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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 2pt"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April&nbsp;26, 2011</B>
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549<BR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>Strayer Education, Inc.</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>MARYLAND</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>52-1975978</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(State or other jurisdiction of
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>2303 Dulles Station Boulevard<BR>
Herndon, VA 20171<BR>
(703)&nbsp;247-2500</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,<BR>
including area code, of registrant&#146;s principal executive offices)</DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>Strayer Education, Inc.<BR>
2011 Equity Compensation Plan</B><BR>
(Full title of the Plan)</DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>Mark C. Brown<BR>
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer<BR>
Strayer Education, Inc.<BR>
2303 Dulles Station Boulevard<BR>
Herndon, VA 20171<BR>
(703)&nbsp;247-2500</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><DIV align="center"><DIV style="FONT-size: 3pt; margin-top: 10pt; width: 26%; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV></DIV></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B><I>Copies to:</I></B><BR>
<B>Steven M. Kaufman<BR>
C. Alex Bahn<BR>
Hogan Lovells US LLP<BR>
555 Thirteenth Street, N.W.<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20004<BR>
(202)&nbsp;637-5600</B></DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated
filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of &#147;large
accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the
Exchange Act (Check one):
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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                    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock, par value
$0.01 per share</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">400,000 shares</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">118.37</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">47,348,000</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">5,497.10</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(1)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Pursuant to Rule 416(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate number of shares
that may become issuable under the plan as a result of a stock split,
stock dividend or similar adjustment of the outstanding Common Stock.</TD>
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<TR>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(2)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Per the terms of the Strayer Education, Inc. 2011 Equity Compensation
Plan, this number includes approximately 55,000 shares not granted
under the Strayer Education, Inc. 1996 Stock Option Plan and
approximately 45,000 shares to cover the number that may become
issuable under the plan due to forfeitures of outstanding awards the
Strayer Education, Inc. 1996 Stock Option Plan.</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(3)</TD>
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    <TD>Calculated pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h)&nbsp;under the Securities Act of
1933 on the basis of $118.37 per share, which was the average of the
high and low prices of the Common Stock as reported on the NASDAQ
Global Market on April&nbsp;20, 2011.</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>PART I</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As permitted by the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;), this
Registration Statement omits the information specified in Part&nbsp;I of Form S-8. The documents
containing the information specified in Part&nbsp;I will be delivered to the participants in the plan as
required by Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;).
Such documents are not being filed with the Commission as part of this Registration Statement or as
prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424. These documents and the documents
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item&nbsp;3 of Part&nbsp;II hereof,
taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the
Securities Act.
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>PART II</B>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Strayer Education, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) hereby incorporates by reference into this
Registration Statement the following documents:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">(a)&nbsp;The Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2010;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">(b)&nbsp;The Company&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on January&nbsp;7, 2011, March&nbsp;31, 2011 and
April&nbsp;5, 2011; and
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">(c)&nbsp;The description of the Company&#146;s Common Stock as contained in the Registration Statement
on Form 8-A, filed by the Company on July&nbsp;18, 1996 to register its common stock under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (&#147;Exchange Act&#148;), and all amendments or reports
filed for the purpose of updating such description prior to the termination of the offering
of Common Stock made hereby.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration
Statement which indicates that all securities offered have been sold, or which deregisters all
securities remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;2-418 of the Corporations and Associations Law of the State of Maryland, as amended,
provides that under certain circumstances a corporation may indemnify any director or officer made
a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, administrative, or investigative by reason of service in that capacity unless it is
established that the act or omission of the director was material to the matter giving rise to the
proceeding and was committed in bad faith or was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty; or
the director actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property, or services; or in
the case of any criminal proceeding, the director had reasonable cause to believe that the act or
omission was unlawful. Indemnification may be against judgments, penalties, fines, settlements,
and reasonable expenses actually incurred by the director in connection with the proceeding.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;VI of the Company&#146;s Bylaws provides:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">To the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law in effect from time to time, the
Corporation, without requiring a preliminary determination of the ultimate
entitlement to indemnification, shall indemnify (a)&nbsp;any Director or officer or any
former Director or officer (including among the foregoing, for all purposes of this
Article&nbsp;VI and without limitation, any individual who, while a Director and at the
request of the Corporation, serves or has served another corporation, partnership,
joint venture, company, employee benefit plan or any other enterprise as a director,
officer, partner or Director of such corporation, partnership, joint venture,
Corporation, employee benefit plan or other enterprise), who has been successful, on
the merits or otherwise, in the defense of a proceeding to which he was made a party
by reason of such status, against reasonable expenses incurred by him in connection
with the proceeding, and (b)&nbsp;any Director or officer or any former Director or
officer against any claim or liability to which he may become subject by reason of
such status unless it is established that (i)&nbsp;his act or omission was committed in
bad faith or was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty, (ii)&nbsp;he actually
received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services or (iii)&nbsp;in the
case of a criminal proceeding, he had reasonable cause to believe that his act or
omission was unlawful. In addition, the Corporation shall pay or reimburse, in
advance of final disposition of a proceeding, reasonable expenses incurred by a
Director or officer or former Director or officer made a party to a proceeding by
reason of his status as a Director or officer; provided , that the Corporation shall
have received (i)&nbsp;a written affirmation by the Director or officer of his good faith
belief that he has met the applicable standard of conduct necessary for
indemnification by the Corporation as authorized by these Bylaws and (ii)&nbsp;a written
undertaking by or on his behalf to repay the amount paid or reimbursed by the
Corporation if it shall ultimately be determined that the applicable standard of
conduct was not met. The Corporation may, with the approval of its Directors,
provide such indemnification and payment or reimbursement of expenses to any
employee or agent of the Corporation. Neither the amendment nor repeal of this
Article&nbsp;VI, nor the adoption or amendment of any other provision of the Articles of
Incorporation or these Bylaws inconsistent with this Article&nbsp;VI, shall apply to or
affect in any respect the applicability of this paragraph with respect to any act or
