ANSYS (ANSS) 10-Q 2018 Q2 Quarterly report

EXHIBIT 15

August 7, 2018

ANSYS, Inc.

2600 ANSYS Drive

Canonsburg, PA 15317

We have reviewed, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the unaudited interim financial information of ANSYS, Inc. and subsidiaries for the periods ended June 30, 2018, and 2017, as indicated in our report dated August 7, 2018; because we did not perform an audit, we expressed no opinion on that information.

We are aware that our report referred to above, which is included in your Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2018, is incorporated by reference in Registration Statement Nos. 333-08613, 333-69506, 333-110728, 333-137274, 333-152765, 333-174670, 333-177030, 333-196393, 333-206111, and 333-212412 on Form S-8.

We also are aware that the aforementioned report, pursuant to Rule 436(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, is not considered a part of the Registration Statement prepared or certified by an accountant or a report prepared or certified by an accountant within the meaning of Sections 7 and 11 of that Act.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania