X0202 4 2004-12-09 0 0001013934 STRAYER EDUCATION INC STRA 0001018327 KLINSKY STEVEN B C/O STRAYER EDUCATION 712 5TH AVE 23RD FL NEW YORK NY 10019 1 0 1 0 Common Stock 2004-12-09 4 S 0 450000 112.94 D 1192120 I See Footnote On December 9, 2004, New Mountain Partners, L.P. ("New Mountain") sold 450,000 shares of Common Stock in a transaction with Credit Suisse First Boston LLC in reliance on Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as amended, at a per share price of $112.94. As a result of this transaction, the Reporting Person will no longer be a 10% owner of Common Stock, but will continue to be subject to Section 16 due to his being a director of Strayer Education, Inc. The Reporting Person is the sole member of New Mountain GP, LLC, which is the General Partner of New Mountain Investments, L.P., which is the General Partner of New Mountain. Steven B. Klinsky 2004-12-09