EXHIBIT 23.2

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

         We consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in this  Registration
Statement of Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. on Form S-8 of our report, dated January
22, 2004,  relating to the  consolidated  balance sheet of Sandy Spring Bancorp,
Inc. as of December 31, 2003, and the related consolidated statements of income,
cash flows, and changes in stockholders' equity for the years ended December 31,
2003,  which report  appears on page 55 of the Sandy Spring  Bancorp,  Inc. 2003
Annual Report on Form 10-K.

/s/ McGladrey & Pullen, LLP

Frederick, Maryland
July 9, 2004