This study looks closely at the experience of 30 colleges and universities in North America about their COVID- testing regime and experience. The study helps its readers to answer questions such as: How often are students tested? Are student athletes tested more frequently and, if so, how often? How many colleges are sampling wastewater to discover possible COVID clusters before they infect much larger populations? What are overall test positivity rates and how do they vary by type of college and other factors? What policies have colleges developed on testing and how are they implementing these policies? How much buy in from students are they getting and what happens to students who do not obey testing protocols?
Just a few of this 28-page report’s many findings are that:
- 40% of the research universities in the sample were using wastewater testing to find COVID clusters before they get out of control.
- Doctoral institutions in the sample had particularly high COVID test positive rates while research universities had particularly low rates.
- Random testing was common only among colleges at which more than 60% of students lived on campus in dorms.
Data in the report is broken out by size and type of college, by tuition level, for public and private colleges, and for variables such as the percentage of students living in school supplied dormitories and extent of current use of online education. Thirty colleges from the USA and Canada contributed data and commentary for the study.
Table of Contents
1. THE QUESTIONNAIRE
2. PARTICIPANT LIST
Characteristics of the sample
Table 1.1 Does the college/university conduct waste water testing as one way for assessing COVID risks?
Table 1.2 Does the college/university conduct waste water testing as one way for assessing COVID risks? Broken out by public or private college
Table 1.3 Does the college/university conduct waste water testing as one way for assessing COVID risks? Broken out by type or Carnegie class
Table 1.4 Does the college/university conduct waste water testing as one way for assessing COVID risks? Broken out by FTE enrollment
Table 1.5 Does the college/university conduct waste water testing as one way for assessing COVID risks? Broken out by tuition, $ USD
Table 1.6 Does the college/university conduct waste water testing as one way for assessing COVID risks? Broken out by current operating model
Table 1.7 Does the college/university conduct waste water testing as one way for assessing COVID risks? Broken out by % of students in college-provided dormitories
Table 2.1 What is the colleges' current test positivity rate?
Table 2.2 What is the colleges' current test positivity rate? Broken out by public or private college
Table 2.3 What is the colleges' current test positivity rate? Broken out by type or Carnegie class
Table 2.4 What is the colleges' current test positivity rate? Broken out by FTE enrollment
Table 2.5 What is the colleges' current test positivity rate? Broken out by tuition, $ USD
Table 2.6 What is the colleges' current test positivity rate? Broken out by current operating model
Table 2.7 What is the colleges' current test positivity rate? Broken out by % of students in college-provided dormitories
Table 3.1 Does the college conduct random testing of students to help monitor the potential for outbreaks?
Table 3.2 Does the college conduct random testing of students to help monitor the potential for outbreaks? Broken out by public or private college
Table 3.3 Does the college conduct random testing of students to help monitor the potential for outbreaks? Broken out by type or Carnegie class
Table 3.4 Does the college conduct random testing of students to help monitor the potential for outbreaks? Broken out by FTE enrollment
Table 3.5 Does the college conduct random testing of students to help monitor the potential for outbreaks? Broken out by tuition, $ USD
Table 3.6 Does the college conduct random testing of students to help monitor the potential for outbreaks? Broken out by current operating model
Table 3.7 Does the college conduct random testing of students to help monitor the potential for outbreaks? Broken out by % of students in college-provided dormitories
Table 4.1 Did the college require a pre- move-in COVID test for students who plan to live on campus?
Table 4.2 Did the college require a pre- move-in COVID test for students who plan to live on campus? Broken out by public or private college
Table 4.3 Did the college require a pre- move-in COVID test for students who plan to live on campus? Broken out by type or Carnegie class
Table 4.4 Did the college require a pre- move-in COVID test for students who plan to live on campus? Broken out by FTE enrollment
Table 4.5 Did the college require a pre- move-in COVID test for students who plan to live on campus? Broken out by tuition, $ USD
Table 4.6 Did the college require a pre- move-in COVID test for students who plan to live on campus? Broken out by current operating model
Table 4.7 Did the college require a pre- move-in COVID test for students who plan to live on campus? Broken out by % of students in college-provided dormitories
If you college outsources COVID testing what are the names of your providers and how much are you paying per test?
How often are student athletes tested at your institution and how does their testing regime differ from that of other students?
What is the one or two major changes that you would make in your college's COVID control and prevention regime?
Samples
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Sources / Contributors
- Aquinas College
- Arkansas Tech University
- Bucknell University
- California State Polytechnic University
- California State University Long Beach
- Duquesne University
- Florida Atlantic University
- Henderson State University
- Illinois College
- Indiana University
- Miles College
- Mount Royal University
- Napa Valley College
- Northern Kentucky University
- Northwest Missouri State University
- Occidental College
- Ohlone College
- PCC
- Princeton University
- Texas Tech University Student Health Services
- The New School
- University of New Hampshire
- University of Wyoming
- USD Wellness Center
- Washington State University
- Wayne State College
Methodology
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