From Deseret News archives:

BYU languages by the numbers

Published: Thursday, April 21, 2005 8:51 p.m. MDT
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• 75 — Percentage of BYU students who speak a language other than English

• 100 — Number of different languages spoken by BYU students

• 43 — Number of languages regularly taught on campus, with 23 more available with sufficient student interest

• 20 — Approximate percentage of official interpreters and hosts for foreign dignitaries, athletes and coaches during the 2002 Winter Olympics who were BYU students or faculty

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