UNITED STATES
                   SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                       WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                              FORM 10-Q

       X  Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
               of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
           For the quarterly period ended June 30, 1997    
                               or
          Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
               of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
         For the transition period ended from _____ to _____

                    Commission File Number 0-10180

                Computer Associates International, Inc.
         (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

             Delaware                         13-2857434     
(State or other jurisdiction of             (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)            Identification No.)

                     One Computer Associates Plaza
                     Islandia, New York 11788-7000
          (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

                            (516) 342-5224
          (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                             Not applicable
          (Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
                     if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports 
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange 
Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period 
that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been 
subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

        Yes  X                                   No     

                APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's 
classes of Common Stock, as of the latest practicable date:

        Title of Class                    Shares Outstanding
         Common Stock                     as of July 24, 1997
   par value $.10 per share                   363,931,464



    COMPUTER ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES


                                INDEX

PART I.     Financial Information:	                           Page No.

Item 1.     Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets -
               June 30, 1997 and March 31, 1997                    1    

            Consolidated Statements of Income -
               Three Months Ended June 30, 1997 and 1996           2
	
            Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows -
               Three Months Ended June 30, 1997 and 1996           3

            Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial
               Statements                                          4

Item 2.     Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
               Condition and Results of Operations                 7

PART II.    Other Information:


Item 6.     Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                      10
            
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Item 1:
                   Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

       COMPUTER ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
               CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

                            (In millions)

                                              June 30,     March 31, 
                                                1997         1997 
                                              --------     ---------
                                             (Unaudited)          
                                                     
ASSETS:                               
                          
Cash and cash equivalents                     $    132     $    143
Marketable securities                               57           56 
Trade and installment accounts receivable        1,314        1,514 
Inventories and other current assets                60           67 
                                              --------     --------
                     TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS        1,563        1,780 
                                              
Installment accounts receivable,
 due after one                                   2,275        2,200 
Property and equipment                             437          438 
Purchased software products                        380          440 
Excess of cost over net assets acquired          1,149        1,159 
Investments and other noncurrent assets             75           67 
                                              --------     --------
                             TOTAL ASSETS     $  5,879     $  6,084 
                                              ========     ========
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:     
                                                     
Loans payable - banks                         $    540     $    540 
Other current liabilities                        1,018        1,187 
Long-term debt                                   1,494        1,663 
Deferred income taxes                              866          853 
Deferred maintenance revenue                       313          338 
Stockholders' equity                             1,648        1,503 
                                              --------     --------
TOTAL LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY      $  5,879     $  6,084 
                                          
<FN>
See Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

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        COMPUTER ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                  CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                             (Unaudited)

               (In millions, except per share amounts)

                                                For the Three Months
                                                    Ended June 30,
                                                --------------------
                                                  1997       1996
                                                -------     -------
                                                      
Product revenue and other related income        $   712     $   603 
Maintenance fees                                    179         189 
                                                -------     -------
                           TOTAL REVENUE            891         792 
                            
Costs and expenses:       
 Selling, marketing and administrative              381         342
 Product development and enhancements                89          75 
 Commissions and royalties                           45          42 
 Depreciation and amortization                       95         120 
 Interest expense  - net                             32          23 
                                                -------     -------
                TOTAL COSTS AND EXPENSES            642         602 
                                                -------     -------
Income before income taxes                          249         190 
                                                                                        
Provision for income taxes                           93          70 
                                                -------     -------
                              NET INCOME        $   156     $   120 
                                              
                                             
             NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE        $  0.42     $  0.32 
                                           
Weighted average common shares used in                                          
 computation                                        375         379 
                               
<FN>                         
See Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements. 

