Type: Public
On the web: http://www.educationrealty.com
Employees: 1,138
Employee growth: (8.9%)

This company can give your college student a home away from home. Education Realty Trust, a self-administered real estate investment trust (REIT), develops, buys, owns, and operates residential communities for university students. It owns about 40 communities in some 20 states, consisting of approximately 25,000 beds in more than 7,800 units. Through its Allen & O'Hara Education Services subsidiary, the REIT manages another 20 student housing properties owned by others. Education Realty Trust communities offer private rooms as well as amenities such as Internet access, fitness centers, game rooms, dining facilities, swimming pools -- and even study rooms.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2010:
Sales: $119.6M
One year growth: (10.9%)
Net income: ($42.1)M

Officers:
Chairman: Paul O. Bower
President, CEO, and Director: Randall L. (Randy) Churchey
EVP, CFO, Secretary, and Treasurer: Randall H. (Randy) Brown

Competitors:
American Campus Communities
JPI
Place Properties

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