass	1996
The Accidentals	University of Georgia	Tenor/Bass	1974
Another Round	Indiana University	Tenor/Bass	1996
The Bandersnatchers	Skidmore College	Tenor/Bass	1975
The Bear Necessities	Brown University	Tenor/Bass	1992
The Beelzebubs	Tufts University	Tenor/Bass	1962
BisCaydence	University of Miami	Mixed	2011
Binghamtonics	Binghamton University	Mixed	1987	[1]
Brovertones	Dartmouth College	Tenor/Bass	1993
The Brown Derbies	Brown University	Tenor/Bass	1982
Buck That!	Ohio State University	Tenor/Bass	2010	[2]
California Golden Overtones	University of California, Berkeley	Soprano/Alto	1984
Chai Town	University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign	Tenor/Bass	2001
The Cheezies	Miami University	Tenor/Bass	1989	[3]
Chorallaries of MIT	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Mixed	1977
The Chordials	Cornell University	Mixed	1997
Wolfgang A Cappella	North Carolina State University	Mixed	1997
The Claremont Shades	Claremont Colleges	Mixed	1994	[4] [5]
The Clef Hangers	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Tenor/Bass	1977
Cleftomaniacs	Drexel University	Mixed	2012	[6]
Cleftomaniacs	University of Maryland Baltimore County	Mixed	2006
'Cliffe Notes	Harvard University	Soprano/Alto	1991
The Colgate Thirteen	Colgate University	Tenor/Bass	1942
Collegium Underground	Harvard University	Mixed	1971
Compulsive Lyres	University of Michigan	Mixed	1997
Conn-Men	University of Connecticut	Tenor/Bass	2001
Cords	Dartmouth College	Tenor/Bass	1996
Counterpoint	Stanford University	Soprano/Alto	1979
Crapapella	Smith College	Soprano/Alto	1996
The Crosbys	Binghamton University	Tenor/Bass	1982
CU Buffoons	University of Colorado-Boulder	Tenor/Bass	1962
The Dartmouth Aires	Dartmouth College	Tenor/Bass	1946
Deep Treble	Rutgers University	Mixed	1998
Dhamakapella	Case Western Reserve University	Mixed, South Asian	2005
Dicks and Janes	University of Michigan	Mixed	1998
The Din & Tonics	Harvard University	Tenor/Bass	1979
The Dissipated Eight	Middlebury College	Tenor/Bass	1952
Dodecaphonics	Dartmouth College	Mixed	1984
Dooley Noted	Emory University	Mixed	2006
The Dreamers of Phi Mu Alpha	Pennsylvania State University	Tenor/Bass	1989
The Duke's Men of Yale	Yale University	Tenor/Bass	1952
Duly Noted	University of Massachusetts Amherst	Mixed	2015
The Earth Tones	University at Albany	Tenor/Bass	1998
Ecotones	University of Georgia	Mixed	2010
Eight Beat Measure	Rochester Institute of Technology	Tenor/Bass	1987
Emocapella	George Washington University	Tenor/Bass	2001
Ephlats	Williams College	Mixed	1956	[7]
Everyday People	Stanford University	Mixed	1987
Faux Paz	University of Maryland	Mixed	1993
Fleet Street	Stanford University	Tenor/Bass	1981
Footnotes	Princeton University	Tenor/Bass	1959
Fundamentally Sound	University of Wisconsin–Madison	Tenor/Bass	2005
The Georgetown Chimes	Georgetown University	Mixed	1946
Georgetown Superfood	Georgetown University	Mixed	1995
The Gentlemen of the College	The College of William and Mary	Tenor/Bass	1990
Glee Club Lite	Harvard University	Tenor/Bass	1985
Good Question	Williams College	Mixed	1995	[8]
The Hangovers	Cornell University	Tenor/Bass	1968
Harpur Harpeggios	Binghamton University	Soprano/Alto	1983
The Hullabahoos	University of Virginia	Tenor/Bass	1987
Hum	University of Texas Austin	Mixed	2001	[9]
IC Voicestream	Ithaca College	Mixed	2002
Illini Awaaz	University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign	Mixed	2005
Ithacappella	Ithaca College	Tenor/Bass	1996
The Idlers	United States Coast Guard Academy	Tenor/Bass	1957
The Jabberwocks	Brown University	Tenor/Bass	1949
Kalakaar	The University of Georgia	Mixed	2013
The Katzenjammers	Princeton University	Mixed	1973
The Krokodiloes	Harvard University	Tenor/Bass	1946
Ladies First A Cappella	Michigan State University	Soprano/Alto	1985
The Logarhythms	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Tenor/Bass	1949
LowKeys	Harvard University	Mixed	1999
The Maccabeats	Yeshiva University	Tenor/Bass	2007
MadHatters	University of Wisconsin–Madison	Tenor/Bass	1997
Magevet	Yale University	Mixed	1993
Maize Mirchi	University of Michigan	Mixed	2007
