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			SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 
				 
				WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 
 
				----------------------------------- 
 
					FORM 11-K 
 
 
(Mark One) 
 
	[ X ]		ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15 (D) OF THE 
			SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [FEE REQUIRED] 
 
			For the Fiscal Year ended March 30, 1996 
 
					OR 
 
	[     ]	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15 (D) OF THE 
			SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [NO FEE REQUIRED] 
 
			For the transition period from ____________ to ____________ 
 
				Commission file number 0-10180 
 
 
 
                  COMPUTER ASSOCIATES SAVINGS HARVEST PLAN 
			        (Full title of the Plan) 
 
 
                       Computer Associates International, Inc. 
                          One Computer Associates Plaza 
                             Islandia, NY 11788-7000 
 
	(Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address  
       of its principal executive office) 
 
<PAGE> 
 
 
	ITEM 1.		Financial Statements and Exhibits. 
 
	        (a)		The financial statements filed herewith consist of the 
following: 
 
	Report of Independent Auditors                                          F-1 
 
	Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits March 30, 1996 and 1995  F-2 
 
	Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits Years Ended 
	   March 30, 1996 and 1995                                              F-4 
 
	Notes to Financial Statements - March 30, 1996                          F-6 
 
	ITEM 27a -	Schedule of Assets Held for Investment purposes 
			as of March 30, 1996                                        F-12 
 
	ITEM 27d -	Schedule of Reportable Transactions as of  
			March 30, 1996                                             	F-13 
 
	       (b)		The exhibits filed in connection with this Annual Report  
                  are as follows: 
 
			Exhibit Number			Document 
 
			Exhibit 23 (a)			Consent of Ernst & Young 
 
					SIGNATURES 
 
			Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of  
			1934, the members of the Plan Committee (who administer the  
			Computer Associates Savings Harvest Plan) have duly caused this 
			Annual Report to be signed by the undersigned thereunto duly 
			authorized. 
 
							COMPUTER ASSOCIATES 
							SAVINGS HARVEST PLAN 
 
 
	Date:	September 25, 1996                  By:/s/Peter Schwartz 
								Peter Schwartz 
								Member, Plan Committee 
 
 
 
 
 
  
<PAGE>  
  
  
                        Financial Statements and Schedules  
  
                     Computer Associates Savings Harvest Plan  
  
                        Years ended March 30, 1996 and 1995  
                        with Report of Independent Auditors  
  
<PAGE> 
<TABLE> 
 
                      Computer Associates Savings Harvest Plan  
  
                          Financial Statements and Schedules  
  
                         Years ended March 30, 1996 and 1995  
  
  
<CAPTION>  
  
							Contents  
<S>											           <C>	  
Report of Independent Auditors                                                1  
  
Audited Financial Statements 
  
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits                               2  
Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits                    4  
Notes to Financial Statements                                                 6  
  
Schedules  
  
Item 27a - Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes                   12  
Item 27d - Schedule of Reportable Transactions                               13  
  
  
  
</TABLE>  
<PAGE>  
  
  
  
  
							Schedules  
  
<PAGE> 1  
  
  
  
  
					Report of Independent Auditors  
  
Administrative Committee  
Computer Associates Savings Harvest Plan  
  
 
We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for  
benefits of Computer Associates Savings Harvest Plan as of March 30, 1996 
and 1995, and the related statements of changes in net assets available  
for the benefits for the years then ended. These financial statements are 
the responsibility of the Plan's management. Our responsibility is to 
express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.  
  
 
We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing  
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit  
to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements  
are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a  
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the  
financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting  
principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as  
evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that  
our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.  
  
 
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly,  
in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the  
Computer Associates Savings Harvest Plan at March 30, 1996 and 1995, and  
the changes in its net assets available for benefits for the years then  
ended, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.  
  
