Exhibit B
                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

          We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements (Form S-8 No. 33-53915 pertaining to the Computer Associates
International, Inc. 1993 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan; Form S-8
Nos. 33-64377 and 33-53572 pertaining to the Computer Associates
International, Inc. 1991 Stock Incentive Plan; Form S-4 No. 33-30347, and
Form S-8 Nos. 33-34607, 33-18322, 2-92355, 2-87495 and 2-79751 pertaining to
the 1981 Incentive Stock Option Plan, Non-Statutory Stock Option Plan and
Affiliated Plans; and Form S-8 No. 33-20797 pertaining to the Computer
Associates Savings Harvest Plan) of Computer Associates International,
Inc. and related prospectuses of our report dated May 24, 1996 with respect
to the consolidated financial statements and the schedule of Computer
Associates International, Inc. and subsidiaries included in the Annual Report
(Form 10-K) for the year ended March 31, 1996.
 
                                                    ERNST & YOUNG LLP


New York, New York
May 24, 1996