EXHIBIT 23.1 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 333-38648, 333-33603, 33-75522, and 333-84333) of Urban Outfitters, Inc. of our report dated March 12, 1999 relating to the financial statements which appear in this Form 10-K. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Philadelphia, Pennsylvania April 12, 2001