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                                                              Exhibit 23.1


                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of Cintas Corporation
for the registration of 218,159 shares of its common stock of our
reports dated July 15, 1994, with respect to the consolidated
financial statements of Cintas Corporation incorporated by
reference in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
May 31, 1994 and the related financial statement schedules
included therein, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.


                              /s/Ernst & Young LLP

                              ERNST & YOUNG LLP


Cincinnati, Ohio
October 13, 1994
