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 Registration Statement on Form S-3 of MAXIMUS, Inc. We hereby consent to the use of the aforementioned report in the Registration Statement, as amended, on Form S-3 of MAXIMUS, Inc. and to the use of our name as it appears under the caption "EXPERTS." /s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP Chicago, Illinois December 9, 1998