Provost's Index
NYU COVID-19 Edition
Number of masks procured at NYU since the COVID-19 outbreak: 592,000
Number of thermometers: 65,000
Number of clear barriers installed in classrooms, dining halls and administrative spaces: 1,000
Number of hand sanitizer dispensers installed on campus: 2,070
Number of students from hotspot states successfully completing quarantine at the NYUNY campus: 2,587
Number of signs printed and installed to encourage physical distancing and hygiene: 90,000
Number of COVID-19 tests given to NYU community members in New York from August 1 - December 5: 187,376
Number of positive COVID-19 test results campuswide from August 1 - December 11: 814
Number of scheduled in-person learning sessions on NYU’s campus during Fall 2020: 23,800
NYU Hours logged on Zoom since February 2021 (when quarantine started at NYUSH): 13,658,855
Number of Private Sector Jobs lost in New York City in the last year: 553,900
Number of people who relocated out of Manhattan and Brooklyn between February and July 2020: 153,000
Number of essential workers on campus daily during Fall 2020: 6,108
Percentage of administrative staff working exclusively remotely during Fall 2020: 52%
Percentage reduction in ID swipes into NYU buildings from fall 2019 to fall 2020: 69%
Number of class sections held remotely during Fall 2020: 7,892
Percentage of sections held online in fall 2020: 67%
Projected loss of revenue from sales tax in New York City due to the pandemic: $3.4 billion
Loss of Revenue and increased expenses incurred by NYU due to COVID-19: $300 million
Reduction in CO2 emissions due to NYU’s reduced energy consumption during the first five months of the pandemic: 6,400 metric tons
Amount of CO2 emissions saved due to NYU pandemic air travel restrictions: ≈ 20,000 metric tons
Number of NYU researchers who have received NSF COVID-19 Rapid Grants in the first three months of the pandemic: 26
Amount of COVID-19-related grant funding received by NYU researchers since March 2020: $4,679,054
Index Source
New York University
Released: December 2020