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):  April 2, 2012

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. (the “Company”) intends to disclose updated leasing information in connection with the Company’s Investor Day, which will be held on April 2, 2012.  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:	April 2, 2012	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	2012/2013 Leasing Update

EX-99.1

2012/2013 LEASING STATUS :: wholly-owned properties – summary Leases Leases1 % of Rentable Beds Leases1 % of Rentable Beds Rentable Beds2 Design Beds Final Fall 2011 Occupancy3 Initial Rate Increase Projected Rate Increase8 Same Store Wholly-owned Properties4 37,436 65.1% 39,119 69.0% 5 57,486 57,968 98.2% 5 3.5% 3.6% New Wholly-owned Properties6 6,138 67.1% 289 46.0% 7 9,151 9,266 90.4% 7 n/a n/a Wholly-owned Properties-Total 43,574 65.4% 39,408 68.7% 7 66,637 67,234 98.1% 7 3.5% 3.6% Current Year Prior Year 1. As of March 30, 2012 for the current year and March 30, 2011 for prior year. 2. Rentable beds exclude beds needed for on-site staff. 3. As of September 30, 2011. 4. Includes Pirates Cove, which is classified as Held for Sale as of December 31, 2011 and is anticipated to be sold in the first half of 2012. 5. Excludes Eagles Trail, a 792-bed property purchased in September 2011, as no prior year leasing data is available for this property. 6. Includes 11 properties currently under construction that are anticipated to open for occupancy in August 2012. Also includes The Varsity and 26 West, purchased in December 2011, and University Heights, purchased from one of the Fidelity joint ventures in January 2012. Excludes Studio Green, a 448-bed property purchased in November 2011 with the intent to redevelop the property commencing in the second or third quarter 2012. 7. Properties not owned or under ACC management during the prior year are excluded for purposes of calculating the prior year percentage of rentable beds and final Fall 2011 occupancy. 8. Projected rate increase is based on current executed leases and assumes all future leases will be executed at currently marketed rates up to targeted occupancy.