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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * DENNIS WILLIAM C   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC. [laur] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President, Latin American Ops. (Last) (First) (Middle) 1001 FLEET STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/12/2005 (Street) BALTIMORE, MD 21202 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price common stock 05/12/2005(1) 04/30/2005 A(1)   18,000 A $ 44.42 (2) 66,361 D   common stock 05/12/2005 05/17/2005(3) S   15,000 D (4) 51,361 D   coom stock - RESTRICTED               36,000 (5) D   TOTAL STOCK OWNED (including restricted)               87,361 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

options

$ 5.95

(6)

10/01/2011

common stock

84,415

84,415

D

options

$ 17.54

(7)

04/30/2013

common stock

120,000

204,415 (8)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
DENNIS WILLIAM C 1001 FLEET STREET BALTIMORE, MD 21202			President, Latin American Ops.

Signatures

William C. Dennis		05/18/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Shares issued with a stock issue date of 4-30-2005 as part of a restricted stock agreement dated 4-30-2003.
(2)	Price based on closing price on April 30, 2005.
(3)	Trade settlement date.
(4)	Various sale prices as follows: 507 @ $46.50 300 @ $46.51 1,193 @ $46.52 600 @ $46.58 1,000 @ $46.61 534 @ $46.62 1,400 @ $46.63 1,400 @ $46.64 600 @ $46.65 587 @ $46.66 300 @ $46.67 1,200 @ $46.68 200 @ $46.69 2,179 @ $46.70 1,100 @ $46.71 600 @ $46.72 600 @ $46.74 500 @ $46.77 200 @ $46.78
(5)	All 36,000 shares are restricted, nonvested and forfeitable. Next traunch of 18,000 shares will vest on 4/30/2006. All shares will be fully vested on 4/30/2007.
(6)	All options are currently exercisable.
(7)	60,000 options are currently exercisable as of 4/30/2005. The remaining options vest in increments of 30,000 on each grant anniversary date.
(8)	Represents grand total of ALL OPTIONS owned to date.

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