Exhibit31.1

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Robert S.Silberman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Strayer Education,Inc. (the ‘‘registrant’’), certifythat:

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| 1.  | I have reviewed this annual report on Form10-K of the registrant; |

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| 2.  | Based on my knowledge,this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact oromit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, inlight of the circumstances under which such statements were made, notmisleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |

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| 3.  | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements,and other financial information included in this report, fairly presentin all material respects the financial condition, results of operationsand cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presentedin this report; |

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| 4.  | The registrant’s othercertifying officer and I are responsible for establishing andmaintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in ExchangeAct Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financialreporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f))for the registrant and have: |

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|  | (a)  | Designed suchdisclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controlsand procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure thatmaterial information relating to the registrant, including itsconsolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within thoseentities, particularly during the period in which this report is beingprepared; |

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|  | (b)  | Designed such internal control overfinancial reporting, or caused such internal control over financialreporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonableassurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and thepreparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordancewith generally accepted accountingprinciples; |

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|  | (c)  | Evaluated the effectiveness ofthe registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures andpresented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of thedisclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period coveredby this report based on such evaluation; and |

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|  | (d)  | Disclosed in this report any change in theregistrant’s internal control over financial reporting thatoccurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (theregistrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annualreport) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely tomaterially affect, the registrant’s internal control overfinancial reporting; and |

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| 5.  | The registrant’sother certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recentevaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to theregistrant’s auditors and the audit committee of theregistrant’s board of directors (or persons performing theequivalent functions): |

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|  | (a)  | All significantdeficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation ofinternal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likelyto adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process,summarize and report financial information;and |

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|  | (b)  | Any fraud, whether or not material, thatinvolves management or other employees who have a significant role inthe registrant’s internal control over financialreporting. |

Date:    February 27,2007

|  | /s/ Robert S.Silberman                            Robert S.SilbermanChairman and Chief ExecutiveOfficer |
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