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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
                                        
                                  FORM 10-QSB


[X]  QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
     OF 1934
     For the quarterly period ended June 30, 1997



[ ]  TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITES EXCHANGE ACT
     OF 1934
     For the transition period from __________ to __________



                        Commission file number: 0-28560


                            RESEARCH ENGINEERS, INC.
       (Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)


           Delaware                                      22-2356861
(State or other jurisdiction of              (IRS. Employer Identification No.)
        incorporation)


                            22700 SAVI RANCH PARKWAY
                         YORBA LINDA, CALIFORNIA 92887
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                                 (714) 974-2500
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


Check whether the issuer:  (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section
13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such shorter
period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been
subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes [X]   No [ ]


The number of shares outstanding of the registrant's only class of Common Stock,
$.01 par value, was 5,704,000 on August 1, 1997

                                       
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PART I -- FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                   RESEARCH ENGINEERS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
                                 JUNE 30, 1997
                                  (Unaudited)
               (In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 
                              ASSETS
<S>                                                                  <C> 
Current assets:
 Cash and cash equivalents                                           $   670  
 Short  term investments                                               3,265  
 Accounts receivable (net of allowance for                                    
  doubtful accounts of $39)                                            2,038  
 Deferred income taxes                                                   373  
 Notes and related party loans receivable                                 64  
 Prepaid expenses and other current assets                               445  
                                                                     -------  
                                                                              
      Total current assets                                             6,855  
                                                                              
Property, plant and equipment, net                                     2,750  
Goodwill (net of accumulated amortization of $260)                     1,231  
Other assets                                                             751  
                                                                     -------  
                                                                     $11,587  
                                                                     =======  
                                                                              
                LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY                          
                                                                              
Current liabilities:                                                          
 Accounts payable                                                    $   367  
 Accrued expenses                                                        347  
 Income taxes payable                                                    246  
 Deferred maintenance revenue                                            933  
 Current portion of long-term bank debt                                  188  
 Other                                                                    43  
                                                                     -------  
      Total current liabilities                                        2,124  
                                                                     -------  
                                                                              
Long-term bank debt                                                    1,916  
Deferred income taxes                                                     56  
Other                                                                     12  
                                                                              
Stockholders' equity:                                                         
 Preferred stock, par value $ .01.  Authorized                                
  5,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding none                            -  
 Common stock, par value $.01.  Authorized 20,000,000                         
  shares; issued and outstanding  5,701,000 shares                        57  
 Additional paid-in capital                                            6,785  
 Retained earnings                                                       567  
 Unrealized gain on investments                                           19  
 Foreign currency translation adjustment                                  51  
                                                                     -------  
                                                                              
      Total stockholders' equity                                       7,479  
                                                                     -------  
                                                                     $11,587  
                                                                     =======   
</TABLE> 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

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                   RESEARCH ENGINEERS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                       CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                                  (Unaudited)
               (In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
         
<TABLE> 
<CAPTION>          
                                      Three Months Ended  Three Months Ended
                                        June 30, 1997       June 30, 1996   
                                      ------------------  ------------------
<S>                                   <C>                 <C>               
Net revenues:                                                               
  Product sales                          $   2,369                1,734     
  Maintenance and support                      426                  331     
                                         ---------            ---------     
     Total net revenues                      2,795                2,065     
                                                                            
Cost of revenues                               205                  152     
                                         ---------            ---------     
     Gross profit                            2,590                1,913     
                                         ---------            ---------     
Operating expenses:                                                         
 Selling, general and administrative         2,165                1,208     
 Research and development                      450                  476     
                                         ---------            ---------     
      Total operating expenses               2,615                1,684     
                                         ---------            ---------     
      Operating (loss) income                  (25)                 229     
                                         ---------            ---------     
Other (Income)/expense:                                                     
 Interest, net                                 (19)                  57     
 Other                                         (17)                 (41)    
                                         ---------            ---------     
Income before income taxes                      11                  213     
                                                                            
Income tax (benefit) expense                    (5)                  73     
                                         ---------            ---------     
      Net income                         $      16                  140     
                                         =========            =========     
Net income per common and common                                            
 equivalent share                        $     .00                  .03     
                                         =========            =========     
Weighted average number of common                                           
 and common equivalent shares                                               
 outstanding                             5,756,885            4,206,000     
                                         =========            =========     

</TABLE> 
 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

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                   RESEARCH ENGINEERS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                  (Unaudited)
                                 (In thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                      Three Months Ended        Three Months Ended
                                                                                        June 30, 1997             June 30, 1996
                                                                                       -----------------        ------------------
<S>                                                                                    <C>                      <C> 
Cash flows from operating activities:
  Net income                                                                               $      16                  140        
  Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided (used) by operating                                                   
   activities:                                                                                                                   
    Depreciation and amortization                                                                152                  104        
    Deferred income tax asset                                                                    (56)                 (91)       
    Changes in operating assets and liabilities:                                                                                 
     Accounts receivable                                                                         100                   40        
     Notes and related party loans receivable                                                     (1)                   -        
     Prepaid expenses and other current assets                                                    23                   18        
     Other assets                                                                               (407)                 (98)       
     Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities                           (185)                 230        
     Deferred maintenance revenue                                                                146                  (12)       
     Income taxes payable                                                                        (23)                 100        
     Other long-term liabilities                                                                  (9)                  (4)       
                                                                                           ---------                 ----         
                                                                                                                                 
          Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities                                   (244)                 427        
                                                                                           ---------                 ----         
Cash flows from investing activities:                                                                                            
 Purchase of property, plant and equipment                                                       (90)                 (37)       
 Purchase of short-term investments                                                           (2,933)                   -        
 Sale of short term investments                                                                1,382                    -        
                                                                                           ---------                 ----         
          Net cash used in investing activities                                               (1,641)                 (37)       
                                                                                           ---------                 ----         
Cash flows from financing activities:                                                                                            
 Repayment of  bank debt                                                                         (24)                 (32)       
 Repayment of stockholder loans                                                                    -                  (12)       
 Deferred offering costs                                                                           -                 (204)       
                                                                                           ---------                 ----         
          Net cash used in financing activities                                                  (24)                (248)       
                                                                                           ---------                 ----         
          (Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents                                    (1,909)                 142        
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year                                                   2,579                  528        
                                                                                           ---------                 ----         
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year                                                     $     670                  670        
                                                                                           =========                 ====
 
</TABLE> 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

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                   RESEARCH ENGINEERS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                 JUNE 30, 1997
                                  (Unaudited)


1.  BASIS OF PRESENTATION

    The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Research
    Engineers, Inc. (the "Company") and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. These
    consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company, without
    audit, and include all adjustments which are, in the opinion of management,
    necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations for the three
    months ended June 30, 1997 and 1996, the financial position at June 30,
    1997, and the cash flows for the three months ended June 30, 1997 and 1996,
    pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
    Commission. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and
    footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete
    financial statements. Results of operations for the three months ended June
    30, 1997 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for
    the full year ended March 31, 1998.


2.  USE OF ESTIMATES
 
    The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
    accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and
    assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial
    statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those
    estimates.
 
 
3.  NET EARNINGS PER SHARE

    Net earnings per share has been determined, in accordance with the treasury
    stock method, by dividing net earnings by the weighted average number of
    common and common equivalent shares outstanding during the period.

    In February 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement
    of Financial Accounting Standards No. 128, "Earnings Per Share ("EPS"),"
    which will require the Company to disclose basic EPS and diluted EPS for all
    periods for which an income statement is presented, and which will replace
    disclosure currently being made for primary EPS and fully-diluted EPS. The
    Company is required to adopt this standard in its quarter ended December 31,
    1997. The impact of Statement 128 on the calculation of primary EPS and
    fully-diluted EPS for the three months ended June 31, 1997 and 1996 is not
    material.


4.  RECLASSIFICATIONS

    Certain prior quarter amounts have been reclassified to conform to the
    current quarter presentation.

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ITEM 2.  MANAGMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATION

GENERAL

Research Engineers, Inc. (the "Company") is a leading provider of technically
sophisticated stand-alone and network-based engineering software products that
provide fully-integrated easy-to-use design automation and analysis solutions
for use by engineering analysis and design professionals worldwide.  The
Company's comprehensive line of Windows-based engineering software products
includes STAAD-III, the Company's structural analysis and design software, as
well as mechanical, civil and process/piping engineering products.  The
Company's software products assist engineers in performing a myriad of mission-
critical engineering tasks, including analysis and design of industrial,
commercial, transportation and utility structures, pipelines, machinery and
automotive and aerospace products and survey, contour and digital terrain
modeling.

The following discussion and analysis addresses the results of the Company's
operations for the three months ended June 30, 1997, as compared to the
Company's results of operations for the three months ended June 30, 1996.


RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1997 AND 1996

Net revenues - net revenues for the quarter ended June 30, 1997 increased by
$730,000 (35%) to $2,795,000, as compared to $2,065,000 for the quarter ended
June 30, 1996.  This increase in net revenues was primarily attributable to the
Company's continued growth in overseas markets.

Revenues are derived primarily from sales of the Company's engineering software
products and, to a lesser extent, from sales of software maintenance contracts
relating to its products.  Software product revenues are recognized upon
shipment.  Product maintenance revenues are amortized over the length of the
maintenance contract which is usually twelve months.

International net revenues as a percentage of total revenues for the quarter
ended June 30, 1997 increased to 59%, up from 46% for the quarter ended June 30,
1996.  The increase in international revenues for the quarter was primarily the
result of increased revenues in the Asian market as the Company's products
continue to gain market acceptance and to a lesser extent the result of the
acquisition of QSE (Bristol) Limited in December 1996.  The Company's domestic
revenues are denominated in U.S. Dollars, while revenues and expenses for the
Company's foreign subsidiaries and sales offices are usually recorded in the
applicable foreign currency and translated with any applicable foreign exchange
adjustments.  There were no foreign exchange gains or losses that were material
to the Company's financial results during either of the three month periods
ended June 30, 1997 and 1996.

Gross profit - Gross profit increased by $677,000 (35%) to $2,590,000 in the
quarter ended June 30, 1997 as compared to $1,913,000 for the quarter ended June
30, 1996.  This increase was due to increased sales volume.

Selling, general and administrative expense - Selling, general and
administrative expense increased by $957,000 (79%) to $2,165,000 in the quarter
ended June 30, 1997 as compared to $1,208,000 for the quarter ended June 30,
1996, and increased as a percentage of net revenues to 78% from 59%, in the
comparable quarter of the prior year.  Selling expenses increased as a result of
the higher commissions being paid associated with higher net revenues in the
overseas markets.  General and administrative expenses increased due to a one
time charge for severance paid to a former QSE (Bristol) Limited employee
combined with the addition of administrative, customer service and technical
support personnel.

Research and development expense - Research and development expense decreased by
$26,000 (5%) to $450,000 in the quarter ended June 30, 1997 as compared to
$476,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 1996, and decreased as a percentage of
net revenues to 16% from 23%, in the comparable quarter of the prior year.
Research and development expenses consist primarily of software developers'
wages and from time 

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to time the costs of software development performed by outside parties. The
decrease in research and development expense is due to the increased
capitalization of software developed by outside parties on behalf of the
Company, as compared to the quarter ended June 30, 1996.

Other (income) expense - Net interest (income) expense increased by $76,000 to
($19,000) in the quarter ended June 30, 1997 as compared to $57,000 for the
quarter ended June 30, 1996.  This decrease in interest expense, net is a result
of the decreased amount of debt at June 30, 1997 as compared to the quarter
ended June 30, 1996 combined with the effect of interest income from
investments.

Income taxes - Income tax (benefit) expense increased by $78,000 to ($5,000) in
the quarter ended June 30, 1997 as compared to $73,000 for the quarter ended
June 30, 1996.  This increase is primarily the result of a pretax loss in the
United States for the quarter ended June 30, 1997 and the related tax benefit
for the net operating loss that was recorded.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Certain statements contained in this "Liquidity and Capital Resources" are
"forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties.  The actual
future results of the Company could differ materially from those statements.
Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not
limited to, those discussed in this report, uncertainties regarding market
acceptance of new products, including those acquired from QSE (Bristol) Limited,
and product enhancements, delays in the introduction of new products, and risks
associated with managing the Company's growth, as well as those factors
discussed in the Company's 10-KSB/A for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1997
which was filed on July 29, 1997 and the risks described in the "Outlook"
section therein.

The Company currently finances its operations (including capital expenditures)
primarily through cash flows from operations as well as its cash and short-term
investment balances.

The Company's principal sources of liquidity at June 30, 1997, consisted of
$670,000 of cash, $3,265,000 of short-term investments and $500,000 available
under a line of credit with Union Bank of California.

The decrease in total cash and investments during the three months ended June
30, 1997 was primarily attributable to purchases of capital assets and other
assets consisting mainly of purchased technology, combined with decreases in
accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities offset by an
increase in deferred maintenance revenue and a decrease in accounts receivable.

The Company has a $500,000 line of credit with Union Bank of California, the
line of credit bears interest at the prime rate.  This credit line is
collateralized by substantially all of the assets of the Company.  The line of
credit expires on November 28, 1997.  As of June 30, 1997 there was no principal
or accrued interest outstanding under the line of credit.  The Company plans to
negotiate a renewal to the line of credit, however there can be no assurances
that such negotiations will be successful.

The Company believes that its current cash and short-term investment balances
and cash generated from operations and borrowings available under the Company's
line of credit will provide adequate working capital to fund the Company's
operations at currently anticipated levels through June 30, 1998.  To the extent
that such amounts are insufficient to finance the Company's working capital
requirements, the Company will be required to raise additional funds through
public or private equity or debt financings.  There can be no assurance that
such additional financings will be available, if needed, or, if available, will
be on terms satisfactory to the Company.

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PART II -- OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

       None

ITEM 2.  CHANGES IN SECURITIES

       None

ITEM 3.  DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

       None

ITEM 4.  SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

       None

ITEM 5.  OTHER INFORMATION

       None

ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

       (a)   Exhibits

               27.1 Financial Data Schedule

       (b)   Reports on Form 8-K

            None

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                                   SIGNATURES
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


Date:  August 11, 1997

                                    RESEARCH ENGINEERS, INC.


                                    By: /s/ JYOTI CHATTERJEE
                                        --------------------
                                        Jyoti Chatterjee
                                        Chief Operating Officer and
                                        Executive Vice President



                                    By: /s/ BRIAN PAUL
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                                        Brian Paul
                                        Chief Financial Officer, Secretary
                                        and Treasurer (principal financial
                                        and accounting officer)

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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit 27.1  Financial Data Schedule

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