# List of Kappa Tau Alpha chapters

Kappa Tau Alpha is an American college honor society for journalism and mass communication. In the following list of its chapters, active chapters are indicated in bold and inactive chapters are in italics.
| Chapter | Institution | Charter date and order | Location | Status |
| | University of Missouri | 1910 | Columbia, Missouri | Active |
| | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 1925 | Urbana, Illinois | Active |
| | Ohio University | 1930 | Athens, Ohio | Active |
| | West Virginia University | 1930 | Morgantown, West Virginia | Active |
| | Marquette University | 1931 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Active |
| | Southern Methodist University | 1931 | Dallas, Texas | Active |
| | University of Colorado Boulder | 1933 | Boulder, Colorado | Active |
| | Ohio State University | 1936 | Columbus, Ohio | Active |
| | University of Iowa | 1936 | Iowa City, Iowa | Active |
| | University of Nebraska–Lincoln | 1947 | Lincoln, Nebraska | Active |
| | University of Minnesota | 1948 | Saint Paul, Minnesota | Active |
| | Northwestern University | 1949 | Evanston, Illinois | Active |
| | University of Georgia | 1949 | Athens, Georgia | Active |
| | University of Florida | 1951 | Gainesville, Florida | Active |
| | University of Oklahoma | 1951 | Norman, Oklahoma | Active |
| | University of Utah | 1951 | Salt Lake City, Utah | Active |
| | Brigham Young University | 1952 | Provo, Utah | Active |
| | University of Tennessee | 1952 | Knoxville, Tennessee | Active |
| Douglas A. Anderson | Pennsylvania State University | 1955 | University Park, Pennsylvania | Active |
| | San Jose State University | 1955–202x ? | San Jose, California | Inactive |
| | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 1955 | Chapel Hill, North Carolina | Active |
| | Michigan State University | 1956 | East Lansing, Michigan | Active |
| | University of Nevada, Reno | 1956 | Reno, Nevada | Active |
| | Oklahoma State University–Stillwater | 1959 | Stillwater, Oklahoma | Active |
| | University of Oregon | 1960 | Eugene, Oregon | Active |
| | University of Maryland, College Park | 1961 | College Park, Maryland | Active |
| Olin Hinkle | University of Texas at Austin | 1961 | Austin, Texas | Active |
| | Duquesne University | 1962 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Active |
| | South Dakota State University | 1962 | Brookings, South Dakota | Active |
| | American University | 1966 | Washington, D.C. | Active |
| | LIU Brooklyn | 1967 | Brooklyn, New York City, New York | Active |
| | Texas Tech University | 1967 | Lubbock, Texas | Active |
| Elmer Beth | University of Kansas | 1967 | Lawrence, Kansas | Active |
| | Ball State University | 1968 | Muncie, Indiana | Active |
| | University of South Carolina | 1968 | Columbia, South Carolina | Active |
| | California State University, Northridge | 1970 | Northridge, Los Angeles, California | Active |
| | University of Arizona | 1970 | Tucson, Arizona | Active |
| | Bowling Green State University | 1971 | Bowling Green, Ohio | Active |
| | Drake University | 1971 | Des Moines, Iowa | Active |
| | San Diego State University | 1972 | San Diego, California | Active |
| | University of North Texas | 1972 | Denton, Texas | Active |
| | University of Memphis | 1973 | Memphis, Tennessee | Active |
| | St. Bonaventure University | 1974 | St. Bonaventure, New York | Active |
| | Temple University | 1974 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Active |
| | University of Alabama | 1974 | Tuscaloosa, Alabama | Active |
| | California State University, Long Beach | 1975 | Long Beach, California | Active |
| | Syracuse University | 1977 | Syracuse, New York | Active |
| | University of Arkansas at Little Rock | 1977 | Little Rock, Arkansas | Active |
| | University of South Florida | 1977 | Sarasota, Florida | Active |
| | Louisiana State University | 1978 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | Active |
