BROWN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC
13F-HR, 2000-05-24
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FORM 13F COVER PAGE

Report for the Quarter Ended:  March 31, 2000

Check here if Amendment [   ]; Amendment Number:
This Amendment (Check only one.):  [   ]   is a restatement.


Name:                Brown Capital Management, Inc.
Address:            1201 N. Calvert Street
                           Baltimore, MD 21202

13F File Number:

The institutional investment manager filing this report and the
person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person
signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information
contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is
understood that all required items, statements, schedules,
 lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.

Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:

Name:               Eddie C. Brown
Title:                  President
Phone:              410-837-3234
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:

  Eddie C. Brown                 Baltimore, MD

Report Type (Check only one):

[X ]                      13F HOLDINGS REPORT

[   ]                       13F NOTICE

[   ]                        13F COMBINATION REPORT

List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:


I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.









FORM 13F SUMMARY  PAGE

Report Summary:

Number of Other Included Managers:              NA

Form 13F information Table Entry Total:	176

Form 13F Information Table Value Total:         $5750315

List of Other Included   Managers:                 NA

No.        13F File Number                   Name





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                                                                  FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
                                                           VALUE   SHARES/  SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT    OTHER
VOTING AUTHORITY
        NAME OF ISSUER          TITLE OF CLASS    CUSIP   (x$1000) PRN AMT  PRN CALL
DSCRETN   MANAGERS     SOLE    SHARED    NONE
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<S>                            <C>              <C>       <C>      <C>      <C> <C>  <C>     <C>          <C>
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ADC Telecommunications         com              000886101   145568 2701950.00SH      SOLE
1257000.00        1444950.00
AES Corporation                com              00130h105    52469 666275.00SH       SOLE
279910.00 23500.00362865.00
AFLAC, Inc.                    com              001055102   105079 2306259.00SH      SOLE
877848.00109300.001319111.00
Acxiom Corporation             com              005125109    27800 836100.00SH       SOLE
761600.00          74500.00
Acxiom Corporation             com              005125109    15966 480167.00SH       SOLE
162767.00         317400.00
Advent Software                com              007974108    44338 966500.00SH       SOLE
904800.00          61700.00
Advent Software Inc.           com              007974108     7510 163700.00SH       SOLE
163700.00
Affymetrix Inc.                com              00826T108    21805 146900.00SH       SOLE
135300.00          11600.00
Albany Molecular Research      com              012423109    26502 454000.00SH       SOLE
417600.00          36400.00
Altera Corporation             com              021441100   104873 1175050.00SH      SOLE
553000.00 51400.00570650.00
Alza                           com              022615108    14154 376800.00SH       SOLE
352100.00          24700.00
Alza                           com              022615108    47003 1251339.00SH      SOLE
504784.00 46200.00700355.00
Amdocs Ltd.                    com              G02602103     9881 134100.00SH       SOLE
12200.00         121900.00
American Software A            com              029683109    39803 2843100.00SH      SOLE
2574600.00         268500.00
American Tel & Tel             com              001957109    91866 1633166.00SH      SOLE
787993.00         845173.00
American Tower Corporation Cla com              029912201     1111 22500.00 SH       SOLE
22500.00
Applied Analytical Inds. Inc.  com              037939105    22460 2151900.00SH      SOLE
2003900.00         148000.00
BMC Software                   com              055921100     1322 26768.00 SH       SOLE
26768.00
