Exhibit 32.1


 CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO 18 U. S. C. SECTION 1350,
      AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


I, William C. Bayless, Jr., Chief Executive Officer of American Campus
Communities, Inc. (the "Company"), certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:

(i)     The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarter ended
September 30, 2004 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of
Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m); and

(ii)    The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.


Dated:  November 15, 2004               /s/ William C. Bayless, Jr.
                                        --------------------------------
                                        William C. Bayless, Jr.
                                        President, Chief Executive
                                        Officer, and Director




A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the
Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.


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