MUTUAL OF AMERICA INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS INC
485APOS, EX-99.9.B, 2000-06-13
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                                                                 EXHIBIT 99.9(b)

[Letterhead  of Patrick A. Burns,  Senior  Executive  Vice President and General
Counsel]

June 13, 2000

Mutual of America Institutional Funds, Inc.
320 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10022

Dear Sirs/Madam:

This  opinion is  furnished  in  connection  with the  filing of  Post-Effective
Amendment No. 9 to the Registration  Statement on Form N-1A (the "Post-Effective
Amendment")  of Mutual of America  Institutional  Funds,  Inc.  and the proposed
offering of common shares, par value $.01 per share, of the Mid-Cap Equity Index
Fund  and  of  the  Aggressive  Equity  Fund  described  in  the  Post-Effective
Amendment.

I have reviewed such documents and records as I have deemed necessary to express
an informed  opinion on the matters  covered  hereby.  It is my opinion that the
common  shares of the  Mid-Cap  Equity  Index Fund and the common  shares of the
Aggressive   Equity  Fund,   when  issued  and  sold  in  accordance   with  the
Post-Effective  Amendment  and in  jurisdictions  where  such  sales  have  been
authorized, will be legally issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

I hereby consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the  Post-Effective
Amendment and to the reference to my name under the heading  "Legal  Matters" in
the Statement of Additional Information.

Sincerely,


/s/ Patrick A. Burns
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Patrick A. Burns



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