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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-10-000827
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20100211
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20100211
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20100211

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			STRAYER EDUCATION INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001013934
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-EDUCATIONAL SERVICES [8200]
		IRS NUMBER:				521975978
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-21039
		FILM NUMBER:		10589571

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1100 WILSON BLVD., SUITE 2500
		CITY:			ARLINGTON
		STATE:			VA
		ZIP:			22209
		BUSINESS PHONE:		703-247-2500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1100 WILSON BLVD., SUITE 2500
		CITY:			ARLINGTON
		STATE:			VA
		ZIP:			22209
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      <font style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>FORM 8-K</b></font>
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      <font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>CURRENT
      REPORT</b></font><br><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Pursuant
      to Section 13 or 15(d) of the </b></font><br><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Securities
      Exchange Act of 1934</b></font>
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      <b>Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): February 11, 2010</b>
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      <font style="font-size: 24pt"><b>Strayer Education, Inc.</b></font><br><b>(Exact
      name of registrant as specified in its charter)</b>
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            <b>MARYLAND</b>
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            <b>52-1975978</b>
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            <i><b>incorporation or organization)</b></i>
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            <i><b>(Commission File Number)</b></i>
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            <i><b>(IRS Employer </b></i><br><i><b>Identification Number)</b></i>
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            <b>1100 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 2500</b><br><b>Arlington, VA</b>
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          &#160;
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            <b>22209</b>
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            <i><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt"><b>(Address
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            <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt"><b>(Zip
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            <b>(703) 247-2500</b>
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      Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
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      of the following provisions (see<i> </i>General Instruction A.2. below):
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      <font style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS; font-size: 10pt">&#8414;</font>
      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">Written
      communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">Item
      2.02&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Results of Operations and Financial Condition.</font>
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    <p>
      On February 11, 2010, Strayer Education, Inc. announced fourth quarter
      2009 revenues, earnings, and 2010 winter term enrollments. The February
      11, 2010 press release is attached hereto as an exhibit and incorporated
      herein by reference. The information contained in the February 11, 2010
      press release is deemed furnished under this Item; and should not be
      deemed &#8220;filed&#8221; for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
      Act, as amended (the &#8220;Exchange Act&#8221;), or otherwise subject to that
      section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing
      under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">Item
      9.01&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Financial Statements and Exhibits.</font>
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          Exhibit 99.01
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          Press Release dated February 11, 2010. (The information contained in
          the<br>February 11, 2010 press release is deemed furnished under
          Item 2.02.)
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt"><b>SIGNATURES</b></font>
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">Pursuant to
      the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
      has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
      undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</font>
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            STRAYER EDUCATION, INC.
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            Date: February 11, 2010
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            <u>By: /s/ Mark C. Brown</u>
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            Mark C. Brown
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            Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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      <u><b>Exhibit Index</b></u>
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          &#160;
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            <u><b>Exhibit No.</b></u>
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            <u><b>Description</b></u>
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          99.1
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          Press Release dated February 11, 2010.
