Language
Used at Home and Most Comfortable
Undergraduate New Admits
 Table 22
        Fall 2002 Fall 2003 Fall 2004* Fall 2005*
Speak Language Other than English at Home
First-time Freshmen     n % n % n % n %
  Yes     790 59.1 956 64.9 1,089 65.9 996 65.6
  No     546 40.9 516 35.1 563 34.1 522 34.4
  Missing/Unknown     209   -- 218   -- 220 13.3 311 20.5
  Total     1,545 100.0 1,690 100.0 1,872 100.0 1,829 100.0
Transfer Students       n % n % n % n %
  Yes     550 50.8 643 51.9 649 39.3 602 39.7
  No     532 49.2 595 48.1 577 34.9 604 39.8
  Missing/Unknown     279   -- 211   -- 212 12.8 284 18.7
  Total     1,361 100.0 1,449 100.0 1,438 100.0 1,490 100.0
Language With Which Student is Most Comfortable (if "yes" above)
First-time Freshmen     n % n % n % n %
  English     322 41.1 359 37.9 409 24.8 377 24.8
  Language other than English     63 8.0 69 7.3 74 4.5 85 5.6
  Equally comfortable with both     398 50.8 519 54.8 596 36.1 528 34.8
  Missing/Unknown     7   -- 9   -- 10 0.6 6 0.4
  Total     790 100.0 956 100.0 1,089 100.0 996 100.0
Transfers       n % n % n % n %
  English     190 35.1 206 32.2 220 13.3 176 11.6
  Language other than English     87 16.1 92 14.4 80 4.8 70 4.6
  Equally comfortable with both     265 48.9 341 53.4 339 20.5 348 22.9
  Missing/Unknown     8   -- 4   -- 10 0.6 8 0.5
  Total     550 100.0 643 100.0 649 100.0 602 100.0
* Fall Hunter Registration Files