 
Our audits were made for the purpose of forming an opinion on the financial  
statements taken as a whole. The accompanying supplemental schedules  
27a-schedule of assets held for investment purposes as of March 30, 1996  
and 27d-schedule of reportable transactions for the year ended March 30,  
1996, are presented for purposes of complying with the Department of Labor's  
Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee  
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and are not a required part of the  
financial statements. The supplemental schedules have been subjected to the  
auditing procedures applied in our audit of the 1996 financial statements and,  
in our opinion, are fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the  
1996 financial statements taken as a whole.  
  
 
 
                                          Ernst & Young LLP 
 
 
September 6, 1996  
 
 
  
  
 
 


<PAGE> 2 
<TABLE> 
			Computer Associates Savings Harvest Plan  
  
		     Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits  
  
			             March 30, 1996  
 
<CAPTION> 
  
    
    
                                                 U.S. Equity           Growth and     Computer      Retirement     
                           Intermediate  Puritan     Index     Magellan  Income       Associates   Money Market  Participant     
                 Total       Bond Fund     Fund    Portfolio      Fund   Portfolio    Stock Fund    Portfolio    Loans Fund     
                ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
<S>	          <C>   	     <C>         <C>         <C>	     <C>	     <C>         <C>          <C>          <C>      	 
Assets     
Investments,  
 at fair value  $398,299,929 $22,818,847 $53,919,515 $20,922,304 $52,694,872 $26,850,494 $162,934,025 $58,159,872    
Loans receivable 
 from employees    9,590,175                                                                                       $9,590,175    
Contributions  
 receivable:    
  Computer  
  Associates     
  International, 
  Inc.            16,529,376                                                               16,529,364          12    
                -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
Total assets     424,419,480  22,818,847  53,919,515  20,922,304  52,694,872  26,850,494  179,463,389  58,159,884    9,590,175    
    
    
Liabilities    
Distributions 
 payable  		  
                -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
Total  
 liabilities    
  		    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
Net assets  
 available  
 for benefits   $424,419,480 $22,818,847 $53,919,515 $20,922,304 $52,694,872 $26,850,494 $179,463,389 $58,159,884  $9,590,175    
    
		    ============================================================================================================= 
  
  
<FN>  
See accompanying notes. 
</TABLE> 
<PAGE> 3  
 
 
<TABLE> 
			Computer Associates Savings Harvest Plan  
  
		     Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits  
  
			             March 30, 1995  
 
<CAPTION> 
  
    
    
                                                 U.S. Equity           Growth and     Computer      Retirement     
                           Intermediate  Puritan     Index     Magellan  Income       Associates   Money Market  Participant     
                 Total       Bond Fund     Fund    Portfolio      Fund   Portfolio    Stock Fund    Portfolio    Loans Fund     
                ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
<S>	          <C>   	     <C>         <C>         <C>	     <C>	     <C>         <C>          <C>          <C>      	 
Assets   
Investments, 
 at fair value  $222,558,853 $19,424,087 $40,928,748 $13,784,687 $24,205,174 $14,258,772 $79,469,626  $30,487,759  
Loans receivable 
 from employees    7,655,895                                                                                       $7,655,895  
Contributions  
 receivable:  
 Computer  
  Associates 
  International, 
  Inc.            14,966,926                                                              14,966,911           15  
                -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
Total assets     245,181,674  19,424,087  40,928,748  13,784,687  24,205,174  14,258,772  94,436,537   30,487,774   7,655,895  
  
Liabilities  
Distributions 
 payable             578,887      19,036      57,446      30,671      74,517      33,279     122,121      241,817  
		    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
Total  
 liabilities         578,887      19,036      57,446      30,671      74,517      33,279     122,121      241,817  
                -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
Net assets 
 available  
 for benefits   $244,602,787 $19,405,051 $40,871,302 $13,754,016 $24,130,657 $14,225,493 $94,314,416  $30,245,957  $7,655,895  
                =============================================================================================================  
  
