ACC American Campus Communities Inc

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[ ] Form 3 Holdings Reported
[X] Form 4 Transactions Reported UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

                                                                                  
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Rippel John T	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) C/O AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES, INC.,  12700 HILL COUNTRY BLVD., SUITE T-200	3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (MM/DD/YYYY) 12/31/2021
(Street) AUSTIN, TX 78738 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form Filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. 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)
				Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common stock	1/27/2021		P4	200	A	$40.9106	36616.8358	I	See Footnote (1)
Common stock							14773	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. 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 (MM/DD/YYYY)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
					(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Held by family LP of which the filing person is the general partner.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Rippel John T C/O AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES, INC. 12700 HILL COUNTRY BLVD., SUITE T-200 AUSTIN, TX 78738	X

Signatures
/s/ Kim K. Voss, Attorney-in-fact		1/26/2022
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date