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      COMPUTER ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
           CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                             (Unaudited)

                            (In millions)

                                                For the Three Months
                                                    Ended June 30,
                                                --------------------
                                                  1997       1996
                                                -------     -------
                                                      
Net income                                      $   156     $   120  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net 
 cash provided by operating activities:    
  Depreciation and amortization                      95         120  
  Provision for deferred income taxes                37          31  
  Increase in noncurrent installment 
   accounts receivable                             (101)       (151)
  Decrease in deferred maintenance revenue          (23)        (53) 
  Changes in other operating assets and
   liabilities, excludes effects of
   acquisitions                                      13          60  
                                                -------     -------
NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES           177         127  
                                        
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
  Acquisitions, primarily purchased software,
   marketing rights and intangibles                  (6)        (19)
  Purchase of property and equipment                (15)         (2) 
  (Increase) decrease in current marketable
   securities                                        (1)          2  
  Capitalized development costs                      (6)         (4) 
                                                -------     -------
NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES               (28)        (23) 
                                   
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
  Repayment of borrowings - net                    (167)        (95) 
  Exercise of common stock options/other             18           7  
  Purchases of treasury stock                       (10)        (11) 
                                                -------     -------
NET CASH USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES              (159)        (99) 
                                      
(DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
  BEFORE EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH    (10)          5  
        
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash              (1)         (1) 
                                                -------     -------
(DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS    (11)          4  

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD    143          97
                                                -------     -------
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD      $   132     $   101  
                                                =======     =======

<FN>
See notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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        COMPUTER ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
          NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                             JUNE 30, 1997

NOTE A --  BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been 
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for 
interim financial information and with the instructions to Rule 10-01 of 
Regulation S-X.  Accordingly, they do not include all of the information 
and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for 
complete financial statements.  In the opinion of management, all 
adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered 
necessary for a fair presentation have been included.  Operating results 
for the three months ended June 30, 1997 are not necessarily indicative 
of the results that may be expected for the year ending March 31, 1998.  
For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements 
and footnotes thereto included in Computer Associates International, 
Inc.'s (the "Registrant" or the "Company") Annual Report on Form 10-K 
for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1997.

Cash Dividends:  In May 1997, the Company's Board of Directors declared 
its regular, semi-annual cash dividend of $.05 per share.  The dividend 
was paid on July 7, 1997 to stockholders of record on June 20, 1997.

Net Income per Share:  Net income per share of Common Stock is computed 
by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares 
and any dilutive common share equivalents outstanding.  Fully diluted 
net income per share is the same or not materially different from net 
income per share.

In February 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued 
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 128, "Earnings 
per Share," which is required to be adopted for both interim and annual 
financial statements for periods ending after December 15, 1997.  At 
that time, the Company will be required to change the method currently 
used to compute earnings per share and to restate all prior periods.  
SFAS No. 128 will require the Company to present "basic" and "diluted" 
earnings per share (EPS) on the face of the income statement.  The 
computation of "basic" EPS replaces primary EPS.  If the Company had 
implemented SFAS No. 128 during this quarter, it would have reported 
basic EPS of $.43 and $.33 for the quarters ended June 30, 1997 and 
1996, respectively.  Diluted EPS would have been $.41 and $.32 for the 
respective quarters.

Statements of Cash Flows:  For the three months ended June 30, 1997 and 
1996, interest payments were $45 million and $20 million, respectively, 
and income taxes paid were $121 million and $94 million, respectively.

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       COMPUTER ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
         NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                           JUNE 30, 1997

On November 11, 1996, the Company acquired 98% of the issued and 
outstanding shares of Common Stock of Cheyenne Software, Inc. 
("Cheyenne"), and on December 2, 1996 merged into Cheyenne one of  its 
wholly owned subsidiaries. The aggregate purchase price of approximately 
$1.2 billion was funded from drawings under the Company's $2 billion 
credit agreements. Cheyenne was engaged in the design,  development,  
marketing,  and  support of storage,  management,  security and 
communications software for desktops and distributed enterprise 
networks. The acquisition was accounted for as a purchase. The results 
of Cheyenne's operations have been combined with those of the Company 
since the date of acquisition. 

The Company recorded a $598 million after-tax charge against earnings 
for the write-off of purchased Cheyenne research and development 
technology that had not reached the working model stage and has no 
alternative future use.  Research and development charges are generally 
based upon a discounted cash flow analysis. 