<FN>  
See accompanying notes. 
</TABLE> 
<PAGE> 4 
 
<TABLE>  
 
 
			Computer Associates Savings Harvest Plan  
  
	   Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits  
  
		              Year ended March 30, 1996  
 
<CAPTION> 
  
    
    
                                                 U.S. Equity           Growth and     Computer      Retirement     
                           Intermediate  Puritan     Index     Magellan  Income       Associates   Money Market  Participant     
                 Total       Bond Fund     Fund    Portfolio      Fund   Portfolio    Stock Fund    Portfolio    Loans Fund     
                ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
<S>	          <C>   	     <C>         <C>         <C>	     <C>	     <C>         <C>          <C>         <C>      	 
 
Additions  
Contributions:  
 Computer  
  Associates 
  International, 
  Inc.          $19,790,229  $   381,171 $  767,204  $  342,398  $  943,182  $ 603,760   $17,518,295  $ (765,781)  	  
Employees        35,861,049    1,346,484  2,805,215   1,396,309   4,004,080  2,478,992     4,344,268  19,485,701     
Interest income  
 from  
 investments     11,951,440    1,459,072  2,900,995     550,506   3,432,148  1,229,913       247,958   2,130,848      
Net realized and 
 unrealized 
 appreciation in 
 fair value 
 of investments  95,412,986      217,078  6,437,803   4,150,264   4,614,843  4,519,934    75,473,064                 
Transfer from 
 other plan      44,722,875    4,386,601 11,665,316              19,534,997                            7,444,453   1,691,508 
		    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
Total additions 207,738,579    7,790,406 24,576,533   6,439,477  32,529,250  8,832,599    97,583,585  28,295,221   1,691,508  
  
Deductions  
Withdrawals and 
 distributions  (27,740,675)  (1,686,679)(4,190,512) (1,104,688) (5,183,540)(1,835,053)   (5,888,672) (6,951,273)   (900,258)  
Interfund  
 transfers - net              (2,684,749)(7,330,389)  1,834,083   1,220,019  5,630,115    (6,542,772)  6,730,663   1,143,030  
Administrative 
 expenses          (181,211)      (5,182)    (7,419)       (584)     (1,514)    (2,660)       (3,168)   (160,684)       
                ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
Total(deductions) 
 additions      (27,921,886)  (4,376,610)(11,528,320)   728,811  (3,965,035) 3,792,402   (12,434,612)   (381,294)    242,772  
                ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
Net additions   179,816,693    3,413,796  13,048,213  7,168,288  28,564,215 12,625,001    85,148,973  27,913,927   1,934,280  
Net assets  
 available for  
 benefits at  
 beginning of 
 year           244,602,787   19,405,051  40,871,302 13,754,016  24,130,657 14,225,493    94,314,416  30,245,957   7,655,895  
                ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
Net assets  
 available for 
 benefits at 
 end of year   $424,419,480  $22,818,847 $53,919,515$20,922,304 $52,694,872$26,850,494  $179,463,389 $58,159,884  $9,590,175  
		    ============================================================================================================  
<FN>  
See accompanying notes. 
</TABLE> 
<PAGE> 5  
 
 
<TABLE> 
			Computer Associates Savings Harvest Plan  
  
	   Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits  
  
		              Year ended March 30, 1995  
 
<CAPTION> 
  
    
    
                                                 U.S. Equity           Growth and     Computer      Retirement     
                           Intermediate  Puritan     Index     Magellan  Income       Associates   Money Market  Participant     
                 Total       Bond Fund     Fund    Portfolio      Fund   Portfolio    Stock Fund    Portfolio    Loans Fund     
                ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
<S>	          <C>   	     <C>         <C>         <C>	     <C>	     <C>         <C>          <C>          <C>      	 
 
