Exhibit 99.1

Strayer Education Inc.
      Making Education Achievable for Working Adults


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


                                       For more information contact:

                                       Mark C. Brown, Senior Vice President and
                                       Chief Financial Officer
                                       (703) 247-2514

                                       Sonya Udler, Vice President,
                                       Corporate Communications
                                       (703) 247-2517
                                       sonya.udler@strayer.edu


        STRAYER UNIVERSITY RECEIVES EARLY REAFFIRMATION OF ACCREDITATION
             FROM THE MIDDLE STATES COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION


ARLINGTON, Va., July 11, 2007 - Strayer Education, Inc. announced today that the
Middle States Commission on Higher Education has reaffirmed on an accelerated
basis the accreditation of Strayer University for a full ten-year period,
through 2017.

The Commission's decision to accelerate the University's reaffirmation was based
on its extensive review of the University's 2006 voluntary self study, and
eliminates the necessity for the Commission's accreditation review, previously
scheduled for 2011.

"We are very pleased with the 10-year reaffirmation of our accreditation by the
Middle States Commission on Higher Education," said Robert S. Silberman,
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Strayer Education. "We also recognize
and appreciate the time and effort that Middle States has put forth in reviewing
and approving an early reaffirmation decision. Strayer University's goal has
always been to provide a high quality post-secondary education to its working
adult students. Early reaffirmation underscores our commitment to maintaining
only the highest academic standards for many years to come."

The company will discuss this and other updates during its previously scheduled
earnings call at 10:00 a.m. (ET) on July 26, 2007.

Strayer Education, Inc. (Nasdaq: STRA) is an education services holding company
that owns Strayer University and certain other assets. Strayer's mission is to
make higher education achievable and convenient for working adults in today'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, and public administration to
approximately 32,000 working adult students at 47 campuses in 11 states and
Washington, D.C., in the eastern United States 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.

For more information on Strayer Education, Inc. visit www.strayereducation.com
and for Strayer University visit www.strayer.edu.

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This press release contains statements that are forward looking and are made
pursuant to the "safe-harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995 ("Reform Act"). The statements are based on the Company's
current expectations and are subject to a number of uncertainties and risks. In
connection with the Safe Harbor provisions of the Reform Act, the Company has
identified important factors that could cause the Company's actual results to
differ materially from those expressed in or implied by such statements. 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
and regional regulatory requirements, competitive factors, our ability to
implement our growth strategy, 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,
and general economic and market conditions. Further information about these and
other relevant risks and uncertainties may be found in the Company'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. We undertake no obligation to update or revise
forward looking statements.