The following table reflects pro forma combined results of operations 
(unaudited) of the Company and Cheyenne on the basis that the 
acquisition had taken place and the related after-tax charge, noted 
above, was recorded at the beginning of fiscal year 1997:



                 (in millions, except per share amounts)

                                       For the Three Months
                                       Ended June 30, 1996
                                       --------------------
                                    
Revenue                                $    841
Net (loss)                                 (496)
Net (loss) per common share            $  (1.36)
Shares used in computation                  364



In management's opinion, the pro forma combined results of operations 
are not indicative of the actual results that would have occurred had 
the acquisitions been consummated at the beginning of fiscal year 1997 
or of future operations of the combined companies under the ownership 
and operation of the Company.

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       COMPUTER ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
         NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                           JUNE 30, 1997

NOTE C - THE 1995 KEY EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN

Under the 1995 Key Employee Stock Ownership Plan (the "1995 Plan") a 
total of 13.5 million restricted shares were available for grant to 
three key executives.  In January 1996, nine hundred thousand shares 
vested under the initial grant of 4.5 million shares, subject to the 
continued employment of the key executives through March 31, 2000. 
Accordingly, the Company began accruing the compensation expense 
associated with these nine hundred thousand shares over the employment 
period.  Additional grants of nine million shares are available under 
the 1995 Plan and have been reserved pending the achievement of certain 
price targets.  The additional grants and the unvested portion of the 
initial grant are subject to risk of forfeiture through March 31, 2000, 
and further subject to significant limitations on transfer during the 
seven years following vesting.

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Item 2:

         MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
               CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


Statements in this Form 10-Q concerning the company s future prospects 
are  forward looking statements  under the federal securities laws.  
There can be no assurances that future results will be achieved and 
actual results could differ materially from forecasts and estimates.  
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially 
are discussed below in the section Operations.


RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Revenue:

Total revenue for the quarter ended June 30, 1997 increased by 12% over 
the prior year's comparable quarter.  The increase reflects the 
favorable demand for the Company's products coupled with widespread and 
enthusiastic acceptance of the Company's enterprise pricing options.  
Revenues from client/server products, particularly the Unicenter product 
group, now broadened by Unicenter TNG (The Next Generation), the newest 
release of the systems management platform increased at a substantially 
higher rate than from other platforms.  The Company's independent 
Business Units ("iBUs"), in particular the Cheyenne Software division 
contributed marginally to the revenue increase.  International revenue 
decreased by 8% for the June 1997 quarter compared to the June 1996 
quarter.  The decrease is due to strengthening of the US dollar against 
most currencies and modest sales in Europe.  Maintenance revenues 
decreased $10 million, or 5%, primarily due to the ongoing trend in site 
consolidations and expanding client/server revenues which yield lower 
maintenance.  Price changes did not have a material impact in either 
quarter.

Costs and Expenses:

Selling, marketing and administrative expenses as a percentage of total 
revenue were 43% for both the June 1997 and June 1996 quarters.  Net 
research and development expenditures increased $14 million, or 18%, 
over the June 1996 quarter.  The addition of Cheyenne product 
development personnel,  continued emphasis on adapting products for the 
client/server environment and broadening of the Company's 
Internet/Intranet product offerings were largely responsible for the 
increase.  Commissions and royalties as a percentage of revenue was 5% 
for both the June 1997 and 1996 quarters.  Depreciation and amortization 
expense decreased $25 million in the June 1997 quarter from the June 
1996 quarter.  The decrease was primarily due to completion of the 
amortization associated with the On-Line Software International, Inc. 
and Pansophic Systems, Incorporated acquisitions, as well as the 
scheduled reduction in the level of amortization associated with The ASK 
Group, Inc. and Legent Corporation acquisitions.  This decrease was only 
partially offset by the additional accelerated purchased software 
relating to the Cheyenne Software, Inc. acquisition.  In the June 1997 
quarter, net interest expense increased by $9 million over the June 1996 
quarter as a result of higher debt levels associated with borrowings 
used to finance the Cheyenne acquisition.

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Item 2:  (Continued)

        MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
              CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Operating Margins:

The pre-tax income of $249 million for the June 1997 quarter represents 
an increase of 31%, or $59 million, over the June 1996 quarter pre-tax 
of $190 million.   As a percentage of total revenue, pre-tax income for 
the June 1997 quarter was 28%, an increase of four percentage points 
over the quarter ending June 1996.  The Company's consolidated effective 
tax rate was 37.5% for the June 1997 quarter compared with 37% for the 
prior  year comparable quarter.

