Language
Used at Home and Most Comfortable
Undergraduate New Admits
 Table 22
        Fall 2002 Fall 2003 Fall 2004*
Speak Language Other than English at Home
First-time Freshmen   n % n % n %
  Yes     790 59.1 956 64.9 1,089 65.9
  No     546 40.9 516 35.1 563 34.1
  Missing/Unknown   209   -- 218   -- 220 13.3
  Total     1,545 100.0 1,690 100.0 1,872 100.0
Transfer Students     n % n % n %
  Yes     550 50.8 643 51.9 649 39.3
  No     532 49.2 595 48.1 577 34.9
  Missing/Unknown   279   -- 211   -- 212 12.8
  Total     1,361 100.0 1,449 100.0 1,438 100.0
                   
                   
Language With Which Student is Most Comfortable (if "yes" above)
First-time Freshmen   n % n % n %
  English     322 41.1 359 37.9 409 24.8
  Language other than English 63 8.0 69 7.3 74 4.5
  Equally comfortable with both 398 50.8 519 54.8 596 36.1
  Missing/Unknown   7   -- 9   -- 10 0.6
  Total     790 100.0 956 100.0 1,089 100.0
Transfers       n % n % n %
  English     190 35.1 206 32.2 220 13.3
  Language other than English 87 16.1 92 14.4 80 4.8
  Equally comfortable with both 265 48.9 341 53.4 339 20.5
  Missing/Unknown   8   -- 4   -- 10 0.6
  Total     550 100.0 643 100.0 649 100.0
* Fall 2004 Hunter Registration File