EXHIBIT 23.11     
                        
                     CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS     
   
  We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Selected
Consolidated Financial Data" and under the caption "Experts" and to the use of
our reports dated March 8, 1996 in Amendment No. 1 to the Registration
Statement (Form S-1 No. 333-38565) and related Prospectus of PRA
International, Inc. for the registration of 2,750,000 shares of its common
stock.     
                                             
                                          /s/ Ernst & Young LLP     
   
Vienna, Virginia     
   
December 10, 1997