Streamer University

A yearly live-streamed boot camp run by Kai Cenat, where about 120 aspiring streamers live on a college campus for several days of classes, challenges and nonstop streams.

Live-streamed event · 10 entries in the index · Updated Oct 28, 2026

Streamer University is a live-streamed creator boot camp run by Twitch streamer Kai Cenat, known for moving about 120 aspiring streamers into college dorms for several days of classes, contests and around-the-clock streaming. The first edition ran May 22 to 25, 2025, at the University of Akron in Ohio, where Tylil was named valedictorian, per Kotaku. The second ran July 15 to 20, 2026, at Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas, with Adapt on the faculty and Stable Ronaldo and Silky in the class. Per Streams Charts figures cited by Hendrix, the 2026 edition logged nearly 57 million hours watched, more than double the first year. It is free for accepted students and is not an accredited school. As of October 2026, the official site says the Class of 2027 will meet in Europe, city to be announced.

Editions

Two editions have been held as of October 2026. Neither was cut short in any report we accept; both closed with an awards ceremony.

YearDatesLocationHow it ended
2025May 22 to 25, 2025University of Akron, Akron, OhioAwards ceremony on the final day, with a video message from Drake; Cenat then left for the AMAs, per the University of Akron
2026July 15 to 20, 2026Hendrix College, Conway, ArkansasAwards ceremony on July 20, streamed on Cenat’s Twitch and YouTube, per Hendrix College; 2027 announced for Europe
2027To be announcedEurope, city to be announcedNot yet held

Hendrix College counts the 2026 edition as six days; KATV and The Source described it as five. We use the college’s dates.

Creators in the index at Streamer University

Everyone in our index with a sourced connection to Streamer University, plus the organizers and winners readers ask about most.

NameEditionRolePer
Tylil2025Student; named valedictorianKotaku, May 2025
Adapt2026Faculty (professor)Tubefilter, July 2026
Stable Ronaldo2026StudentNet Influencer and Complex, July 2026
Silky2026StudentComplex, July 2026
Chris Heria2026Guest; livestreamed push-up and dead hang contests from campusHis YouTube streams, July 17 to 19, 2026
Chrisnxtdoor2026Streamed from it; role not statedHis Chrisnxtdoor Live channel
Nina Lin2025Auditioned; not in the class lists we foundHer YouTube audition upload
JR JAYY2026Posted an application trailer in June 2026; attendance not confirmedHis YouTube channel
Khan Asadi2026Posted an application trailer in June 2026; attendance not confirmedHis YouTube channel
Kai Cenat2025, 2026Founder, host and “dean”University of Akron, Hendrix College
DDG2025, 2026Faculty and MVP in 2025; returned as alumni in 2026Net Influencer, Complex
Duke Dennis, Agent 002025, 2026Faculty both yearsNet Influencer, July 2026
SuburbBaby2026Student; named Streamer University MVPComplex, July 2026

FlightReacts is sometimes searched with Streamer University; we could not confirm from a source we opened that he took part. Status as of October 2026.

Timeline

  1. May 6, 2025Kai Cenat posted the Streamer University trailer on X and opened applications for students and teachers on the official site, per Tubefilter.
  2. May 2025More than 1 million people applied, and a member of Cenat’s production team messaged the University of Akron’s president directly, leaving the campus less than a month to prepare, per the University of Akron.
  3. May 22, 2025The first edition opened at Akron with 120 handpicked students, a Hogwarts-style theme and real classes, per Kotaku.
  4. May 25, 2025The four days closed with an awards ceremony and a video message from Drake; Tylil was named valedictorian, per Kotaku, and DDG was named MVP, per Net Influencer.
  5. May 2025Cenat’s team put the audience at about 23 million hours watched, which the University of Akron reported as the second most-watched stream ever on Twitch.
  6. Sep 2025During his Mafiathon 3 marathon, Cenat said the 2026 edition would be bigger than the first, per Net Influencer.
  7. Jun 2026AMP confirmed a second season with a teaser on X, per Net Influencer, and applications reopened to anyone 18 or older with a social media account, per Complex; in-person auditions followed, including a crowded one in New York on June 12, per TMZ, and one in Atlanta.
  8. Jun 17, 2026The Atlanta auditions outside State Farm Arena were halted over crowd size and safety, and police said there were no significant incidents at the audition itself, per FOX 5 Atlanta.
  9. Jul 2026Cenat revealed the 2026 class and faculty in a livestream, including Lizzo, Pokimane, T-Pain and Adapt, per Complex and Tubefilter.
  10. Jul 15, 2026The second edition opened at Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas, after Cenat’s team rented the whole campus; the college has not disclosed the fee, per KATV.
  11. Jul 2026MrBeast announced a $100,000 real-life treasure hunt, students searched campus for ten hidden briefcases of $10,000 each, and an Epic Games Fortnite hunt paid out $7,500 brand deals, per Hendrix College.
  12. Jul 20, 2026The awards ceremony closed the week, with SuburbBaby named MVP, per Complex, and Cenat announced that Streamer University 2027 will be held in Europe, per Complex.
  13. Jul 21, 2026Hendrix College reported nearly 57 million hours watched and a 1.45 million peak across about 6,000 channels, citing Streams Charts, more than double the first year, per Hendrix College.
  14. Oct 2026The official site lists the Class of 2027 in Europe, with the city still to be announced.