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      <b>Exhibit 99.01</b>
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    <p style="text-align: center">
      <font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Strayer
      Education, Inc. Reports Record </b></font><br><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Fourth
      Quarter and Full Year 2009 Revenues and Earnings and </b></font><br><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Record
      Winter Term 2010 Enrollments</b></font>
    </p>
    <p style="text-align: center">
      <font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Strayer
      Fourth Quarter Revenues Up 29%</b></font>
    </p>
    <p style="text-align: center">
      <font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Strayer
      Fourth Quarter Diluted EPS $2.32, up 36%</b></font>
    </p>
    <p style="text-align: center">
      <font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Strayer
      Full Year Diluted EPS $7.60, up 34%</b></font>
    </p>
    <p style="text-align: center">
      <font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Strayer
      Winter 2010 Total Enrollments Up 21%/New Students Up 16%</b></font>
    </p>
    <p>
      ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--February 11, 2010--Strayer Education,
      Inc. (Nasdaq:STRA) today announced financial results for the three
      months and year ended December 31, 2009. Financial highlights are as
      follows:
    </p>
    <p>
      <b>Three Months Ended December 31</b>
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    <ul>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Revenues for the three months ended December 31, 2009 increased 29% to
        $147.2 million, compared to $114.3 million for the same period in
        2008, due to increased enrollment and a 5% tuition increase which
        commenced in January 2009.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Income from operations was $52.4 million compared to $39.4 million for
        the same period in 2008, an increase of 33%. Operating income margin
        was 35.6% compared to 34.5% in 2008.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Net income was $31.9 million compared to $24.2 million for the same
        period in 2008, an increase of 32%. Diluted earnings per share was
        $2.32 compared to $1.71 for the same period in 2008, an increase of
        36%. Diluted weighted average shares outstanding decreased to
        13,751,000 from 14,143,000 for the same period in 2008.
      </li>
    </ul>
    <p>
      <b>Year Ended December 31</b>
    </p>
    <ul>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Revenues for the year ended December 31, 2009 increased 29% to $512.0
        million, compared to $396.3 million for the same period in 2008, due
        to increased enrollment and a 5% tuition increase effective for 2009.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Income from operations was $172.4 million compared to $126.9 million
        for the same period in 2008, an increase of 36%. Operating income
        margin was 33.7% compared to 32.0% in 2008.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Net income was $105.1 million compared to $80.8 million in 2008, an
        increase of 30%. Diluted earnings per share was $7.60 compared to
        $5.67 in 2008, an increase of 34%. Diluted weighted average shares
        outstanding decreased to 13,825,000 from 14,242,000 in 2008.
      </li>
    </ul>
    <p>
      &#8220;We are pleased with both our fourth quarter and year-end financial
      results,&#8221; said Robert S. Silberman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
      of Strayer Education, Inc. &#8220;We had a successful start to 2010 with the
      opening of new campuses in Lawrenceville and New Brunswick, New Jersey
      and in Little Rock, Arkansas. We look forward to our four new campus
      openings for the 2010 spring term: two in Miami, Florida; one in New
      Orleans, Louisiana; and one in Austin, Texas.&#8221;
    </p>
    <p>
      <b>Balance Sheet and Cash Flow</b>
    </p>
    <p>
      At December 31, 2009, the Company had cash, cash equivalents and
      marketable securities of $116.5 million and no debt. The Company
      generated $141.8 million in cash from operating activities in 2009
      compared to $88.6 million in 2008. The Company&#8217;s cash flow from
      operations for the year ended December 31, 2009 was favorably affected
      by the timing of tax benefits related to the vesting of restricted stock
      in the fourth quarter of 2008. Capital expenditures in 2009 were $30.4
      million compared to $20.7 million in 2008.
    </p>
    <p>
      During the fourth quarter of 2009, the Company invested $10.0 million to
      repurchase 51,200 shares of stock at an average price of $195.38 per
      share as part of a previously announced stock repurchase authorization.
      During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company invested $80.1
      million to repurchase approximately 452,000 shares of common stock at an
      average price of $177.34 per share. During the year ended December 31,
      2009, the Company paid regular, quarterly dividends of $31.6 million.
      The Company also received $6.0 million upon the exercise of 60,417 stock
      options.
    </p>
    <p>
      For the fourth quarter of 2009, bad debt expense as a percentage of
      revenues was 4.3% compared to 3.8% for the same period in 2008. Days
      sales outstanding, adjusted to exclude tuition receivable related to
      future quarters, was 14 days at the end of the fourth quarter of 2009,
      unchanged from 2008.
