An average of around 46% of students received merit aid at these schools in 2019-2020 compared with 15% nationally, per U.S. News data. Strayer University is a private, for-profit university with its headquarters in Washington, DC.It was founded in 1892 as Strayer's Business College and later became Strayer College, before being granted university status in 1998. a personalized ranking provided by U.S. News College Like it. J,H- Junior college (community colleges, CEGEP) Includes those institutions offering the first two years of a degree program. Visiting a college can help a student determine if he or she wants to spend the next four years there. You can select an alternate year