Questions people ask

What is Streamer University? Is it a real school?

Streamer University is a multi-day, live-streamed boot camp for aspiring creators run by Kai Cenat, not an accredited college. Complex noted in July 2026 that it is not formally accredited. It does happen on real campuses: the University of Akron hosted it in 2025 and Hendrix College in 2026. Students sleep in the dorms, take classes from famous streamers, join clubs and compete for awards, all on camera, and Kotaku described the first one as part reality show, part social experiment, part actual classes.

Who made Streamer University, and who owns it?

Streamer University was created by Kai Cenat, the Twitch streamer, who hosts it and plays its “dean.” His own production team organizes it: the University of Akron said a member of that team arranged the 2025 campus, and KATV said Cenat’s team approached Hendrix College for 2026. We found no published company name behind it. His group AMP announced the 2026 season, per Net Influencer, and Cenat told Complex audiences he plans to keep it going for as long as he is alive.

When and where was Streamer University 2026, and why Arkansas?

Streamer University 2026 ran July 15 to 20, 2026, at Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas, per Hendrix College. Arkansas came down to the campus, not the state: Hendrix said Cenat’s team was drawn to its Harry Potter-like look, and president Karen Petersen told KATV that the team reached out, visited several times, “fell in love with the place” and rented the entire campus. The college would not say what it was paid.

Who is in Streamer University 2026?

Streamer University 2026 had about 120 in-person students, chosen from applicants who had to be 18 or older under the rules Complex printed. Named students included Stable Ronaldo, Silky, JasonTheWeen, PlaqueBoyMax, Skai Jackson, DreamDoll and Queen Naija, per Complex and Net Influencer. Professors included Adapt, Ludwig, Pokimane, Lizzo, Cinna, Duke Dennis and Agent 00, and T-Pain and Lethal Shooter ran clubs. Chris Heria livestreamed fitness contests from campus, and Fanum ran the mock campus police. The full class list was posted on the official site.

Who won Streamer University?

Streamer University has no single champion: Tylil was named valedictorian in 2025 and SuburbBaby was named MVP in 2026, at each edition’s closing awards ceremony. In 2025, Tylil was named valedictorian, per Kotaku, and DDG was named MVP, per Net Influencer. In 2026, SuburbBaby was named Streamer University MVP and ClarenceNyc was MVP of the basketball game after scoring 30 points, per Complex. The Source reported a $50,000 brand deal among the 2026 prizes.

Why did Streamer University end? Did it end early or get shut down?

Streamer University was not cut short in either year in any report we accept; each edition ended on schedule with an awards ceremony. The 2025 edition closed on May 25 after four days, per the University of Akron, and the 2026 edition closed on July 20, per Hendrix College. What was shut down in 2026 was the Atlanta audition on June 17, which police halted because of the crowd (next question). The format is short by design: a few days on campus, streamed nonstop.

What happened at the Streamer University Atlanta auditions? Was there a shooting?

The Streamer University audition in Atlanta on June 17, 2026, was stopped because of crowd size, and police said there were no significant incidents there. Thousands gathered outside State Farm Arena hours early, police let people in about 200 at a time, and Atlanta police announced around 2:15 p.m. that auditions had “officially concluded,” per FOX 5 Atlanta. Police said there were no significant incidents or public safety events at the audition; seven arrests were made at two unpermitted gatherings tied to the event on June 15 and 16.

How much does Streamer University cost, and how do you get in?