Additions 
Contributions:  
 Computer 
  Associates 
  International, 
  Inc.          $19,014,650  $   443,607 $   806,422 $   297,343 $   758,821 $   500,775 $ 15,624,585 $   583,097            
Employees        13,791,023    1,356,668   2,779,842   1,022,279   2,871,212   1,854,999    2,390,788   1,515,235  
Interest income 
 from 
 investments      8,425,176    1,503,732   3,166,840     440,998     781,563     890,265      106,098   1,535,680  
Net realized  
 and unrealized 
 appreciation  
(depreciation)in  
 fair value of 
 investments     43,257,943     (690,918)   (327,511)  1,449,900   1,032,068     553,342   41,241,062  
Transfer from  
 other plans     15,104,399      654,647   1,119,296     488,124   1,670,637   1,590,313      615,755   8,563,583  $   402,044  
                --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
Total additions  99,593,191    3,267,736   7,544,889   3,698,644   7,114,301   5,389,694   59,978,288  12,197,595      402,044  
  
Deductions  
Withdrawals and  
 distributions  (17,658,125)  (1,878,234) (3,265,516) (1,161,416) (1,991,972)   (991,881)  (3,096,531) (4,358,698)    (913,877)  
Interfund  
 transfers - net              (2,924,477)    392,588  (1,505,172)  1,923,892   1,206,145  (11,734,292) 10,652,981    1,988,335  
Administrative  
 expenses          (249,952)      (6,393)     (8,089)       (412)     (1,295)     (2,155)      (1,529)   (230,079)    
                --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
Total (deductions) 
 additions      (17,908,077)  (4,809,104) (2,881,017) (2,667,000)    (69,375)    212,109  (14,832,352)  6,064,204    1,074,458  
                ==============================================================================================================  
Net additions 
 (deductions)    81,685,114   (1,541,368)  4,663,872   1,031,644   7,044,926   5,601,803   45,145,936  18,261,799    1,476,502  
Net assets  
 available for  
 benefits at  
 beginning of 
 year           162,917,673   20,946,419  36,207,430  12,722,372  17,085,731   8,623,690   49,168,480  11,984,158    6,179,393  
                --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
Net assets  
 available for  
 benefits at  
 end of year   $244,602,787  $19,405,051 $40,871,302 $13,754,016 $24,130,657 $14,225,493  $94,314,416 $30,245,957   $7,655,895  
                ==============================================================================================================  
<FN>  
See accompanying notes. 
</TABLE> 
<PAGE> 6  


 
 
			      Computer Associates Savings Harvest Plan 
 
	                       Notes to Financial Statements 
 
				            March 30, 1996 
 
  
1. Description of the Plan  
  
General  
  
 
The following description of the Computer Associates Savings Harvest Plan  
(the "Plan") provides only general information. Participants should refer  
to the Plan document for a more complete description of the Plan's  
provisions.  
  
 
The Plan is a defined contribution plan covering all eligible salaried  
employees. The Plan has been amended to allow an employee to participate  
in the Plan with respect to employee contributions as of the first of the  
month following date of hire. This change was effective November 1, 1995.  
Eligibility with respect to employer matching and discretionary  
contributions occurs in the month following completion of one full year of 
service to Computer Associates International, Inc. (the "Company"). The Plan  
is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act  
of 1974 ("ERISA").  
  
 
As a result of an acquisition by the Plan sponsor, substantially all the  
assets of the Legent Retirement Security were transferred into the Plan  
during the Plan year end March 30, 1996. Acquisitions during Plan year end  
March 30, 1995 resulted in the transfer of assets from The ASK Group 401(k)  
Plan and the Newtrend LP 401(k) Plan. The Plan has been amended for these  
acquisitions.  
  
Contributions  
  
 
During each payroll period, Plan participants may elect to contribute a  
percentage of their base compensation ranging from 2% to 15%. Each  
participant can change this election at any time but not more than once  
quarterly.  
  
 
To comply with the Tax Reform Act of 1986, pre-tax contributions elected by  
any participant may not exceed $9,240 for the calendar years ended 
December 31, 1995 and 1994. Participants can contribute on an after-tax 
basis as well.  
  
