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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * LOWENTHAL EDWARD   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES INC [ACC] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 13 ACKERMAN ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/07/2009 (Street) SADDLE RIVER, NJ 07458 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common stock 05/07/2009   M   500 A (1) 19,000 D   Common stock 05/11/2009   M   500 A (2) 19,500 D   Common stock               3,000 I See footnote (3)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Restricted Stock Units

(1)

05/07/2009

A

1,902

(1)

(1)

Common Stock

1,902

(1)

3,772

D

Restricted Stock Units

(1)

05/07/2009

M

1,902

(1)

(1)

Common Stock

1,902

(1)

1,870

D

Restricted Stock Units

(2)

05/11/2009

M

1,030

(2)

(2)

Common Stock

1,030

(2)

840

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
LOWENTHAL EDWARD 13 ACKERMAN ROAD SADDLE RIVER, NJ 07458	X

Signatures

/s/ Jonathan A. Graf, Attorney-In-Fact		05/11/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Restricted stock units were fully vested on the date of grant (5/07/2009) and shares of common stock underlying the restricted stock units were partially settled on the date of grant by delivery of shares and partially settled in cash in lieu of the delivery of shares of common stock.
(2)	Restricted stock units were fully vested on the date of grant (5/11/2006) and shares of common stock underlying the restricted stock units were settled on the third anniversary date of the grant (5/11/2009), in accordance with the terms of the American Campus Communities, Inc. 2004 Incentive Award Plan. The restricted stock units were partially settled in cash in lieu of the delivery of shares of common stock.
(3)	Held by ELIL Family Holdings LLC ("ELIL"), an entity controlled by the reporting person. By reason of the provisions of Rule 16a-1 of the Securities Exchange Act 1934, as amended, the reporting person may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of all of the American Campus Communities, Inc. common stock owned by ELIL, although he disclaims beneficial ownership of those shares, except to the extent of any indirect pecuniary interest therein

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