Colleges strive for foreign students because those students are not as dependent on financial aid and scholarships as American students. Colleges and universities have many requirements for foreign students enrollment. The main issue is that students should be financially independent or in other words able to pay for their education. More than 75 percent of their financial support comes from family and personal sources outside the United States. In Illinois, international student enrollment has reached 22,807 students.
Financial figures show that the amount of money that foreign students contribute is significant.
Many of them left their countries to receive a better higher education. In addition, others come to the United States looking for better living and learning environment. That includes things such as resources and tools that will improve their academic performance. The amount of money that most foreign students pay for education would buy a lot more in their home countries. Yet many students do not get what they pay for.