failure to act which occurred prior to such amendment, repeal or adoption. Any
indemnification or payment or reimbursement of the expenses permitted by these
Bylaws shall be furnished in accordance with the procedures provided for
indemnification and payment or reimbursement of expenses under Section&nbsp;2-4 18 of the
Maryland General Corporation Law (the &#147;MGCL&#148;) for directors of Maryland
corporations. The Corporation may provide to Directors, officers and stockholders
such other and further indemnification or payment
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">or reimbursement of expenses as may be permitted by the MGCL, as in effect from time
to time, for directors of Maryland corporations.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company maintains liability insurance coverage for its officers and directors which
entitles the Company to be reimbursed for certain indemnity payments it is required or permitted to
make to its directors and officers with respect to actions arising out of the performance of such
officer&#146;s or director&#146;s duties.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not Applicable.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The exhibits to this Registration Statement are listed on the Exhibit&nbsp;Index, which appears
elsewhere herein and is incorporated by reference.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</B>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">(a)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement:
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of
1933;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date
of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set
forth in this Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered
would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of
the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with
the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and
price represent no more than a 20&nbsp;percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price
set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective Registration
Statement;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such
information in the Registration Statement.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Provided, however, </I>that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if
the Registration Statement is on Form S-8, and the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to
the Commission by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933,
each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating
to the securities offered herein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial <I>bona fide </I>offering thereof.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby further undertakes that, for the purposes of determining
any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant&#146;s annual report
pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where
applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration
statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
herein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial <I>bona
fide </I>offering thereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in
the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful
defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling
person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the
opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy
as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
issue.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in Herndon, Virginia, on April&nbsp;26, 2011.
</DIV>
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    <TD width="45%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="10%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR></TR>
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    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left"><B>Strayer Education, Inc.<br></B>
(Registrant)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">By:</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;/s/ Mark C. Brown</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Mark C. Brown
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chief Financial Officer</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and
appoints Robert S. Silberman and Mark C. Brown, and each of them individually, as his true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him
and his name, place and stead in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to the
Registration Statement on Form S-8, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, full power and authority to perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes
as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact
and agents, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
</DIV>
<DIV align="center">
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    <TD width="30%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="40%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="20%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>SIGNATURES</B></TD>

    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>TITLE</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>DATE</B></TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Robert S. Silberman
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
(Robert S. Silberman)
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chairman of the Board and Chief
Executive Officer (Principal Executive
Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">April&nbsp;26, 2011</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Mark C. Brown
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
(Mark C. Brown)
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chief Financial Officer (Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">April&nbsp;26, 2011</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Charlotte F. Beason
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">April&nbsp;26, 2011</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
(Charlotte F. Beason)
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ William E. Brock
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">April&nbsp;26, 2011</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
(William E. Brock)
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ John T. Casteen III)
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">April&nbsp;26, 2011</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
(John T. Casteen III)
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
(David A. Coulter)
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Robert R. Grusky
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">April&nbsp;26, 2011</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
(Robert R. Grusky)
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Robert L. Johnson
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">April&nbsp;26, 2011</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
(Robert L. Johnson)
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Todd A. Milano
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">April&nbsp;26, 2011</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
(Todd A. Milano)
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ G. Thomas Waite, III
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">April&nbsp;26, 2011</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
(G. Thomas Waite, III)
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ J. David Wargo
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">April&nbsp;26, 2011</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
(J. David Wargo)
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>EXHIBIT INDEX</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center">
<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="88%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Exhibit No.</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Description</B></TD>
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    <TD valign="top" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top" align="right">4.1</TD>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Strayer Education, Inc. 2011 Equity Compensation Plan, incorporated by reference
to Appendix&nbsp;A to the Company&#146;s definitive proxy statement filed on March&nbsp;29, 2011.</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top" align="right">5.1</TD>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Opinion of Hogan Lovells US LLP regarding the legality of the Common Stock
registered hereby.*</DIV></TD>
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<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top" align="right">23.1</TD>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Consent of Hogan Lovells US LLP (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).*</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 26, 2011
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Strayer Education, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
MARYLAND
52-1975978
(State or other jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
incorporation or organization)
2303 Dulles Station Boulevard
Herndon, VA 20171
(703) 247-2500
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
Strayer Education, Inc.
