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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2
 
              CONSENT OF GRANT THORNTON LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 
          We have issued our report dated March 18, 1998, except for Note L
which is as of March 23, 1998, on the financial statements of David M. Griffith
& Associates, Ltd. (not presented herein) as of December 31, 1997 and for each
of the two years in the period ended December 31, 1997, included in the
Registration Statement on Form S-3 of MAXIMUS, Inc. We hereby consent to the use
of the aforementioned report in the Registration Statement on Form S-3 of
MAXIMUS, Inc. and to the use of our name as it appears under the caption
"EXPERTS".
 
                                          /s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP
 
Chicago, Illinois
November 16, 1998