BMC Software                   com              055921100     6979 141341.00SH       SOLE
139777.00           1564.00
BP Amoco                       com              055622104     1254 23638.00 SH       SOLE
23638.00
Biomet                         com              090613100     5351 147100.00SH       SOLE
24700.00         122400.00
Bioreliance Corp.              com              090951104     7052 1312000.00SH      SOLE
1215200.00          96800.00
Bisys                          com              055472104    31831 478660.00SH       SOLE
440260.00          38400.00
Bisys Group Inc.               com              055472104    10879 163600.00SH       SOLE
13800.00         149800.00
Boston Scientific Corp         com              101137107      584 27400.00 SH       SOLE
27400.00
CFI Proservice                 com              12525N100     6651 976300.00SH       SOLE
887200.00          89100.00
Cardinal Health Inc.           com              14149Y108   133427 2908497.75SH      SOLE
1224994.75125900.001557603.00
Carnival Corp CL A             com              143658102    89097 3590800.00SH      SOLE
1550800.00        2040000.00
Catalina Marketing             com              148867104    11603 114600.00SH       SOLE
109900.00           4700.00
Catalina Marketing             com              148867104    13386 132210.00SH       SOLE
52110.00          80100.00
Century Telephone Enterprises  com              156700106     6697 180400.00SH       SOLE
10100.00         170300.00
Cerner                         com              156782104    23517 871005.00SH       SOLE
812105.00          58900.00
Chase Manhattan Bank           com              16161A108    62550 717424.00SH       SOLE
265726.00 80900.00370798.00
Cheesecake Factory             com              163072101    37152 892549.00SH       SOLE
795799.00          96750.00
Cheesecake Factory             com              163072101      601 14430.00 SH       SOLE
14430.00
Chirex, Inc.                   com              170038103    25820 1341300.00SH      SOLE
1239183.00         102117.00
Cintas Corp.                   com              172908105    12993 331550.00SH       SOLE
107000.00         224550.00
Cisco Systems                  com              17275R102     5183 67036.00 SH       SOLE
67036.00
Cit Group                      com              125577106     3958 203000.00SH       SOLE
203000.00
Citigroup, Inc.                com              172967101    73608 1241021.00SH      SOLE
554475.00         686546.00
Clear Channel Communications I com              184502102      483  7000.00 SH       SOLE
7000.00
Coca-Cola                      com              191216100      261  5555.00 SH       SOLE
5555.00
Cognex Corp                    com              192422103    32230 558704.00SH       SOLE
526704.00          32000.00
Computer Associates Int'l.     com              204912109     6286 106200.90SH       SOLE
50875.02 55325.88
Compuware Corp.                com              205638109    73692 3498740.00SH      SOLE
1457665.00137000.001904075.00
Concord Communications Inc.    com              206186108    20651 580700.00SH       SOLE
536000.00          44700.00
Cordiant Communications Group  com              218514206     4455 143129.28SH       SOLE
143129.28
Corning Inc.                   com              219350105    66779 344220.00SH       SOLE
175745.00         168475.00
Covance Inc                    com              222816100     6792 631800.00SH       SOLE
199700.00         432100.00
Dairy Farm Intl Holdings - 900 com              6180274         18 27700.00 SH       SOLE
27700.00
Danaher                        com              235851102    73966 1450310.00SH      SOLE
684720.00         765590.00
Datastream Systems, Inc        com              238124101    61129 2107900.00SH      SOLE
1968500.00         139400.00
Dell Computer Corp.            com              247025109    70151 1300590.00SH      SOLE
632705.00 47000.00620885.00
Dendrite Intl Inc.             com              248239105    24914 1189900.00SH      SOLE
1119750.00          70150.00
Diagnostic Products            com              252450101    32758 1340500.00SH      SOLE
1231800.00         108700.00
Dial Corp.                     com              25247d101    26898 1956225.00SH      SOLE
826300.00        1129925.00
Disney, Walt                   com              254687106      419 10138.00 SH       SOLE
120.00          10018.00
Dollar General Corp.           com              256669102   116493 4334624.59SH      SOLE
