EXHIBIT 23.1


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our
report dated February 1, 2002, relating to the consolidated financial statements
of Strayer Education, Inc., which appears in such Registration Statement. We
also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such
Registration Statement.



/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP




Washington, D.C.
November 1, 2002