Exhibit 23.01


              CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the reference to our firm under the captions "Selected
Consolidated Financial Data" and "Experts" in the Registration Statement (Form
S-3 No. 333-31273) and related Prospectus of Sylvan Learning Systems, Inc. for
the registration of 4,770,000 shares of its common stock and to the
incorporation by reference therein of our report dated July 10, 1997 with
respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Sylvan Learning
Systems, Inc. included in its Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 15, 1997,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


Baltimore, Maryland
July 29, 1997