<PAGE> 7
  
1. Description of the Plan (continued)  
  
 
For eligible participants, the Company makes a matching contribution to the  
Plan on behalf of each participant equal to 50% of such participants  
contribution up to a maximum of 2.5% of the participant's base compensation.  
(Contributions are subject to certain IRS limitations).The matching  
contributions for the years ended March 30, 1996 and 1995 were $4,543,334  
and $3,874,421, respectively.   
 
In addition to its matching contribution, the Company may contribute to the  
Plan on behalf of eligible participants, a discretionary contribution in an  
amount that the Board of Directors of the Company may, in its sole discretion,  
determine. The discretionary contributions for the years ended March 30, 1996  
and 1995 were $16,529,376 and $14,966,926, respectively. The discretionary  
contribution is allocated to each participant generally in the same ratio that  
the participant's base compensation for the Plan year bears to the base  
compensation of all participants for such Plan year. The discretionary  
contribution for the year ended March 30, 1996 includes 228,385 common shares  
of the Company valued at $16,529,364. The discretionary contribution for the  
year ended March 30, 1995 includes 225,294 common shares of the Company valued  
at $14,966,611.  
  
  
 
It is the Company's policy to prefund employee contributions on March 31,  
which is the commencement of the Plan's fiscal year. However, for  
administrative purposes, fiscal 1997 funding of $17,000,000 was made on March  
29, 1996. As the contribution was made before March 30, 1996, it has been  
reflected as such in the financial statements of the current Plan year ended  
March 30, 1996. Instructions have been made to the Plan's trustee (Fidelity  
Investments) to reflect the contribution as part of the Plan year ended  
March 30, 1997.  
  
Participant Accounts  
  
 
A separate account is established and maintained in the name of each  
participant and reflects the participants' balance invested therein. Such  
balance includes earnings and losses allocated to the participants accounts  
based upon the percentage investment of the account balance to the total  
fund balances.  

<PAGE> 8
  
1. Description of the Plan (continued)  
  
Vesting  
  
 
The matching and discretionary contributions made by the Company vest as  
follows:  
  
<3 years of service                                    0% Vested  
>3 but <4 years of service                            20% Vested  
>4 but <5 years of service                            40% Vested  
>5 but <6 years of service                            60% Vested  
>6 but <7 years of service                            80% Vested  
>7 years of service                                  100% Vested  
  
In addition, 100% vesting occurs upon death or total disability of a  
participant, upon attainment of normal retirement age, or upon termination  
of the Plan.  
  
Investment Options  
  
The assets of the Plan are invested by Fidelity in seven separate funds:  
  
	Fidelity Intermediate Bond Fund, which invests in high and  
      upper-medium grade fixed-income obligations with intermediate  
      maturities.  
  
	Fidelity Puritan Fund, which invests in a wide variety of securities  
      of U.S. and foreign issuers, including some emerging markets.  
  
      Fidelity Magellan Fund, which invests in common stock and securities 
      convertible to common stock.  
  
      Fidelity Growth and Income Portfolio, which invests in common stock, 
      securities convertible to common stock, preferred stock and fixed  
      income securities.  
  
      U.S. Equity Index, which invests primarily in the common stock of the  
      500 companies that make up the S&P's 500 index.  
  
      Computer Associates Stock Fund, which is invested in the common stock  
      of the Company.  
  
      Fidelity Retirement Money Market Portfolio, which invests in  
      high-quality, U.S. dollar denominated money market instruments. 
<PAGE> 9  
  
1. Description of the Plan (continued)  
  
 
Participants may direct future contributions or transfer their current  
investment balances between funds on a daily basis in increments of 1%.   
  
Payment of Benefits  
  
 
The Plan provides for benefit distributions to Plan participants or their  
beneficiaries upon the participant's retirement, termination of employment  
or death. Any participant may apply to withdraw all or part of his/her  
vested account balance subject to specific hardship withdrawal provision  
criteria in the Plan and the approval of the Plan Committee.  
  
