EXHIBIT 23


                 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


   We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Annual
Report (Form 10-K) of Worthington Industries, Inc. of our report
dated June 15, 1995, included in the 1995 Annual Report to
Shareholders of Worthington Industries, Inc.

   Our audits also included the financial statement schedule of
Worthington Industries, Inc. 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
taken as a whole, present fairly in all material respects the
information set forth therein.

   We also consent to the incorporation by reference in the
Registration Statements (Form S-8 No. 2-80094) pertaining to the
Worthington Industries, Inc. Amended 1980 Stock Option Plan;
(Form S-3 No. 33-46470) pertaining to the Worthington Industries,
Inc. Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan; (Form S-8 No.
33-38486) pertaining to the Worthington Industries, Inc. 1990
Stock Option Plan; and (Form S-8 No. 33-57981) pertaining to the
Worthington Industries, Inc. Deferred Profit Sharing Plan of our
report dated June 15, 1995, with respect to the consolidated
financial statements incorporated herein by reference, and our
report included in the preceding paragraph with respect to the
financial statement schedules included in this Annual Report
(Form 10-K) of Worthington Industries, Inc.


                                 /s/Ernst & Young LLP


Columbus, Ohio
August 25, 1995