A BC survey taken last year year showed that of the 7583 students who received visas, 75 % were going to the UK only for language studies. Only 25 % of visa recipients were headed to degree programs (2.4 % to university, 20 % for MAs, and 1.5 % for PhDs). The four main areas of study were business, information technology, art and design, and education.
去年英國文化協會曾做過簡單調查，以去年核發七千五百八十三張學生簽證來說，百分之七十五是去念英語；百分之二十五才為拿學位，其中念大學者佔百分之二・四、碩士佔百分之二十、博士佔百分之一・五，主要攻讀四大領域，分別為商科、資訊科技、藝術設計和教育。