EXHIBIT 23.1


                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT



The Board of Directors
American Software, Inc.:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement
on Form S-8 of American Software, Inc. of our report dated June 14, 1996,
relating to the consolidated balance sheets of American Software, Inc. and
subsidiaries as of April 30, 1996 and 1995, and the related consolidated
statements of operations, shareholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the
years in the three-year period ended April 30, 1996, and related schedule, which
report appears in the April 30, 1996 Annual Report on Form 10-K of American
Software, Inc.



                                        KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP



Atlanta, Georgia
October 14, 1996