2011 Equity Compensation Plan
(Full title of the Plan)
Mark C. Brown
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Strayer Education, Inc.
2303 Dulles Station Boulevard
Herndon, VA 20171
(703) 247-2500
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
Copies to:
Steven M. Kaufman
C. Alex Bahn
Hogan Lovells US LLP
555 Thirteenth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004
(202) 637-5600
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated
filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of "large
accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act (Check one):
Large accelerated filer
þ
Accelerated filer
o
Non-accelerated filer
o
Smaller reporting company
o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed
maximum offering
Proposed
Amount to be
price
maximum aggregate
Amount of
Title of securities to be registered
Registered (1)(2)
per unit (2)
offering price (3)
registration fee
Common Stock, par value
$0.01 per share
400,000 shares
$
118.37
$
47,348,000
$
5,497.10
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate number of shares
that may become issuable under the plan as a result of a stock split,
stock dividend or similar adjustment of the outstanding Common Stock.
(2)
Per the terms of the Strayer Education, Inc. 2011 Equity Compensation
Plan, this number includes approximately 55,000 shares not granted
under the Strayer Education, Inc. 1996 Stock Option Plan and
approximately 45,000 shares to cover the number that may become
issuable under the plan due to forfeitures of outstanding awards the
Strayer Education, Inc. 1996 Stock Option Plan.
(3)
Calculated pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h) under the Securities Act of
1933 on the basis of $118.37 per share, which was the average of the
high and low prices of the Common Stock as reported on the NASDAQ
Global Market on April 20, 2011.
PART I
As permitted by the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), this
Registration Statement omits the information specified in Part I of Form S-8. The documents
containing the information specified in Part I will be delivered to the participants in the plan as
required by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act").
Such documents are not being filed with the Commission as part of this Registration Statement or as
prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424. These documents and the documents
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II hereof,
taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the
Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Strayer Education, Inc. (the "Company") hereby incorporates by reference into this
Registration Statement the following documents:
(a) The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010;
(b) The Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on January 7, 2011, March 31, 2011 and
April 5, 2011; and
(c) The description of the Company's Common Stock as contained in the Registration Statement
on Form 8-A, filed by the Company on July 18, 1996 to register its common stock under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("Exchange Act"), and all amendments or reports
filed for the purpose of updating such description prior to the termination of the offering
of Common Stock made hereby.
All documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration
Statement which indicates that all securities offered have been sold, or which deregisters all
securities remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Item 4. Description of Securities
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
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Section 2-418 of the Corporations and Associations Law of the State of Maryland, as amended,
provides that under certain circumstances a corporation may indemnify any director or officer made
a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, administrative, or investigative by reason of service in that capacity unless it is
established that the act or omission of the director was material to the matter giving rise to the
proceeding and was committed in bad faith or was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty; or
the director actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property, or services; or in
the case of any criminal proceeding, the director had reasonable cause to believe that the act or
omission was unlawful. Indemnification may be against judgments, penalties, fines, settlements,
and reasonable expenses actually incurred by the director in connection with the proceeding.
