As globalization continues to deepen, the landscape of an internationalized campus has undergone huge transformation. Gradually, colleges in Asia have become host institutions to house international students from both the East and West. The current study examines intergroup contact effect between local and international students at an international college in Asia. Positive intergroup contact is believed to be a prerequisite for good international education outcomes. To assess intergroup contact effect, measurements of intergroup anxiety, metastereotypes, affective prejudice, and affective empathy were taken among participants. The study results showed that while positive intergroup contact generally prevailed in self-reports of participants, observations of student seating patterns demonstrated informal segregation among student groups. Further in-depth interviews were conducted to explore reasons behind the inconsistency between the perceived and real intergroup contact experiences among the students. The findings indicate language ability of both local and international students and the Asian collectivistic cultural orientation were two major variables that shape intergroup contact experiences of the participants in the current study.