Exhibit 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 333-04197, 333-36726, 333-69377, 333-69393,
333-69611, 333-73241, 333-89699 and 333-89703) of DST Systems, Inc. of our
report dated February 28, 2001 relating to the financial statements, which
appears in this Form 10-K.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Kansas City, Missouri
March 15, 2001