Article VI of the Company's Bylaws provides:
To the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law in effect from time to time, the
Corporation, without requiring a preliminary determination of the ultimate
entitlement to indemnification, shall indemnify (a) any Director or officer or any
former Director or officer (including among the foregoing, for all purposes of this
Article VI and without limitation, any individual who, while a Director and at the
request of the Corporation, serves or has served another corporation, partnership,
joint venture, company, employee benefit plan or any other enterprise as a director,
officer, partner or Director of such corporation, partnership, joint venture,
Corporation, employee benefit plan or other enterprise), who has been successful, on
the merits or otherwise, in the defense of a proceeding to which he was made a party
by reason of such status, against reasonable expenses incurred by him in connection
with the proceeding, and (b) any Director or officer or any former Director or
officer against any claim or liability to which he may become subject by reason of
such status unless it is established that (i) his act or omission was committed in
bad faith or was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty, (ii) he actually
received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services or (iii) in the
case of a criminal proceeding, he had reasonable cause to believe that his act or
omission was unlawful. In addition, the Corporation shall pay or reimburse, in
advance of final disposition of a proceeding, reasonable expenses incurred by a
Director or officer or former Director or officer made a party to a proceeding by
reason of his status as a Director or officer; provided , that the Corporation shall
have received (i) a written affirmation by the Director or officer of his good faith
belief that he has met the applicable standard of conduct necessary for
indemnification by the Corporation as authorized by these Bylaws and (ii) a written
undertaking by or on his behalf to repay the amount paid or reimbursed by the
Corporation if it shall ultimately be determined that the applicable standard of
conduct was not met. The Corporation may, with the approval of its Directors,
provide such indemnification and payment or reimbursement of expenses to any
employee or agent of the Corporation. Neither the amendment nor repeal of this
Article VI, nor the adoption or amendment of any other provision of the Articles of
Incorporation or these Bylaws inconsistent with this Article VI, shall apply to or
affect in any respect the applicability of this paragraph with respect to any act or
failure to act which occurred prior to such amendment, repeal or adoption. Any
indemnification or payment or reimbursement of the expenses permitted by these
Bylaws shall be furnished in accordance with the procedures provided for
indemnification and payment or reimbursement of expenses under Section 2-4 18 of the
Maryland General Corporation Law (the "MGCL") for directors of Maryland
corporations. The Corporation may provide to Directors, officers and stockholders
such other and further indemnification or payment
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or reimbursement of expenses as may be permitted by the MGCL, as in effect from time
to time, for directors of Maryland corporations.
The Company maintains liability insurance coverage for its officers and directors which
entitles the Company to be reimbursed for certain indemnity payments it is required or permitted to
make to its directors and officers with respect to actions arising out of the performance of such
officer's or director's duties.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
Not Applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits
The exhibits to this Registration Statement are listed on the Exhibit Index, which appears
elsewhere herein and is incorporated by reference.
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a)
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of
1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date
of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set
forth in this Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered
would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of
the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with
the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and
price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price
set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective Registration
Statement;
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such
information in the Registration Statement.
Provided, however,
that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if
the Registration Statement is on Form S-8, and the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to
the Commission by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.
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(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933,
each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating
to the securities offered herein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b) The undersigned registrant hereby further undertakes that, for the purposes of determining
any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant's annual report
pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where
applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration
statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
herein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona
fide
offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in
the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful
defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling
person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the
opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy
as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in Herndon, Virginia, on April 26, 2011.
Strayer Education, Inc.
(Registrant)
By:
/s/ Mark C. Brown
Mark C. Brown
Chief Financial Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and
appoints Robert S. Silberman and Mark C. Brown, and each of them individually, as his true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him
and his name, place and stead in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to the
Registration Statement on Form S-8, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, full power and authority to perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes
as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact
and agents, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
SIGNATURES
TITLE
DATE
/s/ Robert S. Silberman
(Robert S. Silberman)
Chairman of the Board and Chief
Executive Officer (Principal Executive
Officer)
April 26, 2011
/s/ Mark C. Brown
(Mark C. Brown)
Chief Financial Officer (Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer)
April 26, 2011
/s/ Charlotte F. Beason
Director
April 26, 2011
(Charlotte F. Beason)
/s/ William E. Brock
Director
April 26, 2011
(William E. Brock)
/s/ John T. Casteen III)
Director
April 26, 2011
(John T. Casteen III)
Director
(David A. Coulter)
/s/ Robert R. Grusky
Director
April 26, 2011
(Robert R. Grusky)
/s/ Robert L. Johnson
Director
April 26, 2011
(Robert L. Johnson)
/s/ Todd A. Milano
Director
April 26, 2011
(Todd A. Milano)
/s/ G. Thomas Waite, III
Director
April 26, 2011
(G. Thomas Waite, III)
/s/ J. David Wargo
Director
April 26, 2011
(J. David Wargo)
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description
4.1
Strayer Education, Inc. 2011 Equity Compensation Plan, incorporated by reference
to Appendix A to the Company's definitive proxy statement filed on March 29, 2011.
5.1
Opinion of Hogan Lovells US LLP regarding the legality of the Common Stock
registered hereby.*
23.1
Consent of Hogan Lovells US LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).*
23.2
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.*
24.1
Power of Attorney (included in the signature page to this Registration Statement).*
*
Filed herewith.
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