In the 1999-2000 school year, a record 237,211 undergraduates came from abroad, a 28 percent increase from 1990. In theory, America's colleges are open to anyone who chooses to apply. But students from abroad are not eligible for federal and state loans, so those who enroll tend to come from families that can pay the full freight. He adds that there is sometimes a sense that wealthy foreigners band together in cliques. Rainbow effects .
Colleges say the cross-border recruiting creates true diversity.
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