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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-10-131980
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
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FILED AS OF DATE:		20100603

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			URBAN OUTFITTERS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000912615
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-FAMILY CLOTHING STORES [5651]
		IRS NUMBER:				232003332
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			PA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0131

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5000 SOUTH BROAD STREET
		CITY:			PHILADELPHIA
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19112
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2154545500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5000 SOUTH BROAD STREET
		CITY:			PHILADELPHIA
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19112
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Urban Outfitters, Inc. </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>5000 South Broad Street </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Philadelphia, PA 19112 </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">June&nbsp;3, 2010 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>VIA EDGAR
</U></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Mr.&nbsp;John Reynolds </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Assistant Director </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">United States Securities and
Exchange Commission </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Division of Corporation Finance </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">100 F. Street N.E. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Washington, D.C. 20549
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Re:</B></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Urban Outfitters, Inc. </B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:13%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:13%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Filed April&nbsp;1, 2010 </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:13%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>File No. 000-22754 </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Dear Mr.&nbsp;Reynolds: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">We
respectfully submit this letter in response to the comments of the Staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Staff&#148;) set forth in the Staff&#146;s comment letter dated May&nbsp;19, 2010
concerning our Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A for the Annual Meeting held on May&nbsp;18, 2010 (the &#147;Proxy Statement&#148;). For your convenience, we have repeated below in bold type the comment to which we are responding and have
set forth our response immediately below the applicable comment. References in this letter to &#147;the Company,&#148; &#147;we,&#148; &#147;us,&#148; &#147;our,&#148; or &#147;ours&#148; refer to Urban Outfitters, Inc. and its consolidated
subsidiaries. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>Elements of Compensation, page 24 </U></B></FONT></P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>1.</B></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>We note your disclosure in response to Item&nbsp;402(s) of Regulation S-K. Please describe the process you undertook to reach the conclusion that disclosure is not
necessary. </B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><I><U>Response</U>: </I></B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">We advise the Staff that the Board of Directors, at its February&nbsp;23, 2010 meeting, discussed, analyzed and evaluated the Company&#146;s overall
compensation policies and practices for its employees to determine whether such policies and practices create incentives that can affect the Company&#146;s risk and management of that risk. The Board of Directors concluded that any risks arising
from the Company&#146;s overall compensation policies and practices are not reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company. The Board of Directors based this conclusion on the following factors: </FONT></P>
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<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Board of Directors does not believe that any of its brands or its segments carry a significant portion of the Company&#146;s risk profile. The
Board of Directors also considered that the compensation across brands and segments is structured similarly, compensation expense is a similar percentage of revenue across brands and segments, and no brands or segments vary significantly from the
overall risk and reward structure of the Company. </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Mr. John Reynolds </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Securities and Exchange Commission </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">June 3, 2010
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Company does not use highly leveraged short-term incentives that drive high risk investments at the expense of long-term Company value.
</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">On the whole, the Company&#146;s employees&#146; base salaries, the guaranteed portion of total compensation, are an appropriate proportion of total
compensation such that the Board of Directors believes it discourages risk taking. </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Company&#146;s stock option plans encourage the employees to achieve performance, not to take excessive risks, and to focus on the long-term
interests of the Company due to the fact that these awards vest over time, and are forfeited if the employee does not remain employed at the end of the vesting period. The time-vesting provides an incentive for employees to consider the
Company&#146;s long-term interests while still employed at the Company, so that the shares will continue to increase in value. </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">To the extent employees are eligible to receive incentive compensation, such compensation is based on balanced performance metrics that promote
disciplined progress towards longer-term goals and that correlate to the income and risk to the Company. </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">In connection with
the response to the comment set forth above, we acknowledge that: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">We are responsible for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in our filing; </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Staff comments or changes to disclosure in response to staff comments do not foreclose the Securities and Exchange Commission from taking any action
with respect to the filing; and </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">We may not assert Staff comments as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Securities and Exchange Commission or any person under the federal
securities laws of the United States. </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Sincerely,</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ Glen T. Senk</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="font-size:18px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Damon Colbert </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:5%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Pamela Howell
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:5%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Glen A. Bodzy, Esq. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:5%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Walter J. Mostek, Jr., Esq. </FONT></P>
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