1868290.97166362.002299971.62
Dollar Tree Stores             com              256747106    12036 230900.00SH       SOLE
23600.00         207300.00
EDS                            com              285661047     3915 61000.00 SH       SOLE
61000.00
EMC Corporation                com              268648102    98066 784528.00SH       SOLE
311468.00 51440.00421620.00
Eclipse Surgical Tech Inc.     com              278849104    14782 1987500.00SH      SOLE
1834819.00         152681.00
Engineering Animation Inc.     com              292872108     7464 566000.00SH       SOLE
503100.00          62900.00
Equifax Inc.                   com              294429105    80158 3174566.00SH      SOLE
1409280.00        1765286.00
Exxon Mobil Corp               com              30231g102      807 10376.00 SH       SOLE
56.00          10320.00
FRITZ Companies                com              358846103      997 98500.00 SH       SOLE
98500.00
Fair Issac & Co                com              303250104    36982 951300.00SH       SOLE
884700.00          66600.00
Fastenal                       com              311900104     8187 171000.00SH       SOLE
155000.00          16000.00
Fastenal                       com              311900104    91661 1914600.00SH      SOLE
836900.00 92500.00985200.00
FiServ                         com              337738108    78119 2100683.00SH      SOLE
888174.00112600.001099909.00
Flow International Corp        com              343468104    21212 1805300.00SH      SOLE
1673500.00         131800.00
Franklin Resources Inc.        com              354613101    59055 1766126.00SH      SOLE
715300.00 95200.00955626.00
G & K Services CL A            com              361268105     1026 52500.00 SH       SOLE
45300.00           7200.00
GTE Corp.                      com              362320103      818 11518.00 SH       SOLE
11518.00
Gene Logic Inc.                com              368689105     3866 91900.00 SH       SOLE
86900.00           5000.00
General Electric               com              369604103   131004 844165.00SH       SOLE
396300.00         447865.00
General Growth Properties Inc. com              370021107      513 16870.00 SH       SOLE
16870.00
Global Telesystems Group Inc   com              37936u104      213 10400.00 SH       SOLE
10400.00
Guidant Corp.                  com              401698105    57952 985363.00SH       SOLE
438302.00 40016.00507045.00
Harbinger Corp.                com              41145c103    42292 1452100.00SH      SOLE
1361000.00          91100.00
Harley-Davidson                com              412822108   109842 1383840.00SH      SOLE
557300.00 54600.00771940.00
Health Management Associates   com              421933102    93521 6562861.00SH      SOLE
2770400.00274300.003518161.00
Healthworld Corp.              com              42222e103    13978 619600.00SH       SOLE
576700.00          42900.00
Hewlett-Packard                com              428236103     4635 34961.00 SH       SOLE
34961.00
Home Depot, Inc.               com              437076102   125930 1952400.00SH      SOLE
839450.00 83750.001029200.00
Human Genome Sciences          com              444903108    14602 175800.00SH       SOLE
166400.00           9400.00
Hyperion Solutions Corp.       com              44914m104    16561 509558.00SH       SOLE
478723.00          30835.00
Illinois Tool Works            com              452308109    50297 910350.00SH       SOLE
365450.00 84600.00460300.00
Incyte Pharm Inc.              com              45337C102    11629 133000.00SH       SOLE
122800.00          10200.00
InfoUSA Inc.                   com              456818301    17901 1961800.00SH      SOLE
1826200.00         135600.00
Intel Corp.                    com              458140100   126693 960250.00SH       SOLE
457350.00 33900.00469000.00
Interim Services Inc.          com              45868p100     5920 318900.00SH       SOLE
33700.00         285200.00
International Business Machine com              459200101   143308 1214476.00SH      SOLE
546400.00 67000.00601076.00
Jabil Circuit Inc.             com              466313103     9550 220800.00SH       SOLE
13000.00         207800.00
Johnson & Johnson              com              478160104    53579 764736.00SH       SOLE
328750.00 41700.00394286.00
Jones Pharma Inc.              com              480236108     9418 310050.00SH       SOLE
294600.00          15450.00
Keane Inc.                     com              486665102     5328 211000.00SH       SOLE
