
                                            Exhibit 23.1



                     CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS



We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
(Form S-8) pertaining to the Cintas Partner's Plan of Cintas Corporation
of our report dated July 15, 1994, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements of Cintas Corporation incorporated by reference in its Annual 
Report (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
November 28, 1994

