Post 200: Top D.C.-Area Businesses

Strayer Education / STRA

Graduates of Strayer University's MBA program.

Graduates of Strayer University's MBA program. (Photo: Courtesy of company.)

About Strayer Education

1100 Wilson Blvd., Suite 2500, Arlington, Va. 22209
www.strayereducation.com | 703-247-2500 | Founded: 1892

Industry: Education | Category: Public Companies

Strayer University provides post-secondary education to adult students, with undergraduate and graduate degrees in business administration, accounting, information technology, education and public administration. The for-profit university operates 55 campuses in a dozen states, but all of its courses are available online. Strayer had 37,000 students in its 2007 fall term, up from 31,000 the previous year. Strayer plans to open nine campuses in 2008, up from eight new campuses opened in each of the previous two years.

President and COO: Karl McDonnell

2007 Financial Data

Revenues: $318,012,000 | Net Income: $64,937,000
Asssets: $343,778,000 | Earnings Per Share: $4.47
Stockholder Equity: $188,507,000 | Annual Dividend: $1.31
Total employees: 163 | Local employees: 790

Company Leadership

Charlotte F. Beason Director
William E. Brock Director
David A. Coulter Director
Gary Gensler Director
Robert R. Grusky Director
Robert L. Johnson Director
Todd A. Milano Director
Robert S. Silberman Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
G. Thomas Waite Director
J. David Wargo Director

Source: Compensation data provided by Equilar, Inc..

Did You Know

EARLY DAYS: Founded as a business school in Baltimore in 1892, Strayer began offering a bachelor of science degree in 1969.

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