8-K

UNITED STATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWashington, D.C. 20549


FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):  September 19, 2011

AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)

Maryland	001-32265	760753089
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission file number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

12700 Hill Country Boulevard, Suite T-200
Austin, TX 78738
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (512) 732-1000

Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

American Campus Communities, Inc. intends to disclose updated leasing information for its properties in connection with a presentation at the upcoming International Strategy & Investment real estate conference to be held on September 20, 2011.  A copy of such information is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Such information is furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c) Exhibits

The Exhibits to this Report are listed on the Exhibit Index attached hereto.

SIGNATURES

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

Date:	September 19, 2011	AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES, INC.
		By:	/s/ Jonathan A. Graf
			Jonathan A. Graf
			Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
			Officer, Secretary and Treasurer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Title
99.1	2011/2012 Leasing Update

EX-99

AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES :: 2011/2012 LEASING STATUS :: wholly-owned properties -summaryLeasesLeases1% of Rentable BedsLeases1% of Rentable BedsRentableBeds2Design BedsFinal Fall 2010 Occupancy3Initial IncreaseProjected Store Wholly-owned Properties50,35198.4%50,26198.2%51,16351,62098.3%New Wholly-owned Properties55,45198.7%2,09795.5%65,5245,55695.4%62.6%Wholly-owned Properties-Total55,80298.4%52,35898.1%656,68757,17698.2%62.7%Current YearPrior Year 1 AsofSeptember14,2011forcurrentyearandSeptember14,2010forprioryear. 2 Rentablebedsexcludebedsneededforon-sitestaff. 3 AsofSeptember30,2010. 4 ProjectedrateincreaseisbasedonleasesexecutedasofAugust31,2011. 5 Includesthefollowingproperties:CampusTrails,apropertythatincurredbusinessinterruptionduetosignificantpropertydamageresultingfromafireinApril2010and2ndAvenueCentre,whichwaspurchasedinDecember2010.AlsoincludesthreepropertiespurchasedinNovember2010fromajointventurewithFidelityinwhichwepreviouslyhelda10%interest,aswellasfourowneddevelopmentpropertiesthatopenedforoccupancyinFall2011.

6 PropertiesnotownedorunderACCmanagementduringtheprioryearareexcludedforpurposesofcalculatingtheprioryearpercentageofrentablebedsandfinalFall2010occupancy.