21200.00         189800.00
Kendle International Inc.      com              48880l107    15199 1397600.00SH      SOLE
1285800.00         111800.00
King Pharma                    com              495582108     6262 198800.00SH       SOLE
183700.00          15100.00
Kohl's Corp.                   com              500255104     8989 87700.00 SH       SOLE
5200.00          82500.00
Landmark Systems Corp          com              51506s100     5399 1079750.00SH      SOLE
998076.00          81674.00
Lanier Worldwide               com              51589L105      247 120000.00SH       SOLE
120000.00
Legg Mason Inc.                com              524901105    13533 312900.00SH       SOLE
67800.00         245100.00
Lucent Technologies Inc        com              549463107    98173 1616018.00SH      SOLE
784060.00 64000.00767958.00
MBNA Corp.                     com              55262L100     1086 42581.00 SH       SOLE
42581.00
MCI Worldcom Inc               com              55268b106   121735 2686559.00SH      SOLE
1230515.00115500.001340544.00
Manor Care Inc.                com              564055101    38526 2853812.00SH      SOLE
1385875.00        1467937.00
Manugistics Group Inc.         com              565011103    58201 1141200.00SH      SOLE
1069900.00          71300.00
Mapics, Inc.                   com              564910107    10904 684200.00SH       SOLE
654900.00          29300.00
Medialink Worldwide            com              58445p105     8418 1295100.00SH      SOLE
1168479.00         126621.00
Mellon Financial Corp          com              58551a108    52481 1779005.00SH      SOLE
621300.00155400.001002305.00
Merck & Company                com              589331107    60586 975233.00SH       SOLE
442698.00 44900.00487635.00
Merrill Lynch & Co.            com              590188108     2625 25000.00 SH       SOLE
25000.00
Microsoft                      com              594918104   115147 1083734.00SH      SOLE
508450.00 59700.00515584.00
Molecular Devices Corp.        com              60851c107     2571 33500.00 SH       SOLE
33500.00
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter     com              mwd           3360 41200.00 SH       SOLE
41200.00
Netscout Systems Inc.          com              64115t104    10176 607500.00SH       SOLE
561100.00          46400.00
Network Associates Inc.        com              640938106     8781 272293.00SH       SOLE
255669.00          16624.00
Network Associates Inc.        com              640938106    62899 1950348.00SH      SOLE
877989.00        1072359.00
Newell Rubbermaid Inc.         com              651229106    77118 3108037.00SH      SOLE
1306647.00132100.001669290.00
Nokia Corp Spons ADR           com              654902204    12666 58300.00 SH       SOLE
31100.00  5400.00 21800.00
Nortel Networks                com              656569100     1261 10010.00 SH       SOLE
10010.00
Omnicare Inc.                  com              681904108     4583 379900.00SH       SOLE
379900.00
Oracle Systems                 com              68389X105      337  4323.00 SH       SOLE
4323.00
PE Corp-PE Biosystems Group    com              69332s102    61020 632335.00SH       SOLE
317785.00         314550.00
Pall Corp                      com              696429307     2372 105700.00SH       SOLE
32600.00          73100.00
Panera Bread Company           com              69840w108    15403 2053750.00SH      SOLE
1837350.00         216400.00
Parametric Technology Corp     com              699173100     7725 366750.00SH       SOLE
101450.00 82000.00183300.00
Paychex, Inc                   com              704326107    28577 545626.00SH       SOLE
123251.00159350.00263025.00
Paychex, Inc.                  com              704326107    10009 191095.00SH       SOLE
191095.00
Pharmacopeia Inc.              com              71713B104    47888 977300.00SH       SOLE
899800.00          77500.00
Post Properties Inc            com              737464107      296  7350.00 SH       SOLE
7350.00
Post Properties, Inc.          com              737464107    13679 339332.00SH       SOLE
335532.00           3800.00
Price, T. Rowe                 com              741477103    11818 299200.00SH       SOLE
288800.00          10400.00
Price, T. Rowe                 com              741477103   113618 2876400.00SH      SOLE
1241200.00155100.001480100.00
Professional Detailing         com              74312n107    11610 464400.00SH       SOLE
424900.00          39500.00