The Meddiebempsters	Bowdoin College	Tenor/Bass	1937 [10]
Melodores	Vanderbilt University	Tenor/Bass	2009
The Mendicants	Stanford University	Tenor/Bass	1963
UC Men's Octet	University of California, Berkeley	Tenor/Bass	1948
Midnight Ramblers	University of Rochester	Tenor/Bass	1998
Milk and Cookies	Mount Holyoke College	Soprano/Alto	1989
MIT Resonance	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Mixed	2000
Mixed Company of Yale	Yale University	Mixed	1981
The Madison Project	James Madison University	Tenor/Bass	1996
Mosaic Whispers	Washington University in St. Louis	Mixed	1991
The Muses	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Soprano/Alto	1988
Nassoons	Princeton University	Tenor/Bass	1941
Night Owls	Vassar College	Soprano/Alto	1942
Nocturnal	Rice University	Mixed	2010
The Nor'easters	Northeastern University	Mixed	1997	[11]
Northwestern Undertones	Northwestern University	Mixed	2001
Not Too Sharp	University of New Hampshire	Tenor/Bass	2002
Note-oriety	James Madison University	Soprano/Alto	1998
Notes Over Storrs	University of Connecticut	Mixed	2009
Noteworthy	Brigham Young University	Soprano/Alto	2003
Noteworthy	University of Georgia	Soprano/Alto	1988
On a Sensual Note	American University	Tenor/Bass	1996
Out of the Blue	Yale University	Mixed	1986
Penn Masala	University of Pennsylvania	Tenor/Bass	1996
Penny Loafers	University of Pennsylvania	Mixed	1986
The Pitchforks of Duke University	Duke University	Tenor/Bass	1979
Pitch Please	Ithaca College	Mixed	2012
Premium Blend	Ithaca College	Soprano/Alto	1998
Profecy A Cappella	Rowan University	Tenor/Bass	2014
Purple Haze	Northwestern University	Mixed	1996
Quirks	Trinity College	Soprano/Alto	2004
Raag	Rutgers University	Mixed	2002
Raagapella	Stanford University	Tenor/Bass	2002
The Radcliffe Pitches	Harvard University	Soprano/Alto	1975
Rather Be Giraffes	Brandeis University	Mixed	2002
Redhot & Blue	Yale University	Mixed	1977
Rhythm Method	Binghamton University	Mixed	1993	[12]
Shir Appeal	Tufts University	Mixed	1995
Significant Others	Northwestern University	Soprano/Alto	1994
Sil'hooettes	University of Virginia	Soprano/Alto	1988
Sirens	Simmons University	Soprano/Alto	1989
The Smiffenpoofs	Smith College	Soprano/Alto	1936
The Smithereens	Smith College	Soprano/Alto	1945
The SoCal VoCals	University of Southern California	Mixed	1995
The Society of Orpheus and Bacchus	Yale University	Tenor/Bass	1938
Sonata Problem	North Central College	Mixed	2012
The Liquid Hotplates	University of California, Davis	Mixed	2000
The Spizzwinks(?)	Yale University	Tenor/Bass	1914
The Spokes	University of California, Davis	Soprano/Alto	2004
sQ!	Tufts University	Mixed	1994
Stanford Harmonics	Stanford University	Mixed	1991
Stanford Mixed Company	Stanford University	Mixed	1985
Stilettos	University of Maryland Baltimore County	Soprano/Alto	2007
Suri	Emory University	Mixed	2015
Swara	Virginia Tech	Mixed	2024
The Swinging 'Gates	Colgate University	Soprano/Alto	1974
Taal Tadka	Georgia Institute of Technology	Mixed	2007
Talisman	Stanford University	Mixed	1990
Tigertones	Princeton University	Tenor/Bass	1946
The Tritones	University of California, San Diego	Mixed	1996
The Trojan Men	University of Southern California	Tenor/Bass	2005
Tupelos	Wellesley College	Soprano/Alto	1948
The Harvard-Radcliffe Veritones	Harvard University	Mixed	1985
The Virginia Belles	University of Virginia	Soprano/Alto	1977
Two Past Midnight	Bucknell University	Mixed	1995
The Ursa Minors	Brown University	Soprano/Alto	1981
Virginia Gentlemen	University of Virginia	Tenor/Bass	1953
Vocal Point	Brigham Young University	Tenor/Bass	1991
VoiceMale	Brandeis University	Tenor/Bass	1994
Voices in Your Head	University of Chicago	Mixed	1998
The Whiffenpoofs	Yale University	Tenor/Bass	1909
The Yale Alley Cats	Yale University	Tenor/Bass	1943
The Yale Russian Chorus	Yale University	Tenor/Bass	1953
The YellowJackets	University of Rochester	Tenor/Bass	1956
Exit 245	James Madison University	Tenor/Bass	1998
The Statesmen	Pennsylvania State University	Tenor/Bass	2011
Enchanted	Tufts University	Mixed	2013
The G-Men	University of Michigan	Tenor/Bass	1995

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