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

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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
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

References

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  1. ^ Villela, Sofia. "Introducing the 9 A Cappella Groups of Binghamton University - Binghamton News". Introducing the 9 A Cappella Groups of Binghamton University | Binghamton News - Binghamton University. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  2. ^ eng-web-admins (2012-04-05). "Engineering Students Hit the Right Note with Buck That! A Capella Group". COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  3. ^ "The Cheezies". Miami University Men's Glee Club. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
  4. ^ Ding, Jaimie (14 November 2019). "Not a scam: SCAMFest 2019 wows audience with strong vocals and performances". The Student Life.
  5. ^ "Claremont Shades". Engage @ Claremont. Claremont Colleges. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  6. ^ Desk, The Triangle News (2014-07-11). "Triangle Talks with Katie LaVoie". The Triangle. Retrieved 2025-06-11. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  7. ^ Carranza, Rosario. "Good Question reunion concert brings together 29 years of alums". The Williams Record. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  8. ^ Carranza, Rosario. "Good Question reunion concert brings together 29 years of alums". The Williams Record. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  9. ^ "Hum A Cappella". The Pulse. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  10. ^ Meddiebempsters: Records, George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives, Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick, Maine
  11. ^ news; Koh, Jennie (2025-03-26). "BONR brings together Northeastern's top voices in unforgettable night of a cappella". The Huntington News. Retrieved 2025-06-11. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  12. ^ Villela, Sofia. "Introducing the 9 A Cappella Groups of Binghamton University - Binghamton News". Introducing the 9 A Cappella Groups of Binghamton University | Binghamton News - Binghamton University. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
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