Exhibit 23
                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the  incorporation by reference in this Annual Report on Form 10-K
of Cintas  Corporation  of our report  dated July 2, 1998,  included in the 1998
Annual Report to Shareholders of Cintas Corporation.

Our audits also included the financial  statement schedule of Cintas Corporation
listed in Item 14(a).  This  schedule  is the  responsibility  of the  Company's
management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion based on our audits. In
our opinion, the financial statement schedule referred to above, when considered
in relation to the basic financial statements as a whole, presents fairly in all
material respects the information set forth therein.

We also consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration  Statement
Number 33- 56623 on Form S-8 pertaining to the Partners= Plan, the  Registration
Statement  Number 33- 23228 on Form S-8 pertaining to the Incentive Stock Option
Plan and  Registration  Statement  Number 33-71124 on Form S-8 pertaining to the
1990  Directors  Plan and 1992 Stock  Option  Plan,  of our report dated July 2,
1998,  with  respect  to  the  financial   statements  and  schedule  of  Cintas
Corporation incorporated by reference in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended May 31, 1998.



                                                              Ernst & Young LLP

Cincinnati, Ohio
August 24, 1998