Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2012	Sep. 04, 2012 Class A Common Shares	Sep. 04, 2012 Class B Common Shares
Entity Registrant Name	AMERICAN SOFTWARE INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000713425
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jul. 31, 2012
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--04-30
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		24,548,170	2,587,086