Streamer University is free for the students it accepts, and in both years more than a million people applied for about 120 spots. Hendrix College said 2026 participants were chosen through auditions and attended at no charge, and the 2025 class had food and lodging covered plus a T-Mobile phone to stream from, per Cosmopolitan. In 2026, applicants had to be 18 or older, have a social media account and send a one to three minute video, per Complex. By our arithmetic, 120 spots for more than a million applicants is an acceptance rate of about 0.01 percent or lower.

How does Streamer University work, and how long does it last?

Streamer University runs for four to six days, with students living on campus and streaming from their own channels the whole time. The 2025 edition lasted four days, per the University of Akron; Hendrix College lists the 2026 edition as July 15 to 20. Famous streamers teach classes by specialty (IRL, gaming, Just Chatting), club directors run music, film, basketball and debate, and the week fills with a pep rally, a fashion show, a basketball game, a talent show and an awards ceremony. Cenat streams the main events on his own Twitch and YouTube.

What happened at Streamer University 2026? Did anyone leave early?

Streamer University 2026 was the bigger, louder sequel, and we found no accepted report naming a student who left early. MrBeast announced a $100,000 campus treasure hunt, per Hendrix College. Complex reported that students broke the 11 p.m. curfew for an off-campus club party and that Cenat flew over in a helicopter and sent them back to campus on buses; it did not say anyone was expelled. Complex also recapped DDG’s “Dorm Watch,” water gun and hot sauce battles, and a proposal at the awards.

Where was the first Streamer University in 2025, and who was there?

The first Streamer University was held May 22 to 25, 2025, at the University of Akron in Ohio, per the university. It had 120 students and 17 professors, among them DDG, Duke Dennis, Agent 00, India Love and ExtraEmily, per Net Influencer. Tylil was valedictorian, per Kotaku, and Nina Lin posted her audition for it on YouTube. Some streamers questioned how students were picked, per Cosmopolitan.

Is Streamer University over? When is the next one?

As of October 2026, Streamer University is between editions, and the next one is set for 2027 in Europe. Cenat announced it at the end of the 2026 awards stream, saying “Streamer University 2027 will be taking place in Europe,” per Complex. The official site lists the Class of 2027 with the city to be announced, and no dates have been published.

How big is Streamer University?

Streamer University is one of the most-watched events on Twitch: the 2026 edition logged nearly 57 million hours watched and a peak of 1.45 million viewers across about 6,000 channels, per Streams Charts figures cited by Hendrix College. That was more than double 2025, which Streams Charts put at over 26 million hours and a 731,000 peak, per Net Influencer. Twitch gave the 2025 event its own category.

Our read

Ames Create does not work with Streamer University. This is our view, from a team that works on creator brands for a living.

The format. It is a reality show built out of other people’s streams. Put 120 hungry creators in one dorm, give each a camera and a schedule, and every hallway becomes a broadcast. The classes give the week a shape, the awards give it an ending, and the chaos in between is the content.

Why it travels. The reach comes from the network, not one channel. Thousands of channels stream the same week from different angles, so a single moment shows up on dozens of feeds and gets clipped from all of them. For students it is a launch: the awards and roommate pairings put names like [Tylil](/who-is-tylil) in front of Cenat’s audience, which is many times their own.

Brand fit. Brands are already part of the furniture: T-Mobile phones in 2025, an Epic Games Fortnite hunt and a MrBeast treasure hunt in 2026, and brand deals handed out as prizes. The fit is products a young audience uses live, phones, games, snacks and drinks, built into a challenge rather than read as an ad. The trade-off is control; the week is unscripted, and that is the point.

Also in the index

Entries that mention Streamer University.

FlightReactsTwitch streamer and YouTuber who goes by Flight, known for loud basketball and NBA reaction videos, NBA 2K streams and catchphrases that became memes.Streaming

Related

Browse the index: All creators · Comedy · Sports · Streaming · Music · Lifestyle · Fitness · Ames Create network · What the marks mean

Sources: Streamer University official site; University of Akron, May 2025; Kotaku, May 2025; Tubefilter, May 2025; Cosmopolitan via AOL, May 2025; TMZ, June 12, 2026; FOX 5 Atlanta, June 2026; Complex, July 7, 2026; Net Influencer, July 8, 2026; Tubefilter, July 15, 2026; Complex, July 20, 2026; KATV, July 20, 2026; Hendrix College, July 21, 2026; Complex, July 22, 2026; The Source, July 22, 2026; Chris Heria’s Streamer University stream; Chrisnxtdoor Live.

Missing someone? Suggest a creator. Tell us who and why people are searching for them.

Make content yourself? Build with us. Tell us what you are making. Or start with the free creator tools.