    </p>
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        </div>
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    </div>
    <p>
      <b>Student Enrollment</b>
    </p>
    <p>
      Total enrollment at Strayer University for the 2010 winter term
      increased 21% to 55,106 students compared to 45,697 students for the
      same term in 2009. Across the Strayer University campus network, new
      student enrollments increased 16% and continuing student enrollments
      increased 22%. Global (out of area) online students increased 39%, while
      students taking 100% of their classes online (including campus based
      students) increased 19%. The total number of students taking any courses
      online (including students at brick and mortar campuses taking at least
      one online course) in the 2010 winter term increased 20% to 39,448.
    </p>
    <div style="text-align:left">
    <table cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 10.0px; width: 100%; font-family: Times New Roman">
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" colspan="7">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <u><b>Student Enrollment</b></u>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
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        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: center">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Winter<br>2009
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: center">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Winter<br>2010
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            %<br>Change
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Campus Based Students:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left">
          New Campuses (29 in operation 3 or less years)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left">
          Classroom Students
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          1,778
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          4,079
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          129%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Online Students
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          2,720
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          4,549
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          67%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 30.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Total New Campus Based Students
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          4,498
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          8,628
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          92%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
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        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left">
          Mature Campuses (45 in operation more than 3 years)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 25.0px; text-align: left">
          Classroom Students
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          16,097
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          17,905
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          11%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 25.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Online Students
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          20,962
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          22,810
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          9%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 40.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Total Mature Campus Based Students
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          37,059
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          40,715
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          10%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Total Campus Based Students
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          41,557
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          49,343
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          19%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Global Online Students
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          4,140
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          5,763
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          39%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px">
          Total University Enrollment
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          45,697
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          55,106
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-bottom: 4.0px">
          21%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Total Students Taking 100% Courses Online
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          27,822
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          33,122
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          19%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Total Students Taking At Least 1 Course Online
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          32,771
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          39,448
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          20%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
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        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <p>
      <b>New Campus Openings</b>
    </p>
    <p>
      The Company announced today that it will open four new campuses for the
      2010 spring term, two of which are in new markets. The four new campuses
      are located in New Orleans, Louisiana; Austin, Texas; and two in Miami,
      Florida, representing the Company&#8217;s second and third campuses in the
      Greater Miami area. Including the three new campuses successfully opened
      for the 2010 winter term in Lawrenceville and New Brunswick, New Jersey
      and in Little Rock, Arkansas, the Company has now opened seven of the 13
      new campuses planned for 2010.
    </p>
    <p>
      <b>Quarterly Cash Dividends</b>
    </p>
    <p>
      The Company announced today that its Board of Directors has declared its
      regular, quarterly cash dividend of $0.75 per share. This dividend will
      be paid on March 10, 2010 to shareholders of record as of February 25,
      2010.
    </p>
    <p>
      <b>Stock-Based Compensation Activity</b>
    </p>
    <p>
      In February 2010, the Company&#8217;s Board of Directors approved grants of
      approximately 26,200 shares of restricted stock to certain employees
      pursuant to the Company&#8217;s existing annual equity compensation plan. The
      Company&#8217;s stock price closed at $206.39 on the date of these restricted
      stock grants, all of which vest on February 9, 2013.
    </p>
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    </div>
    <p>
      <b>Shares and Options Outstanding</b>
    </p>
    <p>
      At December 31, 2009, the Company had 13,957,596 common shares issued
      and outstanding and 106,667 stock options outstanding with a weighted
      average exercise price of $104.81 and a remaining weighted average
      contractual life of 2 years.
    </p>
    <p>
      <b>Business Outlook</b>
    </p>
    <p>
      Based on the strong enrollment growth announced for the 2010 winter term
      and the planned investments in opening new campuses, the Company
      estimates first quarter 2010 diluted EPS will be in the range of $2.56
      to $2.58.
    </p>
    <p>
      <b>2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders</b>
    </p>
    <p>
      The Company announced today that its 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
      will take place on Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at Strayer Education&#8217;s
      offices located at 2303 Dulles Station Blvd., Herndon, Virginia 20171.
      The record date for this annual meeting will be Thursday, February 25,
      2010.