Participant Loans Receivable  
  
 
Any participant may take a loan from his/her account based upon certain  
provisions of the Plan being met. Upon the death, retirement or termination  
of employment of the participant, the Plan may deduct the total unpaid  
balance or any portion thereof from any payment or distribution to which  
the participant or his beneficiaries may be entitled. Loans bear interest  
at market rates and are fixed at the time the loan is applied for. The rate  
at March 30, 1996 was 9.25%. All loans must be repaid in equal bi-monthly  
installments. Loans generally extend from one to five years.  
  
Expense Allocation  
  
 
To the extent that the costs of recordkeeping and administration of the  
funds are not covered by Plan forfeitures, they are borne by the Plan  
sponsor, (the Company). Such costs for Plan years 1996 and 1995 were  
$152,711 and $225,117, respectively, and were covered by Plan  
forfeitures.   
  
Plan Termination  
  
 
Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company has the  
right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to  
terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA.  

<PAGE> 10
  
1. Description of the Plan (continued)  
  
Use of Estimates  
  
 
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally  
accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and  
assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements  
and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.  
  
2. Significant Accounting Policies  
  
Valuation of Investments  
  
 
Investments in Fidelity funds and Computer Associates Stock Fund are stated  
at fair value based upon quoted prices in published sources.  
  
 
The realized net gain or loss on sale of investments is the difference  
between the proceeds received and the average cost of investments sold. The  
unrealized net gain or loss is the difference between the fair value and the  
cost of investments for each year. These combined amounts are included in the  
statement of changes in net assets available for benefits.  
 
  
3. Investments  
  
 
The following investments represent 5% or more of the Plan's net assets at  
March 30, 1996, which are represented at fair value as determined by quoted 
market prices.  
 
<TABLE> 
<CAPTION> 
  
							Number   
							of Units		Fair Value  
							------------------------------  
<S>						         <C>	     <C>	  
Intermediate Bond Fund			          2,250,379    $  22,818,847  
Puritan Fund       				    3,056,661       53,919,515  
U.S. Equity Index Portfolio			      883,170       20,922,304  
Magellan Fund				            602,158       52,694,872  
Growth and Income Portfolio		            945,439       26,850,494  
Computer Associates Stock Fund	          3,633,676      162,934,025  
Retirement Money Market Portfolio	         58,159,872       58,159,872  
  
</TABLE> 

<PAGE> 11
  
4. Income Tax Status  
  
The Internal Revenue Service has ruled that the Plan qualifies under Section  
401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code"), and its related trust is  
therefore exempt from Federal income tax under Section 501 of the Code.  
Subsequent to the ruling, the Plan has been amended to comply with  
provisions of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 and the tax acts thereafter. The  
Plan was restated in its entirety effective March 31, 1992. The Company has  
received a favorable tax determination letter from the Internal Revenue  
Service dated June 12, 1995. The Company is not aware of any course of action  
or series of events that might adversely affect the qualified status of the  
Plan.  
  
5. Reconciliation of Financial Statements to form 5500  
  
 
The following is a reconciliation of net assets available for benefits per  
the financial statements to the Form 5500:  
 
<TABLE> 
<CAPTION> 
  
									  March 30,  
									    1996  
									------------  
<S>									<C>  
Net assets available for benefits per the  
financial statements						$424,419,480  
Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants		   2,210,178  
									------------ 
Net assets available for benefits per the Form 5500	$422,209,302  
									============  
 
</TABLE> 
  
The following is a reconciliation of benefits paid to participants per the  
financial statements to the Form 5500  
 
