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. 98 to the registration statement on Form N-1A (the "Registration

Statement") of our report dated January 21, 2003, relating to the financial

statements and financial highlights appearing in the December 31, 2002 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.

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Baltimore, Maryland

April 23, 2003