EXHIBIT (j)(1)

SUTHERLAND ASBILL & BRENNAN LLP

STEVEN B. BOEHM	1275 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
DIRECT LINE: 202.383.0176	Washington, DC 20004-2415
Internet: sboehm@sablaw.com	202 383-0100
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	www.sablaw.com

February 1, 2006

Board of Trustees
TIAA-CREF Institutional Mutual Funds
730 Third Avenue
New York, N.Y. 10017-3206

Re:	TIAA-CREF Institutional Mutual Funds
	Post-Effective Amendment No. 16

Trustees:

           We hereby consent to the reference to our name under the caption “Legal Matters” in the statement of additional information filed as a part of Post-Effective Amendment No. 16 to the Form N-1A registration statement for TIAA-CREF Institutional Mutual Funds (File No. 333-76651). In giving this consent, we do not admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933.

Sincerely,
SUTHERLAND ASBILL & BRENNAN LLP
By:	/s/ Steven B. Boehm
	Steven B. Boehm

SBB/sab

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