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 the Registration Statement (Form S-1 No.
333-   ) 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
October 22, 1997