Education Realty Trust to Host Third Quarter 2009 Earnings Conference Call

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Oct. 5, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Education Realty Trust, Inc.
(NYSE:EDR), a leader in the ownership, management and development of student
housing, today announced that the Company will release financial results for the
third quarter of 2009 after the market closes on Wednesday, October 21, 2009.

The Company will host a conference call for investors and other interested
parties beginning at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, October 22, 2009. The
call will be hosted by Paul O. Bower, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and
President, and Randall H. Brown, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer.

The conference call will be accessible by telephone and the Internet. To access
the call, participants from within the U.S. may dial (877) 941-8418, and
participants from outside the U.S. may dial (480) 629-9809. The passcode for
this call is 4164783. Participants may also access the call via live webcast by
visiting the Company's investor relations Web site at www.educationrealty.com.

The replay of the call will be available at approximately 12:00 noon Eastern
Time on October 22, 2009 through midnight Eastern Time on November 5, 2009. To
access the replay, the domestic dial-in number is (800) 406-7325, the
international dial-in number is (303) 590-3030, and the passcode is 4164783. The
archive of the webcast will be available on the Company's Web site for a limited
time.

About Education Realty Trust

Education Realty Trust (NYSE:EDR) is a self-administered, self-managed real
estate investment trust that owns, develops and manages high-quality student
housing communities throughout the United States. Led by a team with over 200
years of shared industry experience, EDR is one of America's largest owners and
operators of collegiate student housing. Its portfolio includes 63 communities
in 21 states with 37,152 owned and managed beds. For more information, please
visit the Company's website at www.educationrealty.com.

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