Operations:

The Company's products are designed to improve the productivity  and 
efficiency  of its clients' data processing resources.  Accordingly, in 
a recessionary environment, the Company's products are often a 
reasonable economic alternative to customers faced with the prospect of 
incurring expenditures to increase their existing  data processing  
resources.  However, a general or regional slowdown in the world economy 
could adversely affect the Company's operations.

The Company has traditionally reported lower profit margins in the first 
two quarters of each fiscal year than those experienced in the third and 
fourth quarters.  As part of the annual budget process, management 
establishes higher discretionary expense levels in relation to projected 
revenue for the first half of the year.  Historically, the Company's 
combined third and fourth quarter revenues have been greater than the 
first half of the year, as these two quarters coincide with the clients' 
calendar year budget periods and the culmination of the Company's annual 
sales plan.  These historically higher second half revenues have 
resulted in significantly higher profit margins since total expenses 
have not increased in proportion to revenue.  However, past financial 
performance should not be considered to be a reliable indicator of 
future performance.

The Company's future operating results may be affected by a number of 
other factors, including, but not limited to: uncertainties relative to 
global economic conditions; market acceptance of competing technologies; 
the availability and cost of new solutions; delays in delivery of new 
products or features; the Company's ability to successfully maintain or 
increase market share in its core business while expanding its product 
base into other markets; the strength of its distribution channels; the 
Company's ability to manage fixed and variable expense growth relative 
to revenue growth; and the Company's ability to effectively integrate 
acquired products and operations.  

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Item 2:  (Continued)

         MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
                CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

The Company's cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities for the 
quarter ended June 30, 1997 decreased by approximately $10 million from 
the March 31, 1997 fiscal year end balance.  Cash generated from 
operations of $177 million for the quarter ended June 30, 1997, up 39% 
from the prior year's first quarter, was primarily used for bank debt 
repayments of $165 million.

The Company replaced its $1.3 billion five year credit facility and its 
$.7 billion 364 day credit facility with a $1.5 billion five year credit 
facility and a $1.1 billion 364 day facility, both dated June 30, 1997.  
Amounts outstanding under the old agreements were repaid with drawings 
under the new facilities.  Borrowing costs and facility fees are based 
upon the achievement of certain financial ratios.   At June 30, 1997, 
$1,675 million was outstanding under the Company's credit facilities and 
$320 million remains outstanding under the Company's 6.77% Senior Notes.

The cumulative total of purchases under the Company's open market Common 
Stock repurchase programs were approximately 78.3 million shares as of 
June 30, 1997, including .2 million for the most recently ended quarter. 
The total shares available for repurchase at June 30, 1997 is 
approximately 30.5 million.  These amounts reflect both the August 1995 
and the June 1996 three for two stock splits.  

The Company's  capital resource requirements as of June 30, 1997 
consisted of lease obligations for office space, computer equipment, 
mortgage or loan obligations and amounts due as a result of product and 
company acquisitions.  In addition, the Company is proceeding with a 
project to purchase land and construct a building in the United Kingdom 
for approximately $150 million.  It is expected that existing cash, cash 
equivalents, short term marketable securities, the availability of 
borrowings under committed and uncommitted credit lines, as well as cash 
provided from operations, will be sufficient to meet ongoing cash 
requirements. 

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION 

     Item 6:  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

	     (a)  Exhibits.
		
		     (1) $1,500,000,000 Amended and Restated Credit
                      Agreement dated as of June 30, 1997.

                 (2) $1,100,000,000 Credit Agreement, dated as of
                      June 30, 1997.
		 
           (b)  Reports on Form 8-K.

                 None.    




                            SIGNATURES
 


                  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities  
                  Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused 
                  this report to be signed on its behalf by the 
                  undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



                     COMPUTER ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL, INC.


                Dated:  July 31, 1997      By:/s/ Sanjay Kumar
                                           ---------------------------
						       Sanjay Kumar, President   
						       and Chief Operating Officer

                Dated:  July 31, 1997      By:/s/ Peter Schwartz
                                           ----------------------------
						       Peter Schwartz
						       Sr. Vice President - Finance
						       (Chief Financial and
						       Accounting Officer)