Exhibit 23.01

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated February 9, 2001 relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedule of Strayer Education, Inc., which appears in Strayer Education, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Washington, D.C.
October 4, 2001