Which universities added or removed Turning Point USA chapters in 2025?

1. Surge in demand, not a centralized roll-call

After Charlie Kirk’s assassination in September 2025 TPUSA and multiple outlets reported a massive surge of student inquiries to charter chapters—figures from TPUSA spokespeople and reporting range from “tens of thousands” to 120,000 inquiries, and the group’s public materials claim roughly 900 college chapters and 1,000+ high school chapters in 2025 ^{[1] [6] [7] [8]}. Those high inquiry numbers reflect interest and applications, but they are not the same as verified university recognitions; available sources show many applications were in process rather than a formal, system‑wide addition of chapters ^{[1] [6]}.

2. Documented new chapters and chartering activity

Local coverage identifies specific new college chapters in 2025: Holyoke Community College and Amherst College were reported as “newly chartered” in western Massachusetts reporting, and outlets described students at Wilkes University forming a TPUSA chapter that had university recognition and advisers ^{[1] [2]}. Other campus stories note students announcing plans to form TPUSA chapters at the University of Scranton and Misericordia, though one university said it was still reviewing the application ^[2].

3. Denials, delays and “technical” explanations

Not every application succeeded. Point Loma Nazarene University’s student attempts to form a TPUSA chapter were denied by the Associated Student Body for reasons including concerns about the organization’s Professor Watchlist ^[4]. Southern Adventist University reported receiving a fall 2025 request that was denied; school officials said the request missed a deadline and also that the institution does not admit political organization chapters ^[5]. Those cases show administrative rules and campus policies frequently determine outcomes, not a single national campaign ^{[5] [4]}.

4. Claims of removals contradicted by university statements

Social posts and local claims that universities had “removed” TPUSA chapters were sometimes contradicted by school statements. For example, the University of Cincinnati responded to a viral claim by saying its TPUSA chapter was not removed — it had not been registered since 2021 and would need to reapply under normal procedures for 2025–26 ^{[3] [9]}. That pattern suggests some public claims of removals rest on misunderstanding of campus registration cycles rather than formal expulsions ^[3].

5. Statewide and political pushes to expand chapters

Beyond campus-level actions, state officials and political actors pursued broader expansion. Oklahoma’s state superintendent announced plans to put TPUSA “Club America” chapters in every high school in the state; Texas and Florida also saw high‑level meetings or promises of financial backing to establish chapters statewide, signaling political-level campaigns to spread TPUSA beyond isolated campuses ^{[10] [11] [12]}. Those initiatives complicate the picture: additions in 2025 were a mix of grassroots student applications and top-down political efforts ^{[10] [11]}.

6. Why there’s no clean “added/removed” list in reporting

Available sources report many applications, occasional charterings, several denials or lapses, and political pledges—but they do not consolidate a nationwide, verified list of every campus where TPUSA was added or removed in 2025 ^{[1] [6] [3]}. TPUSA’s own materials list total chapter counts that rose sharply and cite large numbers of inquiries, but those totals don’t map directly to university recognition decisions documented in independent reporting ^{[8] [7]}.

7. What readers should watch for next

Follow local university statements and student‑organization registers for definitive status changes: many campus administrators described the process as an application/registration matter ^[9]. Also watch state education agencies and legislative actions—several sources show state officials seeking to fast‑track or financially support TPUSA chapters, which can produce more rapid changes than decentralized campus processes ^{[11] [10]}.

Limitations and sourcing note: this analysis uses only the supplied reporting and TPUSA materials; no single source provided a comprehensive list of universities that added or removed TPUSA chapters in 2025, and the facts above are drawn from the cited local reports and organizational statements ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [10] [7]}.