    </p>
    <p>
      <b>Conference Call with Management</b>
    </p>
    <p>
      Strayer Education, Inc. will host a conference call to discuss its
      fourth quarter 2009 earnings at 10:00 a.m. (ET) today. To participate on
      the live call, investors should dial (877) 874-1589 10 minutes prior to
      the start time. In addition, the call will be available via live Webcast
      over the Internet. To access the live Webcast of the conference call,
      please go to <u>www.strayereducation.com</u> 15 minutes prior to the
      start time of the call to register. An archived replay of the conference
      call will be available at (888) 203-1112 (pass code 5846979) starting at
      1:00 p.m. (ET) today and will be available through Thursday, February
      18, 2010, and archived at <u>www.strayereducation.com</u> for 90 days.
    </p>
    <p>
      Strayer Education, Inc. (Nasdaq: STRA) is an education services holding
      company that owns Strayer University and certain other assets. Strayer&#8217;s
      mission is to make higher education achievable and convenient for
      working adults in today&#8217;s economy. Strayer University is a proprietary
      institution of higher learning that offers undergraduate and graduate
      degree programs in business administration, accounting, information
      technology, education, health care, public administration, and criminal
      justice to approximately 55,000 working adult students at 78 campuses in
      18 states and Washington, D.C. and worldwide via the Internet. Strayer
      University is committed to providing an education that prepares working
      adult students for advancement in their careers and professional lives.
      Founded in 1892, Strayer University is accredited by the Middle States
      Commission on Higher Education.
    </p>
    <p>
      For more information on Strayer Education, Inc. visit <u>www.strayereducation.com</u>
      and for Strayer University visit <u>www.strayer.edu</u>.
    </p>
    <p>
      <i>This press release contains statements that are forward looking and
      are made pursuant to the &#8220;safe-harbor&#8221; provisions of the Private
      Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (&#8220;Reform Act&#8221;).</i> <i>The
      statements are based on the Company&#8217;s current expectations and are
      subject to a number of uncertainties and risks.</i> <i>In connection
      with the safe-harbor provisions of the Reform Act, the Company has
      identified important factors that could cause the Company&#8217;s actual
      results to differ materially.</i> <i>The uncertainties and risks include
      the pace of growth of student enrollment, our continued compliance with
      Title IV of the Higher Education Act, and the regulations thereunder, as
      well as regional accreditation standards and state regulatory
      requirements, competitive factors, risks associated with the opening of
      new campuses, risks associated with the offering of new educational
      programs and adapting to other changes, risks associated with the
      acquisition of existing educational institutions, risks relating to the
      timing of regulatory approvals, our ability to implement our growth
      strategy, risks associated with the ability of our students to finance
      their education in a timely manner, and general economic and market
      conditions.</i> <i>Further information about these and other relevant
      risks and uncertainties may be found in the Company&#8217;s annual report on
      Form 10-K and its other filings with the Securities and Exchange
      Commission, all of which are incorporated herein by reference and which
      are available from the Commission.</i> <i>We undertake no obligation to
      update or revise forward looking statements.</i>
    </p>
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          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>STRAYER EDUCATION, INC.</b>
          </p>
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME</b>
          </p>
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)</b>
          </p>
        </td>
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          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            For the three months<br>ended December 31,
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        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" colspan="7">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            For the year<br>ended December 31,
          </p>
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        <td>

        </td>
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        </td>
      </tr>
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        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" colspan="7">
          (unaudited)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

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        </td>
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        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap" colspan="3">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            2008
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap" colspan="3">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            2009
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap" colspan="3">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            2008
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap" colspan="3">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            2009
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="7">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td colspan="4">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Revenues
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          114,281
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          147,201
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          396,275
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          511,961
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Costs and expenses:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Instruction and educational support
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          35,737
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          46,477
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          130,836
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          166,604
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left">
          Marketing and admissions
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          21,353
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          26,041
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          76,162
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          93,336
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          General and administration
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          17,756
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          22,279
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          62,426
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          79,667
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 35.0px; text-align: left">
          Income from operations
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          39,435
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          52,404
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          126,851
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          172,354
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Investment and other income
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          801
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          255
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          4,527
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          1,408
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 35.0px; text-align: left">
          Income before income taxes
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          40,236
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          52,659
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          131,378
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          173,762
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Provision for income taxes
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          16,034
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          20,800
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          50,570
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          68,684
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 35.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px">
          Net income
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          24,202
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          31,859
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          80,808
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          105,078
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Net income per share:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left">
          Basic
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          1.73
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          2.34
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          5.77
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          7.67
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left">
          Diluted
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          1.71
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          2.32
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          5.67
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          7.60
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Weighted average shares outstanding:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left">
          Basic
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          13,953
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          13,630
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          14,015
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          13,703
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left">
          Diluted
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          14,143
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          13,751
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          14,242
