EXHIBIT 23.2

              CONSENT OF GRANT THORNTON LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

     We have issued our report dated March 18, 1998, except for Note L which is 
as of March 23, 1998, on the financial statements of David M. Griffith & 
Associates, Ltd. (not presented herein) as of December 31, 1997 and for each of 
the two years in the period ended December 31, 1997, included in the Annual 
Report on Form 10-K of MAXIMUS, Inc. for the year ended September 30, 1998. We 
hereby consent to the incorporation by reference of said report in the 
Registration Statements on Form S-8 of MAXIMUS, Inc.(File No. 333-41867 
pertaining to the 1997 Employee Stock Purchase Plan of MAXIMUS, Inc., File No. 
333-41869 pertaining to the 1997 Director Stock Option Plan of MAXIMUS, Inc. 
and File No. 333-41871 pertaining to the 1997 Equity Incentive Plan of MAXIMUS, 
Inc.).

                              
                                        Grant Thornton LLP


Chicago, Illinois
November 16, 1998