Consent of Independent Accountants


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus and
Statement of Additional Information constituting parts of this Post-Effective
Amendment No. 96 to the registration statement on Form N-1A (the 'Registration
Statement") of our report dated January 19, 2001, relating to the financial
statements and financial highlights appearing in the December 31, 2000 Annual
Report to Shareholders of T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Stock Fund, Inc. which is
incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement.  We also consent to
the references to us under the heading "Financial Highlights" in the Prospectus
and under the heading "Independent Accountants" in the Statement of Additional
Information.





PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Baltimore, Maryland
April 24, 2001