"Figure 11: Study-related sponsored visa applications by sector, UK, YE December 2010 to YE March 2016 ","" "","" "","" "Notes","1. The numbers show the use of a Confirmation of Acceptance for Study (CAS) in a study visa application. 2. Universities are “recognised bodies” (meaning that they have their own UK degree-awarding powers), or bodies in receipt of public funding as a Higher Education Institute (HEI). " "Unit","Thousands" "","" "Year","Universities","Further education","English Language schools","Independent schools" "YE Dec 10","143.177","65.392","19.253","14.478" "YE Mar 11","154.679","98.716","22.370","16.627" "YE Jun 11","161.209","113.563","20.568","17.397" "YE Sep 11","154.634","100.371","15.944","16.943" "YE Dec 11","152.536","83.993","11.476","16.168" "YE Mar 12","150.190","54.708","6.470","14.836" "YE Jun 12","154.181","35.323","4.075","14.172" "YE Sep 12","155.876","33.680","3.750","14.087" "YE Dec 12","156.627","32.406","3.589","13.937" "YE Mar 13","157.337","29.632","3.470","13.798" "YE Jun 13","159.831","26.378","3.423","13.778" "YE Sep 13","167.255","23.145","3.446","13.763" "YE Dec 13","167.990","21.443","3.532","13.617" "YE Mar 14","168.066","20.538","3.415","13.492" "YE Jun 14","167.100","19.806","3.290","13.091" "YE Sep 14","171.065","20.036","3.402","14.040" "YE Dec 14","168.562","19.364","3.351","14.034" "YE Mar 15","166.480","18.297","3.335","13.984" "YE Jun 15","167.424","17.172","3.245","13.797" "YE Sep 15","168.216","16.188","3.061","13.766" "YE Dec 15","166.357","15.981","2.930","13.674" "YE Mar 16","164.124","15.507","2.669","13.566"