EXHIBIT 99.4

                               CONSENT OF DIRECTOR

I, Cydney Donnell, hereby consent to be a director of American Campus
Communities, Inc. upon the consummation of its initial public offering and to
the inclusion of my name and biography in the Registration Statement on Form
S-11 and related prospectus of American Campus Communities, Inc. for such
offering.

                                            /s/ Cydney Donnell
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                                            Cydney Donnell