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Strayer University

Logo: Strayer University, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

For-profit university in Washington, D.C., US

Strayer University is a private for-profit university headquartered in Washington, D.C. It was founded in 1892 as Strayer's Business College and later became Strayer College, before being granted university status in 1998. Strayer University operates under the publicly traded holding company Strategic Education, Inc., which was established in 1996 and rebranded in 2018 following its merger with Capella University.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1892Founded1

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Strayer University is a private for-profit university headquartered in Washington, D.C. It was founded in 1892 as Strayer's Business College and later became Strayer College, before being granted university status in 1998. Strayer University operates under the publicly traded holding company Strategic Education, Inc., which was established in 1996 and rebranded in 2018 following its merger with Capella University.2

Corporate structure

Strayer University is part of a group headed by Strategic Education, Inc.. 19 entities, 4 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Strategic Education, Inc. Herndon, Virginia, United States
    • Strayer University Baltimore, Maryland, United States
    • Blue Mountains Hotel Management Consulting (Shanghai) Co., Ltd Subsidiary · China
    • Capella Education Company, Inc. Subsidiary · Minnesota, United States
    • Capella Learning Solutions, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Capella University, LLC Subsidiary · Minnesota, United States
    • Media Design School at Strayer Limited Subsidiary · New Zealand
    • SEI Australia Education Pty Ltd Subsidiary · Australia
    • SEI Australia Holdings Pty Ltd Subsidiary · Australia
    • SEI New Zealand Limited Subsidiary · New Zealand
    • SEI NewCo, Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Sophia Learning, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Think: Colleges Pty Ltd Subsidiary · Australia
    • Think: Education Group Pty Ltd Subsidiary · Australia
    • Think: Education Services Pty Ltd Subsidiary · Australia
    • Torrens Global Education Holdings Pty Ltd Subsidiary · Australia
    • Torrens Global Education Services Pty Ltd Subsidiary · Australia
    • Torrens University Australia Ltd Subsidiary · Australia
    • Workforce Edge, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Timeline

  1. 1892Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$1.4B 2008–2026
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2008–2026: $1.4B in all. Federal grants $8.4M; Other federal assistance $1.4B; Federal contracts $175.3K.$0$50M$100M$150M$200M2008 · Other federal assistance: $26.8M2008 · Federal contracts: $12.5K20082009 · Other federal assistance: $68.3M2009 · Federal contracts: $1.7K2010 · Other federal assistance: $116.7M2010 · Federal contracts: $41.3K20102011 · Other federal assistance: $117.8M2011 · Federal contracts: $45.0K2012 · Other federal assistance: $94.5M2012 · Federal contracts: $33.2K20122013 · Other federal assistance: $84.0M2013 · Federal contracts: $25.1K2014 · Other federal assistance: $76.1M2014 · Federal contracts: $3.6K20142015 · Other federal assistance: $81.9M2015 · Federal contracts: $5.4K2016 · Other federal assistance: $88.1M2016 · Federal contracts: $7.5K20162017 · Other federal assistance: $19.0M201820202021 · Federal grants: $8.4M2022 · Other federal assistance: $92.0M20222023 · Other federal assistance: $150.4M2024 · Other federal assistance: $163.7M20242025 · Other federal assistance: $142.4M2026 · Other federal assistance: $95.6M2026
Figures by year
YearFederal grantsOther federal assistanceFederal contractsTotal
2026–$95.6M–$95.6M
2025–$142.4M–$142.4M
2024–$163.7M–$163.7M
2023–$150.4M–$150.4M
2022–$92.0M–$92.0M
2021$8.4M––$8.4M
2017–$19.0M–$19.0M
2016–$88.1M$7.5K$88.1M
2015–$81.9M$5.4K$81.9M
2014–$76.1M$3.6K$76.1M
2013–$84.0M$25.1K$84.0M
2012–$94.5M$33.2K$94.5M
2011–$117.8M$45.0K$117.8M
2010–$116.7M$41.3K$116.8M
2009–$68.3M$1.7K$68.3M
2008–$26.8M$12.5K$26.8M

Federal awards

Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov5, by calendar year, 2008–2026, for its registration. Obligations are what agencies committed, not always what was paid out. Contracts pay for goods and services; grants, loans and direct payments are assistance. Loans are charted at the face value of the loans listed here. An award’s amount below is its lifetime total, and some began before the years charted.

Largest grants

  1. Apr 3, 2021$8.4M from Department of Education: Education Stabilization Fund6 To STRAYER UNIVERSITY, LLC Award P425Q210777

Largest direct payments

  1. $172.8M from Department of Education: Federal Pell Grant Program7 To STRAYER UNIVERSITY, LLC Award P063P191243
  2. $159.2M from Department of Education: Federal Pell Grant Program8 To STRAYER UNIVERSITY, LLC Award P063P231243
  3. $155.2M from Department of Education: Federal Pell Grant Program9 To STRAYER UNIVERSITY, LLC Award P063P201243

Largest contracts

  1. Dec 28, 2010$10.2K from Bureau of the Fiscal Service: Ir scholarship approvals for strayer university10 To STRAYER UNIVERSITY, LLC Award TFMSHQ11P0040
  2. May 5, 2011$8.1K from Department of Veterans Affairs: Education11 To STRAYER UNIVERSITY, LLC Award V460C10468
  3. Mar 1, 2012$8.0K from Bureau of the Fiscal Service: Igf::ot::igf other functions - college courses12 To STRAYER UNIVERSITY, LLC Award TFMSHQ12P0098
  4. Dec 29, 2010$7.7K from Financial Management Service: Tuition assistance13 To STRAYER UNIVERSITY, LLC Award TFMSHQ11P0046
  5. Apr 13, 2011$7.2K from Financial Management Service: Tuition assistance14 To STRAYER UNIVERSITY, LLC Award TFMSHQ11P0093

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