<TABLE>  
<CAPTION>  
									  Year ended  
									March 30, 1996  
									---------------  
<S>									<C>  
Benefits paid to participants per the  
 financial statements                                 $ 27,740,675  
Add:  Amounts allocated to withdrawing  
participants at March 30, 1996	                     2,210,178  
Less:  Amounts allocated to withdrawing  
participants at March 30, 1995	                       578,887  
									--------------- 
Benefits paid to participants per the form 5500	      $ 29,371,966  
									===============  
  
</TABLE>  
 
<PAGE> 
 
					Schedules 
 
<PAGE> 12 
<TABLE> 
 
			Computer Associates Savings Harvest Plan  
  
		Item 27a - Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes  
  
				        March 30, 1996  
<CAPTION>  
  
Identity of Issue, Borrower,	 Number	             Current  
  Lessor or Similar Party     of Units    Cost	        Value  
- -------------------------------------------------------------------  
<S>					  <C>		<C>		 <C>  
Fidelity Intermediate Bond  
 Fund                           2,250,379	$ 22,891,546 $ 22,818,847  
  
Fidelity Puritan Fund	        3,056,662   49,234,073   53,919,515  
  
Fidelity U.S. Equity Index  
 Portfolio                        883,170   17,907,767   20,922,304  
  
Fidelity Magellan Fund            602,158   52,676,974   52,694,872  
  
Fidelity Growth and  
 Income Portfolio                 945,440   24,690,144   26,850,494  
  
Fidelity Retirement Money  
 Market Portfolio	             58,159,871   58,159,872   58,159,872  
  
Computer Associates Stock  
 Fund	                          3,633,676  115,976,302  162,934,025  
  
Participant Loans *	                     9,590,175    9,590,175  
							-------------------------   
Total						      $351,126,853 $407,890,104  
							=========================  
  
  
<FN>  
* Details available upon request.


 
 
 


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                          Computer Associates Savings Harvest Plan  
  
                       Item 27d - Schedule of Reportable Transactions  
  
                                  Year ended March 30, 1996  
<CAPTION>  

                            Number of  Purchase    Number   Sales     Cost of   Net Gain   
Identity of Party Involved  Purchases   Price     of Sales  Price     Assets     (Loss)  
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
<S>                          <C>      <C>             <C>   <C>          <C>           <C>  
Category (i) a single
 security transaction in 
 excess of 5% of plan
 assets:
  Computer Associates
   Stock Fund                  1      $ 14,966,611  
  Retirement Money 
   Market Portfolio            1        17,000,000  
  Magellan Fund                1        19,534,997  
  Retirement Money
   Market Portfolio            1        17,000,000  
  
Category (iii) - a series
 of security transactions 
 in excess of 5% of plan
 assets:  
  Computer Associates
   Stock Fund                252      $161,375,100    250   $153,383,866 $128,415,819 $24,968,047  
  Puritan Fund               250        28,818,083    244     22,265,119   21,405,753     859,366  
  Magellan Fund              252        61,421,831    248     37,546,975   36,134,969   1,412,006  
  Growth and Income
   Portfolio                 249        23,869,064    236     15,797,277   14,967,437     829,840 
  Intermediate Bond Fund     249        14,512,467    229     11,334,784   11,480,745    (145,961)  
  Retirement Money 
   Market Portfolio          256       150,224,922    252    122,027,842  122,027,842   
  
 
<FN>  
There were no category (ii) or (iv) reportable transactions during the period ended March 30, 1996.  
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								Exhibit 23 (a) 
 
 
 
 
 
			Consent of Independent Auditors 
 
 
 
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration 
Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-20797 and the Post Effective Amendment No. 1 
to said Registration Statement and Form S-8 No. 333-04801) pertaining to 
the Computer Associates Savings Harvest Plan of Computer Associates 
International, Inc. and in the related prospectus of our report 
dated September 6, 1996 with respect to the financial statements and 
schedules of the Computer Associates Savings Harvest Plan included in this 
Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the year ended March 30, 1996. 
 
 
 
 
								Ernst & Young LLP 
 
 
 
New York, New York 
September 25, 1996
 


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