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          13,825
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Common dividends per share (paid):
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left">
          Regular
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          0.50
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          0.75
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          1.63
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          2.25
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left">
          Special
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          2.00
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <p>

    </p>
    <div style="text-align:left">
    <table cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 10.0px; width: 100%; font-family: Times New Roman">
      <tr>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="17">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" colspan="17">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            The table below sets forth the amount of stock-based compensation
            expense recorded in each of the expense line items.
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="17">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" colspan="7">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            For the three months<br>ended December 31,
          </p>
        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            &#160;
          </p>
        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" colspan="7">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            For the year<br>ended December 31,
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" colspan="7">
          (unaudited)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="7">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap" colspan="3">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            2008
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap" colspan="3">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            2009
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap" colspan="3">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            2008
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap" colspan="3">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            2009
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Instruction and educational support
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          263
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          460
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          1,218
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          1,774
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Marketing and admissions
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          215
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          30
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          867
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          127
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          General and administration
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          1,847
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          2,406
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          9,042
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          9,053
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 25.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px">
          Total stock-based compensation expense
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          2,325
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          2,896
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          11,127
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          10,954
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="17">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <div style="margin-bottom: 10pt; width: 100%; text-indent: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt">
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: left">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="height: 1.5pt; color: black">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div style="text-align:left">
    <table cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 10.0px; width: 100%; font-family: Times New Roman">
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" colspan="9">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>STRAYER EDUCATION, INC.</b>
          </p>
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS</b>
          </p>
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)</b>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" colspan="3">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            December&#160;31, 2008
          </p>
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            &#160;
          </p>
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" colspan="3">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            December&#160;31, 2009
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center">
          <b>ASSETS</b>
        </td>
        <td colspan="5">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Current assets:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left">
          Cash and cash equivalents
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          56,379
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            63,958
          </p>
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            &#160;
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left">
          Marketable securities available for sale, at fair value
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          50,952
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          52,558
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="middle" style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Tuition receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of
            $4,776 and $6,175 in 2008 and 2009, respectively
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            131,458
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          165,142
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left">
          Income taxes receivable
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          3,534
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Other current assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          7,175
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          8,317
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 25.0px; text-align: left">
          Total current assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          249,498
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          289,975
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Property and equipment, net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          66,304
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          84,675
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Deferred income taxes
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          7,799
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          9,316
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Restricted cash
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          500
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          500
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Other assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          462
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          1,339
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 25.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px">
          Total assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          324,563
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          385,805
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="4">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          <b>LIABILITIES &amp; STOCKHOLDERS&#8217; EQUITY</b>
        </td>
        <td colspan="5">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Current liabilities:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left">
          Accounts payable
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          17,099
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          21,261
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left">
          Accrued expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          4,567
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          7,794
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left">
          Income taxes payable
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          5,100
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left">
          Unearned tuition
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          114,872
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          149,804
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Other current liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          281
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          281
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 30.0px; text-align: left">
          Total current liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          136,819
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          184,240
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Long-term liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          11,663
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          11,745
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 30.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Total liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          148,482
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          195,985
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Commitments and contingencies
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Stockholders&#8217; equity:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Common stock, par value $.01; 20,000,000 shares authorized;
            14,089,189 and 13,957,596 shares issued and outstanding as of
            December 31, 2008 and 2009, respectively
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          141
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          140
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left">
          Additional paid-in capital
