A guide to U.S. scholarships and colleges is presented for foreign students, along with information on the U.S. educational system, selecting a college, types of college financing, immigration rules, and preparation for coming to America. In addition to detailed profiles for more than 1,100 colleges, charts provide information for more than 3,000 colleges, including: the type of institution, cost, male and females enrollments (total and for foreign students), tests required for admission, whether a campus visit and interview are required or recommended, the application fee, the percent of foreign students offered admission in 1985, whether the college accepts transfer students, the average financial award offered to foreign students, the types of awards, the availability of housing for foreign students, the type of school calendar, and whether the college offers English as a Second Language programs. Included are: worksheets to help choose a college; Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) forms; U.S. population and climate maps; addresses of centers/agencies in foreign countries that provide information about U.S. education and about Fulbright-Hays Scholarships; and addresses and phone numbers of foreign embassies in the United States and INS district and suboffices. (SW)