QRS Corp.                      com              74726x105    22300 296350.00SH       SOLE
267800.00          28550.00
Quintiles Transnational        com              748767100     3909 229100.00SH       SOLE
217000.00          12100.00
Quintiles Transnational CP     com              748767100     6700 392650.00SH       SOLE
124650.00         268000.00
Radisys Corp.                  com              750459109    49029 815450.00SH       SOLE
759500.00          55950.00
Rational Software Corporation  com              75409p202     2343 30630.00 SH       SOLE
30630.00
Restoration Hardware Inc.      com              760981100     8045 1532400.00SH      SOLE
1417400.00         115000.00
Robert Half Intl Inc.          com              770323103    75952 1601095.00SH      SOLE
758225.00 92700.00750170.00
Rouse Company                  com              779273101      423 20040.00 SH       SOLE
20040.00
Royal Dutch                    com              780257804      288  5000.00 SH       SOLE
5000.00
SBC Communications             com              78387G103     1396 33230.00 SH       SOLE
33230.00
SLM Holdings                   com              78442a109    76287 2290045.00SH      SOLE
900500.00159900.001229645.00
SPSS Inc.                      com              78462K102    30461 959400.00SH       SOLE
881700.00          77700.00
Sanmina Corp                   com              800907107    34011 503400.00SH       SOLE
503400.00
Sanmina Corp                   com              800907107    15909 235472.00SH       SOLE
118472.00         117000.00
Schlumberger, Ltd.             com              806857108    53026 693150.00SH       SOLE
318900.00         374250.00
Smith Intl, Inc                com              832110100     7424 95800.00 SH       SOLE
8400.00          87400.00
Solectron Corp. (Del)          com              834182107    89615 2236884.00SH      SOLE
907714.00110000.001219170.00
Sprint Corp                    com              852061100     4101 65100.00 SH       SOLE
65100.00
Staples Inc.                   com              855030102    88567 4428349.00SH      SOLE
2026375.00180300.002221674.00
State Street Corp              com              857477103     3642 37600.00 SH       SOLE
600.00 37000.00
Sterling Software              com              859547101    66046 2165450.00SH      SOLE
1044875.00        1120575.00
Structural Dynamics            com              863555108    20326 1505631.00SH      SOLE
1381831.00         123800.00
Sylvan Learning Systems Inc    com              871399101      423 26550.00 SH       SOLE
26550.00
Synbiotics Corp.               com              871566105     1195 341500.00SH       SOLE
314600.00          26900.00
Synthetech Inc.                com              87162E100     6273 1498000.00SH      SOLE
1399700.00          98300.00
TJX Companies                  com              872540109    75922 3421825.00SH      SOLE
1392000.00        2029825.00
Techne Corp                    com              878377100    62873 911200.00SH       SOLE
842100.00          69100.00
Techne Corp.                   com              878377100      200  2900.00 SH       SOLE
2900.00
Tellabs                        com              879664100   114900 1824265.00SH      SOLE
822950.00 99100.00902215.00
Time Warner                    com              887315109      684  6840.00 SH       SOLE
6840.00
Transaction Systems Archit-A   com              893416107    19846 687300.00SH       SOLE
635100.00          52200.00
Transaction Systems Architects com              893416107     7557 261700.00SH       SOLE
91700.00         170000.00
Tripos Inc.                    com              896928108    16569 628200.00SH       SOLE
564000.00          64200.00
Wind River Systems             com              973149107      814 22448.00 SH       SOLE
22448.00
Xilinx Inc.                    com              983919101    65551 791560.00SH       SOLE
329955.00 30400.00431205.00
Esprit Holdings Limited        com              6321642         14 14000.00 SH       SOLE
14000.00
Goodman Fielder                com              6336549         12 16100.00 SH       SOLE
16100.00
Stock Performance Index Future if               861991982    56273 304987.2270SH     SOLE
304987.2270
BCM International Fund                                         193 16291.330SH       SOLE
16291.330
Nottingham Invest. Tr.-II BCM                   66976M409     4059 125057.147SH      SOLE
28518.219         96538.929
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