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                                                                  Exhibit 23.1

                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS



         We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in
the Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related prospectus of CorVel
Corporation for the registration of 200,000 shares of its common stock and the
incorporation by reference therein of our report dated May 8, 1996, with
respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of CorVel
Corporation included in its Annual Report on Form 10- K for the year ended
March 31, 1996 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.



                                            /s/ Ernst & Young LLP
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                                                  Ernst & Young LLP

Orange County, California
December 2, 1996





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