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          17,185
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          1,157
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left">
          Retained earnings
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          158,834
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          188,218
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          (79
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          305
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 30.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Total stockholders&#8217; equity
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          176,081
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          189,820
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 30.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px">
          Total liabilities and stockholders&#8217; equity
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          324,563
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          385,805
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <div style="margin-bottom: 10pt; width: 100%; text-indent: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt">
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: left">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="height: 1.5pt; color: black">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div style="text-align:left">
    <table cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 10.0px; width: 100%; font-family: Times New Roman">
      <tr>
        <td colspan="10">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" colspan="10">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>STRAYER EDUCATION, INC.</b>
          </p>
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS</b>
          </p>
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>(Amounts in thousands)</b>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="10">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" colspan="8">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            For the year ended December&#160;31,
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          2008
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          2009
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Cash flows from operating activities:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left">
          Net income
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          80,808
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          105,078
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
            operating activities:
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left">
          Loss on disposal of assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          248
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left">
          Amortization of gain on sale of assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          (281
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          (281
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left">
          Amortization of deferred rent
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          (525
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          (108
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left">
          Gain on sale of marketable securities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          (785
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left">
          Depreciation and amortization
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          10,761
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          13,937
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left">
          Deferred income taxes
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          226
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          (2,564
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left">
          Stock-based compensation
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          10,561
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          10,954
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left">
          Changes in assets and liabilities:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left">
          Tuition receivable, net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          (30,807
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          (33,684
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left">
          Other current assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          (2,217
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          (232
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left">
          Other assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          (43
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          (896
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left">
          Accounts payable
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          2,955
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          2,056
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left">
          Accrued expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          1,264
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          3,227
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left">
          Income taxes payable/receivable
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          9,745
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          11,645
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left">
          Excess tax benefits from stock-based payment arrangements
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          (18,033
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          (3,011
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left">
          Unearned tuition
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          23,396
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          34,932
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Deferred lease incentives
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          1,547
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          471
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 30.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Net cash provided by operating activities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          88,572
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          141,772
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Cash flows from investing activities:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left">
          Purchases of property and equipment
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          (20,657
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          (30,431
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left">
          Purchases of marketable securities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          (50,969
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          (1,085
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Proceeds from the sale of marketable securities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          76,785
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          --
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 30.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          5,159
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          (31,516
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Cash flows from financing activities:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left">
          Regular common dividends paid
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          (23,076
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          (31,627
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left">
          Special common dividends paid
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          (28,853
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left">
          Proceeds from exercise of stock options
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          10,633
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          6,027
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left">
          Excess tax benefits from stock-based payment arrangements
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          18,033
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          3,011
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Repurchase of common stock
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          (109,125
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          (80,088
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 30.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Net cash used in financing activities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          (132,388
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          (102,677
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 30.0px; text-align: left">
          Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          (38,657
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          7,579
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Cash and cash equivalents &#8211; beginning of period
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          95,036
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          56,379
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px">
          Cash and cash equivalents &#8211; end of period
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          56,379
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          63,958
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Non-cash transactions:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left">
          Purchases of property and equipment included in accounts payable
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          811
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
          2,917
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
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    <p>

    </p>
    <p>
      CONTACT:<br>Strayer Education, Inc.<br>Mark C. Brown, Executive Vice
      President and Chief Financial Officer<br>703-247-2514<br>or<br>Sonya
      Udler, Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications<br>703-247-2517<br><u>sonya.udler@strayer.edu</u>
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