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                                                                   Exhibit 23.1
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                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-    ) of PAREXEL International Corporation of
our report dated August 22, 1996 appearing on page 33 of the Annual Report to
Shareholders which is incorporated in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. We also
consent to the application of such report to the Financial Statement Schedule
for the three years ended June 30, 1996 listed under Item 14(a) of PAREXEL
International Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June
30, 1996 when such schedule is read in conjunction with the financial statements
referred to in our report. The audit referred to in such report also included
this Financial Statement Schedule.



/s/ Price Waterhouse LLP

PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP


Boston, Massachusetts
November 14, 1996