Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2014	Sep. 01, 2014 Class A Common Shares	Sep. 01, 2014 Class B Common Shares
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jul. 31, 2014
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Trading Symbol	AMSWA
Entity Registrant Name	AMERICAN SOFTWARE INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000713425
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--04-30
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		25,682,780	2,587,086