A study was conducted to identify and compare the prevalence of communication apprehension among foreign, black, and white students. Data from a survey of basic English and speech classes were used to locate 83 nonapprehensive and 64 apprehensive foreign, black, and white students, who were then identified as low communication apprehensive or high communication apprehensive. The foreign students included Latin American (63%), Middle Eastern (23%), Asian (7%), and European (7%) students. Students completed the Personal Report of Communication Apprehension and the Comparative Rating Scale of Oral Communication Areas (CRSOCA), and the two independent variables were examined as they related to talking with an authority figure, social conversation, group discussion, and public speaking. Among other results the analysis indicated that white groups reported more concern than the foreign group for speaking to authority figures and for group discussion, and that blacks and whites were similar to each other on public speaking and on communicating with authority figures. Several tables are provided, as well as a reference list of 52 items. The CRSOCA instrument is appended. (DF)