| | University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa | 1978 | Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawaii | Active |
| | University of Mississippi | 1978 | University, Mississippi | Active |
| | Virginia Commonwealth University | 1978 | Richmond, Virginia | Active |
| | Texas Christian University | 1979 | Fort Worth, Texas | Active |
| David J. Lippert | University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh | 1979 | Oshkosh, Wisconsin | Active |
| | Arkansas State University | 1981 | Jonesboro, Arkansas | Active |
| | Hampton University | 1981 | Hampton, Virginia | Active |
| | University of Central Oklahoma | 1981 | Edmond, Oklahoma | Active |
| | Western Kentucky University | 1981 | Bowling Green, Kentucky | Active |
| | Eastern Illinois University | 1983 | Charleston, Illinois | Active |
| | Eastern Kentucky University | 1983 | Richmond, Kentucky | Active |
| | Northern Illinois University | 1983 | DeKalb, Illinois | Active |
| Charles Arrendell | University of Texas at Arlington | 1984 | Arlington, Texas | Active |
| | California State University, Fullerton | 1985 | Fullerton, California | Active |
| | Abilene Christian University | 1986 | Abilene, Texas | Active |
| Michael Bugeja | Iowa State University | 1986 | Ames, Iowa | Active |
| | Northeastern University | 1986 | Boston, Massachusetts | Active |
| | Virginia Tech | 1986 | Blacksburg, Virginia | Active |
| | California State University, Fresno | 1987 | Fresno, California | Active |
| | Kent State University | 1990 | Kent, Ohio | Active |
| | Loyola University New Orleans | 1990 | New Orleans, Louisiana | Active |
| | University of Massachusetts Amherst | 1990 | Amherst, Massachusetts | Active |
| | University of Southern Mississippi | 1990 | Hattiesburg, Mississippi | Active |
| | Winthrop University | 1990 | Rock Hill, South Carolina | Active |
| | Murray State University | 1991 | Murray, Kentucky | Active |
| | Florida International University | 1993 | Miami, Florida | Active |
| | Baylor University | 1996 | Waco, Texas | Active |
| | Florida A&M University | 1996 | Tallahassee, Florida | Active |
| | Colorado State University | 1997 | Fort Collins, Colorado | Active |
| | Texas State University | 1997 | San Marcos, Texas | Active |
| | Samford University | 1999 | Homewood, Alabama | Active |
| | Nicholls State University | 1998 | Thibodaux, Louisiana | Active |
| | University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | 1999 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | Active |
| | Texas A&M University | 19xx ?–xxxx ? | College Station, Texas | Inactive |
| | University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire | 19xx ?–20xx ? | Eau Claire, Wisconsin | Active |
| | University of Central Florida | 2001 | Orlando, Florida | Inactive |
| | Rutgers University–New Brunswick | 2003 | New Brunswick and Piscataway, New Jersey | Active |
| | Saint Michael's College | 2003 | Colchester, Vermont | Active |
| | Arizona State University | 2006 | Tempe, Arizona | Active |
| | University of Nebraska Omaha | 2006 | Omaha, Nebraska | Active |
| | North Carolina A&T State University | 2007 | Greensboro, North Carolina | Active |
| | University of Nevada, Las Vegas | 2007 | Las Vegas, Nevada | Active |
| | Middle Tennessee State University | 2010 | Murfreesboro, Tennessee | Active |
| | University of Miami | 2010 | Coral Gables, Florida | Active |
| | Indiana University Bloomington | 2011 | Bloomington, Indiana | Active |
| Robert W. Dardenne | University of South Florida St. Petersburg | 2012 | St. Petersburg, Florida | Active |
| | Iona University | 2015 | New Rochelle, New York | Active |
| | Linfield University | 2017 | McMinnville, Oregon | Active |
| | Southern Illinois University Carbondale | 2019 | Carbondale, Illinois | Active |
| Louise Benjamin | Kansas State University | 2021 | Manhattan, Kansas | Active |
| | Elon University | 2022 | Elon, North Carolina | Active |
| | Western Washington University | 2024 | Bellingham, Washington | Active |