EXHIBIT 23.2


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

     We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Post-Effective
Amendments to Registration Statements on Form S-8 (No. 333-07012, No. 033-37573,
No. 033-72568, No. 033-58749, No. 333-20333, No. 333-90967) pertaining to
certain compensatory benefit plans of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., of our report
dated January 24, 2000, appearing on page 22 of the T. Rowe Price Associates,
Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999, and our
reports dated April 24, 2000, July 24, 2000, and October 25, 2000 (all issued
pursuant to the provisions of Statement on Auditing Standards No. 71), appearing
on page 8 of the T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the quarters ended March 31, 2000, June 30, 2000 and September 30, 2000,
respectively.

                                  /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Baltimore, Maryland
January 3, 2001