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 Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the year ended December
31, 2004 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended); 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:  March 29, 2005                  /s/ William C. Bayless, Jr.
                                        William C. Bayless, Jr.
                                        President, Chief Executive Officer,
                                          and Director